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Updated: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:17:02 +0300

News: Science

Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease
Researchers have discovered that grazing animals such as deer and rabbits are actually helping to spread plant disease -- quadrupling its prevalence in some cases -- and encouraging an invasion of annual grasses that threaten more than 20 million acres...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 6 hours ago
 
Gene Expression And Splicing Vary Widely From One Tissue To The Next
Genes talk to themselves and to each other to control how a given cell manufactures proteins. But variation in the control of the same gene in two different tissues may contribute to certain human traits, including the likelihood of getting a disease,...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 6 hours ago
 
Gold Nanoparticles For Controlled Drug Delivery
Using tiny gold particles and infrared light, MIT researchers have developed a drug-delivery system that allows multiple drugs to be released in a controlled fashion.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/sflAQAEoNHQ" height="1"...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 6 hours ago
 
New Methods For The Environmental Chemist’s Toolbox
Organic compounds exhibit specific isotopic compositions that can be used as their "fingerprint". Environmental chemists nowadays exploit changes of isotopic compositions to identify the origin of organic pollutants and to assess their (bio)degradation...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 12 hours ago
 
Increased Risk Of Pneumococcal Disease In Asthma Patients
Adults with asthma are at increased risk of serious pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumonia, the most common bacteria causing middle ear infections and community acquired pneumonia.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 12 hours ago
 
Early Family Depression Has Lasting Effects On Teens, Young Adults
A new study on 485 Iowa adolescents over a 10-year period (1991-2001) found that early socioeconomic adversity experienced by children contributes to poor mental health by the time they become teens -- disrupting their successful transition into...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 18 hours ago
 
Genetic Modification Turns E. Coli Bacteria Into High Density Biofuel
Scientists have successfully pushed nature beyond its limits by genetically modifying Escherichia coli, a bacterium often associated with food poisoning, to produce unusually long-chain alcohols essential in the creation of biofuels.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 18 hours ago
 
Alternative Way To Save Brain Cells After Stroke Or Head Trauma, New Finding Suggests
Shredded extracellular matrix is toxic to neurons. Researchers reveal a new mechanism for how ECM demolition causes brain damage. The study suggests that drugs that block KA1, one subunit of the kainate receptor, might provide an alternative way to...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 18 hours ago
 
Possible Abnormality In Fundamental Building Block Of Einstein's Theory Of Relativity
Physicists have developed a promising new way to identify a possible abnormality in a fundamental building block of Einstein's theory of relativity known as "Lorentz invariance." If confirmed, the abnormality would disprove the basic tenet that the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 18 hours ago
 
