Science

Scientists To Cure Malaria By Microwaving You (Wait, What?)

Malaria kills almost a million people every year and makes another 250 million people very, very sick. Soon we may be able to instantly cure the scourge the same way you heat up your sad, frozen dinner-for-one.


July 28, 2011
Science

Are Cancers Actually A Newly Evolved Parasitic Species?

Cancer patients may feel like they have alien creatures growing inside their bodies, robbing them of health and vigour. According to one cell biologist, they’re exactly right. The formation of cancers is really the evolution of a new parasitic species.