Study Reveals Greener Arctic in Coming Decades
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new research predicted that rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening", or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. ( 10:06:31 - 2013/04/02)

Special Nanoparticles Improve Human Immune Response against Cancer
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences produced a cancer vaccine by using liposome cationic nanoparticles. ( 12:07:37 - 2013/04/01)

Brain Scans Might Predict Future Criminal Behavior
TEHRAN (FNA)- A new study showed that neuroimaging data can predict the likelihood of whether a criminal will reoffend following release from prison. ( 09:26:42 - 2013/04/01)

You Are What You Eat
TEHRAN (FNA)- New research raised the striking possibility that even small amounts of junk foods may produce significant changes in gene expression that could negatively impact physiology and health. ( 09:19:16 - 2013/04/01)

Iranian, Dutch Scientists Produce Polymeric Nanoparticles Containing Hepatitis B Vaccine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers from Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in association with experts from Leiden/Amsterdam Medical Research Centre and the Netherlands Vaccine Institute obtained the technology to produce polymeric nanoparticles containing hepatitis B vaccine. ( 11:22:59 - 2013/03/31)

Artificial Spleen to Treat Blood Infections
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists are developing blood-cleansing technology by producing an artificial spleen in a bid to treat bloodstream infections that are the leading cause of death in critically ill patients and soldiers injured in combat. ( 09:20:24 - 2013/03/31)

Robotic Ants Mimic Real Ant Colony
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists successfully replicated the behavior of a colony of ants on the move with the use of miniature robots, as reported in the journal PLOS Computational Biology. ( 09:14:18 - 2013/03/31)

Modified Natural Nano Biopolymers Utilized to Remove Dye from Textile Wastewater
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers at Amir Kabir University of Technology and Institute for Color Science and Technology produced a bio-adsorbent with very high performance for the removal of dye from textile wastewater by preparing a combination of chitosan and dendrimer nanostructure. ( 11:07:22 - 2013/03/30)

New Vaccine-Design Targets Viruses Such as HIV
TEHRAN (FNA)- A team of scientists unveiled a new technique for vaccine design that could be particularly useful against HIV and other fast-changing viruses. ( 09:21:30 - 2013/03/30)

Scientists Indentify Brain's 'Molecular Memory Switch'
TEHRAN (FNA)- Scientists identified a key molecule responsible for triggering the chemical processes in our brain linked to our formation of memories. ( 09:20:05 - 2013/03/30)

Iranian Scientists Use Nanotechnology for Waterproofing Building Materials
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers waterproofed building materials with very high efficiency by using the green and noncorrosive heteropoly acid catalyst. ( 12:24:14 - 2013/03/29)

Tarsiers' Eyes Shed Light on Human Vision
TEHRAN (FNA)- After eons of wandering in the dark, primates developed highly acute, three-color vision that permitted them to shift to daytime living, a new study suggested. ( 09:44:05 - 2013/03/29)

Biological Transistor Enables Computing within Living Cells
TEHRAN (FNA)- Bioengineers used a biological transistor made from genetic material, and took computing beyond mechanics and electronics into the living realm of biology, a new article revealed. ( 09:41:05 - 2013/03/29)

Iran Produces Nano-Radiomedicines to Diagnose Cancerous Tumors
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers produced new nano-radiopharmaceuticals with the ability to accumulate in fibrosarcoma tumor for the timely diagnosis of tumors and to take images from them. ( 12:13:54 - 2013/03/28)