Acute Gastric Injury Due To High-dose Analgesics?
A new study has documented the gastrointestinal complications of high dose acetaminophen, a commonly used drug. The study investigated the acute high dose ingestion of analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen, with suicidal...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Organic Plant Waste Proves Effective Weed Control For Citrus Trees
Interest in organic crop production is increasing around the world. Organics are healthy for consumers while adding environmental benefits and decreasing the amount of synthetic herbicides in foods, soil, and water. While organics gain popularity with...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Common Gene Variant Linked To High Blood Pressure Identified
Researchers have identified a common gene variant that appears to influence people's risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The STK39 gene is the first hypertension...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Swarm Of Small Earthquakes Rattles Yellowstone National Park, U.S.
A notable swarm of earthquakes has been underway since December 26, 2008 beneath Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, three to six miles south-southeast of Fishing Bridge, Wyoming.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Researchers Create Car Parts From Coconuts
A team of researchers who have identified a variety of low-cost products that can be manufactured from coconuts in poor coastal regions have now developed a way to use coconut husks in automotive interiors.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Hubble Views Galactic Core In Unprecedented New Detail
A new color infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy reveals a new population of massive stars and new details in complex structures in the hot ionized gas swirling around the central 300 light-years. This sweeping panorama is the sharpest...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Brown Dwarfs Don't Hang Out With Stars
Brown dwarfs, objects that are less massive than stars but larger than planets, just got more elusive, based on a study of 233 nearby multiple-star systems by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble found only two brown dwarfs as companions to normal...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Caution Urged When Giving Kids Cold And Flu Medications
It's cold and flu season, which means misery for kids and the parents trying to help them. But doctors are asking parents to resist the urge to give children under the age of 6 over-the-counter cough and cold medication.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
On A High-fat Diet, Protective Gene Variant Becomes Bad Actor
New evidence in mice bolsters the notion that a version of a gene earlier shown to protect lean people against weight gain and insulin resistance can have the opposite effect in those who eat a high-fat diet and are heavier, reveals a new report in the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Protein Has Pivotal Role In Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
COUP-TFII, a protein known to play a role in development and the formation of organs is also an important factor in the control of obesity and diabetes, said researchers in the journal Cell Metabolism.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Obesity: Reviving The Promise Of Leptin
The 1995 discovery of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone, generated great hopes for an effective obesity drug. But hopes dimmed when it was found that obese people are leptin-resistant. Now, researchers have, for the first time, re-sensitized the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Genetic Mutation Causes Familial Susceptibility For Degenerative Brain Disease
Mutation of a gene that helps proteins migrate in and out of the cell's genetic command center -- the nucleus -- puts some families at higher risk for the degenerative brain disease acute necrotizing encephalopathy.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Protein That Protects Against Alzheimer's?
Research on the mechanisms involved in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, stroke, dementia, Parkinson's and multiple sclerosis, to name a few, has taken a step forward thanks to the work of researchers who have successfully demonstrated...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Clues About The Evolution Of Epilepsy
Two children have a seizure. One child never has another seizure. Twenty years later, the other child has a series of seizures and is diagnosed with epilepsy. A new study is looking at what could possibly happen in the development of these two children...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Wonderful Cheese Is All In The Culture
Scientists have identified a new line of bacteria they believe add flavor to some of the world's most exclusive cheeses.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/NxM3syozswA" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Packing A Lunch For Preschoolers May Not Be A Good Idea
Approximately 13 million children in the United States eat three or more meals and snacks each day at one of the country’s 117,000 regulated child-care centers. Due to increasing cost of food preparation and storage, more and more of these centers...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
New Bartonella Species That Infects Humans Discovered
Researchers have produced the first link between a species of bacteria most commonly found in sheep and human illness.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/eixbUdpOw_o" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Lunar Rock-Like Material May Someday House Moon Colonies
Dwellings in colonies on the moon one day may be built with new, highly durable bricks developed by students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/U8snzbaDd8E" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
In Fight Against Pathogens, Calcium Helps Plants Make Their Own Aspirin
Calcium builds strong bones, good teeth--and healthy plants, according to a new study.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/oydS3o6F1_I" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Astronomers Use Gamma-ray Burst To Probe Star Formation In The Early Universe
The brilliant afterglow of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) has enabled astronomers to probe the star-forming environment of a distant galaxy, resulting in the first detection of molecular gas in a GRB host galaxy. By analyzing the spectrum of light...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Vision Problems Prompt Older Drivers To Put Down The Keys
