The Internet has taken the world by storm. Social networking, online shopping, e-Learning programmes and access to both many and diverse applications are just some examples of how the Internet has revolutionised the way we live. An EU-funded team of researchers led by the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas in Greece is currently studying and developing a concept of the Internet as a societal and technological artefact, where human input is driving Internet functionalities and applications. The EINS ('Network of excellence in internet science') project is funded under the 'Information and communication technologies' (ICT) Theme of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) to the tune of EUR 5 million.

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New research out of the United Kingdom is showing that a common drug used in the fight against breast cancer could also be employed in the fight against other tumours. The drug in question is geldanamycin, and has made a name for itself for its ability to attack a protein associated with the spread of breast cancer. More recently, however, a laboratory-based study has discovered that it can also degrade a different protein that triggers blood vessel growth. These results were published in the journal PLOS ONE.

[Date: 2012-11-19]

The study of proteins (which are found throughout every cell and tissue in the body) is of specific interest to scientists, as they are an integral part of most biological processes. Proteins are composed of amino acids chemically linked together, while shorter stretches of amino acids are commonly referred to as peptides.