New genomic technique uncovers transcriptome of a reef-building coral
May 12, 2009 |
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Using a new technique for cDNA preparation combined with the latest sequencing methods, researchers have uncovered the larval transcriptome of a reef-building coral (Acropora millepora). Their study, descri ...
'Beating' heart machine expedites development of new tools for heart surgery (w/Video)
May 12, 2009 |
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A new machine developed at North Carolina State University makes an animal heart pump much like a live heart after it has been removed from the animal's body, allowing researchers to expedite the development ...
Scientists urge world leaders to respond cooperatively to Pacific Ocean threats
May 12, 2009 |
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More than 400 leading scientists from nearly two-dozen countries have signed a consensus statement on the major threats facing the Pacific Ocean. The threats identified as the most serious and pervasive include overfishing, ...
Biomass as a source of raw materials
May 12, 2009 |
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For the protection of the environment, and because of the limited amount of fossil fuels available, renewable resources, such as specially cultivated plants, wood scraps, and other plant waste, are becoming the focus of considerable ...
Worldwide success in treatment of liver tumors
May 12, 2009 |
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Leicester consultant surgeon who has developed a pioneering technique using microwaves to destroy liver tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients are now being treated internationally.
Too much information: Process thinking can lead to difficult choices
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 12, 2009 |
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Choosing among products can be more difficult if you tend to think more about the process of using an item rather than the outcome of the purchase, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
New imaging technique reveals structural changes in Tourette's
May 12, 2009 |
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Magnetization Transfer Imaging, MTI, has been used to visualize previously unknown alterations in the cerebral architecture of patients with Tourette's syndrome. The researchers, writing in the open access journal BMC Ne ...
Astronauts inspect Atlantis while chasing Hubble
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Shuttle Atlantis is racing after the Hubble Space Telescope a day after taking off on a daring repair mission.
Molecular structure could help explain albinism, melanoma
May 12, 2009 |
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Arthropods and mollusks are Nature's true bluebloods - thanks to hemocyanin, an oxygen-carrying large protein complex, which can even be turned into the enzymatically active chemical phenoloxidase.
Body movements can influence problem solving (w/Videos)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2009 |
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Swinging their arms helped participants in a new study solve a problem whose solution involved swinging strings, researchers report, demonstrating that the brain can use bodily cues to help understand and ...
NMR on a microscale
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The technique well known from its use in MRI scanning - actually based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) - can now also be applied to extremely small samples thanks to an ingenious combination ...
New research on the 'guardian of the genome'
May 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Protein p53 protects the body against cancer and is knocked out in many cancer tumours. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have identified two molecules that can restore p53's cancer-killing properties. ...
Flu strains developing resistance to key antiviral drug: WHO
May 12, 2009 |
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Development of a swine flu vaccine was partly triggered by evidence that seasonal influenza strains are developing resistance to antiviral drug Tamiflu, a World Health Organisation expert said Tuesday.
Age-related difficulty recognizing words predicted by brain differences
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 12, 2009 |
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Older adults may have difficulty understanding speech because of age-related changes in brain tissue, according to new research in the May 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that older adults with t ...
A genome may reduce your carbon footprint
May 12, 2009 |
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With the costs of genome sequencing rapidly decreasing, and with the infrastructure now developed for almost anyone with access to a computer to cheaply store, access, and analyze sequence information, emphasis is increasingly ...
