Vegetable soup chemical reactions
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Chemists working on tight budgets in developing countries may be able to substitute extracts of potatoes, celery, eggplant, carrot, cassava, horseradish or an array of inexpensive and locally available vegetable products ...
Scientists detect trends in rainfall traits from drizzles to downpours
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2007 |
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Breaking news in recent years has been swamped with stories of extreme weather -- flash floods in East Asia, prolonged drought in Africa, destructive hurricanes like Hurricane Katrina, heavy monsoon rainfall ...
Scientists reconstruct migration of avian flu virus
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Mar 05, 2007 |
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UC Irvine researchers have combined genetic and geographic data of the H5N1 avian flu virus to reconstruct its history over the past decade. They found that multiple strains of the virus originated in the Chinese province ...
Super-fermenting fungus genome sequenced
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On the road to making biofuels more economically competitive with fossil fuels, there are significant potholes to negotiate. For cellulosic ethanol production, one major detour has being addressed with the characterization ...
Dogs provide insight into human evolution
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German scientists say many species, not just humans, can draw inferences about the intentions of other individuals to cooperate in complex tasks.
Study examines genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
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Cardiff University researchers have found evidence for new genes involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
Test to Reveal Levels of Depleted Uranium in Army Personnel
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A test recently used by the UK government’s Independent Depleted Uranium Oversight Board to detect exposure to UK troops by depleted uranium (DU) during the 1991 Gulf Conflict was developed by a team led by a University of ...
MIT engineer works toward clean water, more
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An MIT engineer working toward clean drinking water in Nepal describes in a recent issue of the Journal of International Development how people from developed and developing countries can work together to solve key humani ...
Finding the white wine difference
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A CSIRO research team has pinpointed the genetic difference between red (or black) and white grapes – a discovery which could lead to the production of new varieties of grapes and ultimately new wines.
Two-step Process Filters Evolution of Genes of Human and Chimpanzee
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Although the human and chimpanzee genomes are distinguished by 35 million differences in individual DNA "letters," only about 50,000 of those differences alter the sequences of proteins. Of those 50,000 differences, an estimated ...
Dietary copper may ease heart disease
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Including more copper in your everyday diet could be good for your heart, according to scientists at the University of Louisville Medical Center and the USDA Human Nutrition Research Center. Their studies show that giving ...
Miniature lab ice spikes may hold clues to warming impacts on glaciers
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Tiny lab versions of 12-foot tall snow spikes that form naturally on some high mountain glaciers may someday help scientists mitigate the effects of global warming in the Andes, according to a University of ...
Researcher unveils pregnancy mystery
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A Deakin University study has unlocked one of the many mysteries of pregnancy -- how the trace element copper is transported across the placenta. The findings provide a lead to the possible cause, treatment and prevention ...
Mysteries of Rain and Snow
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2007 |
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People have lived with rain and snow for millennia, and scientists have studied weather for more than a century. You might think that, after all that time, we would have precipitation pretty much figured out. ...
The first urine test to detect insulin doping in athletes
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Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a urine test that finally can identify athletes who misuse certain kinds of insulin in an illicit attempt to enhance performance.
