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Calculations are fine, but seeing is believing. That's the thought behind a new paper by Rice University students who decided to put to the test calculations made more than a century ago.
Source: Rice University
Posted on: Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 12:37am
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Posted on: Saturday, Mar 13, 2010, 12:37am
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In a lecture he delivered in 1906, the German physician Paul Ehrlich coined the term Zuberkugel, or "magic bullet," as shorthand for a highly targeted medical treatment.
Source: Washington University in St. Louis
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Space physicists from the University of Leicester are part of an international team that has identified the impact of the Sun on Mars' atmosphere.
Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Blind scorpions that live in the stygian depths of caves are throwing light on a long-held assumption that specialized adaptations are irreversible evolutionary dead-ends.
Source: American Museum of Natural History
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have discovered that "microtentacles," or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, appear to play a key role in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body.
Source: University of Maryland Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 7:12pm
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Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Marco Milán, at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), reveal a surprising new function of Notch protein that contrasts with the one known to date.
Source: Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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The usual excuse of "lack of time" for not doing enough exercise is blown away by new research published in The Journal of Physiology.
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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UCSF scientists have discovered how a mutated gene known as Kras is able to hijack mouse cells damaged by acute pancreatitis, putting them on the path to becoming pancreatic cancer cells.
Source: University of California - San Francisco
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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The promise of stem cells lies in their unique ability to differentiate into a multitude of different types of cells. But in order to determine how to use stem cells for new therapeutics, scientists and engineers need to answer a fundamental question: if a stem cell changes to look like a certain type of cell, how do we know if it will behave like a certain type of cell?
Source: Northwestern University
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 6:52pm
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A group of Argentine scientists, including health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society, have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of paying attention to the health of wildlife and how the health of people and wild nature are so closely linked.
Source: Wildlife Conservation Society
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Meet asteroid 1999 RQ36, a chunk of rock and dust about 1,900 feet in diameter that could tell us how the solar system was born, and perhaps, shed light on how life began. It also might hit us someday.
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a molecular image of a system that moves electrons between proteins in cells. The achievement is a breakthrough for biology and could provide insights to minimize energy loss in other systems, from nanoscale devices to moving electricity around the country.
Source: University of Minnesota
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Scientists studying the Anopheles gambiae mosquito – the main vector of malaria – have found that when the mosquito takes a blood meal, that act triggers two enzymes to form a network of crisscrossing proteins around the ingested blood.
Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Conventional biological wisdom holds that living cells interact with their environment through an elaborate network of chemical signals. As a result many therapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases in which cell behavior goes awry focus on drugs that block or disrupt harmful chemical signals.
Source: DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Replaying recent events in the area of the brain called the hippocampus may have less to do with creating long-term memories, as scientists have suspected, than with an active decision-making process, suggests a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Source: Carnegie Mellon University
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 5:34pm
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Cancer cells in rapidly growing brain tumors must adjust to periods of low energy or die. When energy levels are high, tumor cells grow and proliferate. When levels are low, the cells grow less and migrate more.
Source: Ohio State University Medical Center
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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By studying the hydra, a member of an ancient group of sea creatures that is still flourishing, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a discovery in understanding the origins of human vision. The finding is published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a British journal of biology.
Source: University of California - Santa Barbara
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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The quality of entries in the world's largest open-access online encyclopedia depends on how authors collaborate, University of Arizona Professor Sudha Ram finds.
Source: University of Arizona
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:58pm
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In most animal species, males and females show obvious differences in body size. But how can this be, given that both sexes share the same genes governing their growth? University of Arizona entomologists studied this conundrum in moths and found clues that had been overlooked by previous efforts to explain this mystery of nature.
Source: University of Arizona
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:57pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:57pm
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Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:12pm
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Posted on: Friday, Mar 12, 2010, 4:12pm
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Articles From the Web
Listen: Rock Out With A Homemade Electric Guitar
Forget the air guitar solos, go electric for under $10. Sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar, a member of NYC Resistor, specializes in building cheap, DIY instruments. He explains how to make an electric guitar from a plank of wood, some wire, a magnet and a guitar string.
Forget the air guitar solos, go electric for under $10. Sound artist Ranjit Bhatnagar, a member of NYC Resistor, specializes in building cheap, DIY instruments. He explains how to make an electric guitar from a plank of wood, some wire, a magnet and a guitar string.
Cancer Kills Many Sea Lions, and Its Cause Remains a Mystery
A sizable proportion of California sea lions have died of cancer, and in trying to determine the disease’s cause, researchers have come up with three suspects.