With 30 million drivers in the US aged 65 and over, we count on older Americans to recognize when they can no longer drive safely and decide that it's time to stay off the road. A new study finds that a decrease in vision function is a key factor in...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Biologist Finds Plant Polymerases IV And V Are Really Variants Of Polymerase II
It's a little like finding out that Superman is actually Clark Kent. A team of biologists has discovered that two vital cellular components, nuclear RNA Polymerases IV and V, found only in plants, are actually specialized forms of RNA Polymerase II, an...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
3T MRI Can Detect Wrist Ligament Tears, Possibly Eliminating Need For Invasive Arthroscopy, Study Suggests
MRI of the wrist at 3T is an effective way to detect wrist ligament tears and in some cases can avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/uoOMF4wFjrM" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
MR Arthrography Is More Accurate Than MR In Diagnosing Shoulder Tears, Study Suggests
MR arthrography of the shoulder allows physicians to better identify tears and provides patients with an accurate diagnosis to determine whether or not surgery is needed, according to a new study.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Studies Offer Guide As Protein Interaction Mapping Comes Of Age
During the past 20 years, researchers have identified thousands of cell protein interactions with the goal of developing a comprehensive catalogue known as the interactome. Unfortunately, the data collected by different research teams have been...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Most Babies With Uncomplicated Febrile Seizures Can Avoid Spinal Tap, New Study Suggests
Do babies with febrile seizures need spinal taps? The largest study to date suggests that most can be spared these painful procedures -- if the seizure is uncomplicated and if the baby is well-appearing. The researchers hope the findings will reassure...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Dangerous New Method For Bacterial Toxin Transfer Discovered
Scientists have discovered a new way for bacteria to transfer toxic genes to unrelated bacterial species, a finding that raises the unsettling possibility that bacterial swapping of toxins and other disease-aiding factors may be more common than...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Physicists Squeeze Light To Quantum Limit
Physicists have demonstrated a way to squeeze light to the fundamental quantum limit, a finding that has potential applications for high-precision measurement, next generation atomic clocks, novel quantum computing and our most fundamental...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Quantum Electronics: Tunneling Effect In Strong Laser Field Interaction Under Attack
Physicists have worked on the quantum physics description of the tunneling effect for 60 years. The group has now for the first time succeeded in measuring time intervals that enable the direct measurement of the tunneling time of electrons in...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Newly Identified Gene Powerful Predictor Of Colon Cancer Metastasis
Scientists have identified a gene which enables them to predict for the first time with high probability if colon cancer is going to metastasize. They were able to demonstrate that the gene MACC1 not only promotes tumor growth but also the development...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Patient-derived Induced Stem Cells Retain Disease Traits
When neurons started dying in Clive Svendsen's lab dishes, he couldn't have been more pleased. The dying cells -- the same type lost in patients with the devastating neurological disease spinal muscular atrophy -- confirmed that the stem cell biologist...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Astronomers To Gaze Back In Time And Map History Of Universe
Astronomers are set to expand our knowledge of the history of our universe with a new project to map the inception and formation of galaxies.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/k9sMH-wCRrY" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Reflecting on Climate Change
A radical plan to curb global warming and apparently reverse climate change caused by our rampant burning of fossil fuels since the industrial revolution would involve simply covering large areas of the world’s deserts with reflective sheeting....
sciencebase.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
The Culture Of Medicine
Everybody is familiar with the stereotypes of medical education from the student perspective: grueling hours, little recognition, and even less glory. A new study pulls back the curtain on the dominant environment of academic medicine from the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form
Malarial parasites found in tree-dwelling African thicket rats share a close evolutionary relationship with Plasmodium falciparum and P. reichenowi. The analysis is based on amplification of entire mitochondrial genomes of malarial parasites that use...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Nutrigenomics: Developing Personalized Diets For Disease Prevention
The emerging field of nutrigenomics aims to identify the genetic factors that influence the body's response to diet and studies how the bioactive constituents of food affect gene expression.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Lung Cancer Cells Activate Inflammation To Induce Metastasis
Scientists have identified a protein produced by cancerous lung epithelial cells that enhances metastasis by stimulating the activity of inflammatory cells.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/1OG0su6hMzA" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Microbes In The Intestine: Friend Or Foe?
Micro-organisms in the intestine live in symbiosis with humans but can cause illness or even death. Scientists have researched the factors that make a person immune to worm infections. The knowledge can now be used to develop vaccines.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Fusing Embryonic Stem Cells With Adult Cells Using Highly Efficient New Fusing System
Engineers have developed a new, highly efficient way to pair up cells so they can be fused together into a hybrid cell. The new technique should make it much easier for scientists to study what happens when two cells are combined. For example, fusing...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 1 day ago
 
Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after launch. This milestone concludes the orbiter's environmental...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Inflammatory Factors And Diabetic Macular Edema
With a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicting that diabetic retinopathy will triple from 5.5 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2050, improved treatments are urgently needed for this leading cause of blindness in...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Maternity Leave Linked To Fewer C-sections And Increased Breastfeeding
Two new studies find that women who start their leave in the last month of pregnancy are less likely to have cesarean deliveries, and that new mothers are more likely to establish breastfeeding the longer they delay their return to work. The studies...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Adult-onset Diabetes Slows Mental Functioning In Several Ways, With Deficits Appearing Early
Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research. Given the sharp rise in new cases of diabetes, this finding means that more...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy: Lamin A/C Deficiency Is 'Unnerving'
Mutations in the nuclear intermediate filament lamin A/C gene are associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, but cause the disease by unknown mechanisms. Mejat et al. show that one mechanism involves the disruption of neuromuscular...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Obesity Linked To Elevated Risk Of Ovarian Cancer
A new epidemiological study has found that among women who have never used menopausal hormone therapy, obese women are at an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer compared with women of normal weight.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Astrophysicists Map Milky Way's Four Spiral Arms
A research team has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms. The map shows two prominent, symmetric spiral arms in the inner part of the galaxy. The arms extend into the outer galaxy where they branch into four spiral...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Better Predictions Of Share Yields
It is not easy to predict stock market trends. Two financial researchers at BI Norwegian School of Management have identified a target indicator that can predict future return on shares.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
‘Magnetic Bra’ Gives Independence Back To Disabled And Older Women
Researchers have developed a new bra for older and disabled women which replaces traditional fastenings with magnets.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/br4JZvYDzfI" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Power Of Wilderness Experiences As A Catalyst For Change In Young Offenders
Researchers have been working with young offenders to help them turn their lives around. Findings of the self-reported measures of self-confidence, trust, belonging and connectedness to nature showed that after each wilderness experience, feelings...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Seven Personality Types Who Are Most Likely To Help Sick-listed Employees Back To Work
Scientists have studied which leadership qualities could help employees return from sick leave early. Being considerate, understanding and able to maintain contact with the sick-listed are the most important leadership qualities, according to the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Evolution In Action: Our Antibodies Take 'Evolutionary Leaps' To Fight Microbes
With cold and flu season in full swing, the fact that viruses and bacteria rapidly evolve is apparent with every sneeze, sniffle and cough. A new report explains for the first time how humans keep up with microbes by rearranging the genes that make...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Uncultured Bacteria Found In Amniotic Fluids Of Women Who Experience Preterm Births
Researchers have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs of an infection. Using gene-cloning techniques, researchers discovered that...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Models Simulate Nitrate Dynamics In A Watershed
A new study details the first European application of two models that simulate the daily flow and dynamics of nitrogen in a watershed, which will help researchers prevent the over-enrichment of fresh, transitional, and marine waters with nitrogen, as...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Mothers Pass On Disease Clues To Offspring
When there is a threat of disease during pregnancy, mothers produce less aggressive sons with more efficient immune systems, researchers have discovered. The new study provides the first evidence for a transgenerational effect on immune response based...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Describing Soils: Calibration Tool For Teaching Soil Rupture Resistance
A new tool has been developed that will help measure the rupture resistance of soils by calibrating the correct amount of pressure between a thumb and forefinger of students and soil scientists when studying soils in the field. The measurement is...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Asthma Attacks Triggered By Exertion At Work And Play
Exertion at work and play can trigger deadly asthma attacks, according to new research. If you’re an asthma sufferer, make sure the medical history at your doctor’s office includes your employment and recreation plans. A new screening tool may save...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Milky Way A Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show
Our home galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously thought, meaning its mass is 50 percent greater. This makes it even with the Andromeda Galaxy, and no longer the "little sister" in our local group of galaxies.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Discovered
Researchers have identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death. In doing so, the scientists may...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Mystery Of South American Trophy Heads Solved
A recent study using specimens from Chicago's Field Museum establishes that Nazca trophy heads came from people who lived in the same place and were part of the same culture as those who collected them.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Jupiter-like Planets Could Form Around Twin Suns
Life on a planet ruled by two suns might be a little complicated. Two sunrises, two sunsets. Twice the radiation field. Astronomers suggest that planets may easily form around certain types of twin star systems. A disk of molecules discovered orbiting...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Stars Forming Just Beyond Black Hole's Grasp At Galactic Center
The center of the Milky Way presents astronomers with a paradox: It holds young stars, but no one is sure how those stars got there. The galactic center is wracked with powerful gravitational tides stirred by a 4 million solar-mass black hole. Those...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast
The planet Jupiter gained weight in a hurry during its infancy. It had to, since the material from which it formed probably disappeared in just a few million years, according to a new study of planet formation around young stars.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
New Visualization Techniques Yield Star Formation Insights: Gravity Plays Larger Role Than Thought
New computer visualization technology developed by the Harvard Initiative in Innovative Computing has helped astrophysicists understand that gravity plays a larger role than previously thought in deep space's vast, star-forming molecular clouds.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Organic Weed Control: Scientists Serve Up Mustard Meal To Tame Weeds
Sinalbin, the same compound that gives white mustard its pungent flavor, could also prove useful in fighting weeds.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/KLXn2UlwlFs" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Fewer Deaths With Preventive Antibiotic Use
Administering antibiotics as a preventive measure to patients in intensive care units increases their chances of survival. This has emerged from a study involving nearly six thousand Dutch patients in thirteen hospitals.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
In Many Fungi, Reproductive Spores Are Remarkably Aerodynamic
The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians at Harvard University. In many cases, the scientists report in the Proceedings of the...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Trapped Water Cause Of Regular Tremors Under Vancouver Island
Researchers are offering the first compelling evidence to explain regular tremors under Vancouver Island.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/AMskgzzPn58" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Vitamins C And E And Beta Carotene Again Fail To Reduce Cancer Risk In Randomized Controlled Trial
Women who took beta carotene or vitamin C or E or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk of cancer as women who did not take the supplements, according to data from a randomized controlled trial.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Sulfurous Ping-pong In The Urinary Tract
Entirely new protein structures are very rarely found to drive known biochemical processes. But molecular biologists have just succeeded in finding an example. They studied the protein ASST, present in pathogenic E. coli bacteria, which cause urinary...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 2 days ago
 
