Researchers create artificial enzyme that mimics the body's internal engine
Mar 15, 2007 |
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The protein cytochrome c oxidase (CcO) is the ultimate enzyme responsible for all aerobic life on Earth, from bacteria to people. It is also a crucial component of the cellular machinery that generates energy in our body. ...
A case of mistaken identity for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker?
Biology /
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Video evidence that an extinct woodpecker is alive and well in Arkansas, USA may prove to be a case of mistaken identity. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology shows how fleeting images ...
Ross: Firefox Goes Where Few Browsers Have Gone Before
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Blake Ross worked to build a new version of the Mozilla browser that would be slim, easy to use, and most of all, just a Web browser. This project eventually resulted in the Firefox Web browser.
First science from the Large Binocular Telescope
Mar 15, 2007 |
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An international team headed by University of Notre Dame astrophysicist Peter M. Garnavich has reported the first scientific result from the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). The team imaged a distant “afterglow” ...
Pig study forces rethink of Pacific colonisation
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 15, 2007 |
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A survey of wild and domestic pigs has caused archaeologists to reconsider both the origins of the first Pacific colonists and the migration routes humans travelled to reach the remote Pacific.
A more complex HIV family tree discovered
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Adding another component into an already complicated effort to identify weaknesses within HIV, a team of Los Alamos scientists discovered that HIV variation in the human population is driven by more than a person’s immune ...
Scientists Study True Colors of Amazon Rainforests
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Using NASA satellite data, Boston University scientist Ranga Myneni studied the amount and dynamics of green leaf area of Amazon rainforests. The study found a 25 percent increase in leaf area during the dry ...
Global 'sunscreen' has likely thinned, report NASA scientists
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2007 |
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A new NASA study has found that an important counter-balance to the warming of our planet by greenhouse gases – sunlight blocked by dust, pollution and other aerosol particles – appears to have lost ground.
MIT IDs role of key protein in tumor growth
Mar 15, 2007 |
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MIT researchers have identified how a missing protein causes tissue to become precancerous--a finding that could help doctors identify patients at high risk to develop tumors.
'Manly men' bounce back better from injury
Mar 15, 2007 |
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For years, experts have said that the strong, silent male is not one to ask for help when he's hurt, and therefore at a disadvantage when it comes to getting better. But new research says this might not be completely accurate. ...
Tiny, spontaneous gene mutations may boost autism risk
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Tiny gene mutations, each individually rare, pose more risk for autism than had been previously thought, suggests a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, a component of the National Institutes of ...
Warming oceans threaten Antarctic glaciers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 15, 2007 |
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Scientists have identified four Antarctic glaciers that pose a threat to future sea levels using satellite observations, according to a study published in the journal Science.
Scientists discover cellular 'SOS' signal in response to UV skin damage
Mar 15, 2007 |
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New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified two proteins that may help protect against skin cancer.
Soy found protective against localized prostate cancer
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The largest study examining the relationship between the traditional soy-rich Japanese diet and development of prostate cancer in Japanese men has come to a seemingly contradictory conclusion: intake of isoflavone chemicals, ...
Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables
Mar 15, 2007 |
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"Eat your vegetables" has been heard at the dinner tables of America for a long time. Has the message gotten through? Since 1990 the Dietary Guidelines for Americans has recommended consuming at least two servings of fruits ...