A sizable proportion of California sea lions have died of cancer, and in trying to determine the disease’s cause, researchers have come up with three suspects.
Scientists Still Hopeful About Gene Therapy's Promise
For 25 years, scientists have touted the promise of gene therapy to treat human diseases, but only a handful of therapies have shown progress. Nonetheless, proponents remain optimistic and say the approach may yet revolutionize medicine.
For 25 years, scientists have touted the promise of gene therapy to treat human diseases, but only a handful of therapies have shown progress. Nonetheless, proponents remain optimistic and say the approach may yet revolutionize medicine.
No Endangered Status for Plains Bird
The Interior Department said Friday that the greater sage grouse was facing extinction but would not be designated as an endangered species for now.
The Interior Department said Friday that the greater sage grouse was facing extinction but would not be designated as an endangered species for now.
Scientists misread data on global warming controversy
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you," then, with apologies to Kipling, you might not be a climate scientist.
If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you," then, with apologies to Kipling, you might not be a climate scientist.
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Monday, Mar 08, 2010, 1:24pm
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Posted on: Monday, Mar 08, 2010, 1:24pm
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Study: Human Impact on Climate Now Clearer
British Researchers say "Evidence has Strengthened" Since Controversial "Climate-Gate" Study that Man is to Blame
British Researchers say "Evidence has Strengthened" Since Controversial "Climate-Gate" Study that Man is to Blame
'Extinct' Aussie Frog Is Alive and Well
Species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has been found again.
Species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has been found again.
Big Bang experiment may reveal dark universe: CERN
Dark matter, which scientists believe makes up 25 percent of the universe but whose existence has never been proven, could be detected by the giant particle collider at CERN, the research centre's head said Monday.
Dark matter, which scientists believe makes up 25 percent of the universe but whose existence has never been proven, could be detected by the giant particle collider at CERN, the research centre's head said Monday.
Getting More from Location Data
Thanks to smart phones and other mobile devices, the number of applications that make use of geolocation data is exploding. But developers and device makers face new challenges that include determining physical location accurately, turning coordinates into meaningful information, and protecting users' privacy.
Thanks to smart phones and other mobile devices, the number of applications that make use of geolocation data is exploding. But developers and device makers face new challenges that include determining physical location accurately, turning coordinates into meaningful information, and protecting users' privacy.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Mar 08, 2010, 1:23pm
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Posted on: Monday, Mar 08, 2010, 1:23pm
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Scientists find clue to anxiety drug addiction
Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive "reward pathways" in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists said on Wednesday, findings which may help in the search for non-addictive alternative anxiety drugs.
Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive "reward pathways" in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists said on Wednesday, findings which may help in the search for non-addictive alternative anxiety drugs.
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:23am
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Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:23am
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Dunes On Mars: How Sand Shifts Without Wind
It's a scientific mystery: How did dunes form on Mars when the wind doesn't seem strong enough to move the sand? Jasper Kok tells Guy Raz he may have the answer — it has to do with sand "bouncing" and "splashing" in a way that's different than what happens on Earth.
It's a scientific mystery: How did dunes form on Mars when the wind doesn't seem strong enough to move the sand? Jasper Kok tells Guy Raz he may have the answer — it has to do with sand "bouncing" and "splashing" in a way that's different than what happens on Earth.
The Sacred Island That's Shrinking Away
Rising sea levels are destroying the fields and livelihoods of people on Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal. Refugees arrived from a nearby island after it was swallowed up by waves. Scientists say climate change is a factor. Residents of the island, which is a sacred place for Hindus, say God is responsible.
Rising sea levels are destroying the fields and livelihoods of people on Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal. Refugees arrived from a nearby island after it was swallowed up by waves. Scientists say climate change is a factor. Residents of the island, which is a sacred place for Hindus, say God is responsible.
Source: Science
Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:21am
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Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:21am
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Get This: Warming Planet Can Mean More Snow
With snow blanketing much of the country, the topic of global warming has become the butt of jokes. But most scientists who study the climate don't see a contradiction between a warming world and lots of snow.
With snow blanketing much of the country, the topic of global warming has become the butt of jokes. But most scientists who study the climate don't see a contradiction between a warming world and lots of snow.
Cities Prepare for Life With the Electric Car
In West Coast communities, green consciousness and enthusiasm seem to be stirring public interest in the cars.
In West Coast communities, green consciousness and enthusiasm seem to be stirring public interest in the cars.
Source: NYTimes
Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:21am
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Posted on: Monday, Feb 15, 2010, 11:21am
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