Human vision inadequate for research on bird vision
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The most attractive male birds attract more females and as a result are most successful in terms of reproduction. This is the starting point of many studies looking for factors that influence sexual selection in birds. However, ...
New clues to how proteins dissolve and crystallize
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In the late 19th century the Czech scientist Franz Hofmeister observed that some salts (ionic compounds) aided the solution of proteins in egg white, some caused the proteins to destabilize and precipitate, ...
Are anxiety disorders all in the mind?
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Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social ...
What's the difference between a human and a fruit fly?
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Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies, according to scientists who have developed a new way of estimating the total number ...
Religion and the narrative of biological science
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There exists much ethical controversy brought about by advances in biology and medicine and the relationship to religion. In a new essay in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Laurie Zoloth takes an approach to medica ...
Got sugar? Skeletal muscle development responds to nutrient availability
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A new study finds that restricted nutrient availability prevents muscle stem cells from growing into mature muscle cells. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Developmental Cell, provides exciti ...
Designing bug perception into robots
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Insects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools.
Partnerships of Deep-Sea Methane Scavengers Revealed
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The sea floor off the coast of Eureka, California, is home to a diverse assemblage of microbes that scavenge methane from cold deep-sea vents. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have developed a technique ...
How embryonic stem cells develop into tissue-specific cells demonstrated
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While it has long been known that embryonic stem cells have the ability to develop into any kind of tissue-specific cells, the exact mechanism as to how this occurs has heretofore not been demonstrated. Now, researchers at ...
Intense Testing Paved Phoenix Road to Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2008 |
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When NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descends to the surface of the Red Planet on May 25, few will be watching as closely as the men and women who have spent years planning, analyzing and conducting tests to prepare ...
New process may convert toxic computer waste into safe products
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Discarded computer parts could one day wind up fueling your car. That’s because researchers in Romania and Turkey have developed a simple, efficient method for recycling printed circuit boards into environmentally-friendly ...
Maths plus 'geeky' images equals deterred students
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Images of maths ‘geeks’ stop people from studying mathematics or using it in later life, shows research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
New study shows how T cell's machinery dials down autoimmunity
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A St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body’s master immune regulators, do not use simple on/off switches to govern the cellular machinery that regulates their development and function. Rather, ...
Federal government taps NC State experts to explain nanotech risks
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 12, 2008 |
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The arm of the federal government responsible for coordinating nanotechnology research and regulations across the country has called on experts from North Carolina State University to craft a white paper that will lay out ...
Both boys and girls negatively affected by sexual harassment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2008 |
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A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly explored the outcomes of sexual harassment on both boys and girls. While girls were harassed more frequently, boys were indirectly yet negatively affected through a school climat ...
