Peering into the Pillars of Creation
Feb 15, 2007 |
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A new look at the famous "Pillars of Creation" with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has allowed astronomers to peer inside the dark columns of gas and dust. This penetrating view of the central region of ...
Storing Digital Data in Living Organisms
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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DNA, perhaps the oldest data storage medium, could become the newest as scientists report progress toward using DNA to store text, images, music and other digital data inside the genomes of living organisms. In a report scheduled ...
High-Frequency Cryocooler Is Tiny, Cold and Efficient
Feb 15, 2007 |
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A new cryogenic refrigerator has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology that operates at twice the usual frequency, achieving a long-sought combination of small size, rapid cooling, low temperatures ...
Rosetta correctly lined up for critical Mars swingby
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2007 |
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ESA mission controllers have confirmed Rosetta is on track for a critical 250-km Mars swingby on 25 February. Engineers have started final preparations for the delicate operation, which includes an eclipse, ...
Red hot chili pepper research spices up historical record
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Next time you're shaking Tabasco sauce on your eggs or dried chili pepper flakes on your pizza, you might pause to thank the indigenous Latin American cultures of more than 6,100 years ago that made it possible.
Researchers discover 'sticky' proteins fuse adult stem cells to cardiac muscle, repairing hearts
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Cardiologists are increasingly using adult stem cells in clinical trials to repair hearts following heart attacks, but no one has understood how the therapy actually works. Now, in animal experiments, researchers at The University ...
Recipe for healthy garlic: Crush before cooking
Feb 15, 2007 |
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"Stop and smell the garlic — that's all you have to do," advised William Shatner, whose starring roles ranged from Captain Kirk in Star Trek to himself in Iron Chef USA. New scientific research is editing Shatner's advice ...
Marine Bacteria with a Hybrid Engine
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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What was considered a breakthrough in the automobile industry almost five years ago is in fact a million year old success story of nature - the ability to use a mix of different energy sources.
Stem cells determine their daughters' fate
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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From roundworm to human, most cells in an animal's body ultimately come from stem cells. When one of these versatile, unspecialized cells divides, the resulting "daughter" cell receives instructions to differentiate ...
Neuroscientists explain inner workings of critical pain pathway
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Whether they're fighting postoperative soreness or relieving chronic discomfort from conditions such as cancer, morphine and other opioids are powerful weapons against pain. Now, in research published online in Nature Ne ...
Getting on your nerves... and repairing them
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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Here is some news that will certainly get on people's nerves: In a study to be published in the March 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists from East Carolina University report that a key molecular mechanism, RNA interference ...
Chinese develop e-waste technology
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Chinese scientists say they have developed a recycling and recovery technology designed especially for disposal of printed circuit boards.
Strain Has Major Effect on High-Temp Superconductors
Feb 15, 2007 |
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Just a little mechanical strain can cause a large drop in the maximum current carried by high-temperature superconductors, according to novel measurements carried out by the National Institute of Standards ...
Grizzly bears feast on diverse diet
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Feb 15, 2007 |
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There’s no such thing as picky grizzly bears—they’ll eat almost anything they can find. A new University of Alberta study that tracked food habits of the Alberta grizzly bear living in the foothills sheds some ...
The Moon is a School for Exploration
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 15, 2007 |
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NASA has been exploring space for nearly half a century, often with stupendous success. Yet "there's one thing we really don't know: what is the best way to explore a planet?" declares Paul D. Spudis, a senior ...
