July 28, 2004
Scientists finger surprise culprit in spinal cord injury
Cool finding, from Science Blog:
ATP, the vital energy source that keeps our body's cells alive, runs amok at the site of a spinal cord injury, pouring into the area around the wound and killing the cells that normally allow us to move, scientists report in the cover story of the August issue of Nature Medicine. The finding that ATP... [Science Blog]
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March 30, 2004
Methane on Mars could signal life
Methane on Mars could signal life
Three teams of scientists have detected the gas in Martian skies - it could be produced by bacteria or volcanoes [New Scientist]