Zebrafish key to understanding link between calcium deficiency and colon ca...
Washington – Researchers studying zebrafish embryo skin have decoded cell messages underlying abnormal colonic cell growth of the kind that could lead to tumors and colon cancer in people suffering from calcium deficiency. The researchers also tested this new mechanism in human colon cancer... read more »
China set to land robot rover on moon
Washington – China is ready to land a robotic rover on moon’s surface on Saturday, a major step in the country’s ambitious space exploration programme. On Saturday afternoon (GMT), a landing module is going to undergo a powered descent, using thrusters to perform the first soft landing on... read more »
Chinese lunar probe landing set for Saturday night
Beijing – China’s lunar probe Chang’e-3 is scheduled to make an attempt to soft-land on the moon Saturday night, according to sources in charge of the mission. According to the sources, the! entire process of soft-landing will last 12 minutes and it will be performed by the probe... read more »
New drug target brings malaria cure closer to reality
Washington – Researchers, who are trying to understand the biology of the malaria parasite, have discovered a potential weakness- low levels of DNA methylation in Plasmodium’s genome “that may be critical to the survival of the parasite.” DNA methylation is a biochemical process... read more »