Small Earthquakes Continue To Rattle Yellowstone National Park, U.S.
A notable swarm of earthquakes has been underway since December 26, 2008 beneath Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, three to six miles south-southeast of Fishing Bridge, Wyoming.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Amazon Deforestation Trend On The Increase
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures recently released by the country's space agency INPE.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/MzokEhtd_J8"...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Journey Of A Green Turtle From Indonesia Into Australian Opens Mystery Of ‘oceanic Superhighway’
The remarkable journey of a green turtle from Indonesia into Australian waters is helping conservationists to track the migratory route of this species to the Kimberley-Pilbara coast - one of the few relatively pristine coastal areas left on Earth.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Nano 'Tractor Beam' Traps DNA
Using a beam of light shunted through a tiny silicon channel, researchers have created a nanoscale trap that can stop free floating DNA molecules and nanoparticles in their tracks. By holding the nanoscale material steady while the fluid around it...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Physical Disability Brings Marital Happiness
A new study finds that the onset of physical disability boosts marital happiness more often than not.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/4tfYPD5qVUs" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Making Digital Maps More Current And Accurate
European researchers have designed an innovative new system to help keep motorists on the right track by constantly updating their digital maps and fixing anomalies and errors. Now the partners are mapping the best route to market.img...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Hope For Treating Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is typically without symptoms until it has spread to other organs, when it is also the most difficult to treat.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/iFA6XZ1-D2o" height="1" width="1"/
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Scientists Pull Protein's Tail To Curtail Cancer
When researchers look inside human cancer cells for the whereabouts of an important tumor-suppressor, they often catch the protein playing hooky, lolling around in cellular broth instead of muscling its way out to the cells' membranes and foiling...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago
 
Hot Southern Summer Threatens Coral With Massive Bleaching Event
A widespread and severe coral bleaching episode is predicted to cause immense damage to some of the world's most important marine environments over the next few months.img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sciencedaily/~4/YDoAwa-tVOo" height="1"...
sciencedaily.com | General Science | 3 days ago

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