Particle X in rare decay could belong to a new physics model
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A particle that may mediate the rare decay of a Sigma-plus hyperon appears to have close affiliations with a light Higgs boson found in one supersymmetric model—an interpretation suggesting unambiguous evidence for physics ...
No Carrier Necessary: This Drug Delivers Itself
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 07, 2007 |
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The problem of efficiently delivering drugs, especially those that are hydrophobic or water-repellant, to tumors or other disease sites has long challenged scientists to develop innovative delivery systems ...
The giant that turned out to be a dwarf
Mar 07, 2007 |
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New data obtained on the apparent celestial couple, NGC 5011 B and C, taken with the 3.6-m ESO telescope, reveal that the two galaxies are not at the same distance, as was believed for the past 23 years. The observations ...
Prototype Space Probe Prepares to Explore Earth's Deepest Sinkhole
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Scientists return this week to the world's deepest known sinkhole, Cenote Zacatón in Mexico, to resume tests of a NASA-funded robot called DEPTHX, designed to survey and explore for life in one of Earth's most ...
Basque roots found in Britain and Ireland
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A British geneticist says the Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh may have more ancestors in common than current inhabitants would like to believe.
NASA Completes Key Review of Orion Spacecraft
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 07, 2007 |
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NASA has established a requirements baseline for the Orion crew exploration vehicle, bringing America's next human spacecraft a step closer to construction.
Why children love their security blankets
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Every parent of a young child knows how emotionally attached children can become to a soft toy or blanket that they sleep with every night. New research, published today in the international journal Cognition, sugges ...
Largest genome study of cancer types finds many mutations
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, where one-third of the human genome was sequenced, have now pioneered decoding the sequence of cancer genomes. They have carried out the broadest survey yet of the human ...
Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes
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They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird.
USDA approves rice with human genes
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A California biotechnology company has been given preliminary approval by U.S. Agriculture Department to plant rice that contains human genes.
Findings may explain why omega-3s seem to improve mood
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Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish like salmon, are associated with increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain commonly linked to mood and behavior according to a University of Pittsburgh study.
Double-star systems cycle between big and small blasts
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Certain double, or binary, star systems erupt in full-blown explosions and then flare up with smaller bursts, according to new information gathered by NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and analyzed by ...
Engage YORP drive: Light Gives Asteroids Spin
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Astronomers have observed an asteroid change the rate at which it spins for the first time, and shown that this is due to a theoretical effect predicted but never before seen.
Plant size morphs dramatically as scientists tinker with outer layer
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Mar 07, 2007 |
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Jack's magical beans may have produced beanstalks that grew and grew into the sky, but something about normal, run-of-the-mill plants limits their reach upward. For more than a century, scientists have tried to find out which ...
Watery Nanoparticles Deliver Anticancer Therapy
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Ultrafine nanoparticles made of a lacy web of polymer and tiny pockets of water may prove to be an ideal vehicle for delivering light-activated drugs to tumors. Preliminary experiments, published in the journal Angewandte Ch ...
