Nanoparticles Generate Supersonic Shock Waves to Target Cancer
Jan 16, 2008 |
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By mixing nanomaterials that act as fuel and oxidizer, researchers have created a combustible nano explosive that can generate shock waves with Mach numbers up to 3.
Parasite morphs ant into ripe red berry
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A newly discovered parasite so dramatically transforms its host, an ant, that the ant comes to resemble a juicy red berry, ripe for picking, according to a report accepted for publication in The American Na ...
MESSENGER Reveals Mercury in New Detail
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2008 |
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As MESSENGER approached Mercury on January 14, 2008, the spacecraft’s Narrow-Angle Camera on the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) instrument captured this view of the planet’s rugged, cratered landscape ...
Exploration of lake hidden beneath Antarctica's ice sheet begins
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 16, 2008 |
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A four-man science team led by British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) Dr Andy Smith has begun exploring an ancient lake hidden deep beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet. The lake – the size of Lake Windermere (UK) – could yield vital ...
Gold Nanoparticles Shine Brightly in Tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Solid gold nanoparticles have long been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and more recently have shown promise in treating various types of cancer. Now, thanks to work by Shuming Nie, Ph.D., and his colleagues at the Emory-Georgia ...
Scientists discover new method of observing interactions in nanoscale systems
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Scientists have used new optical technologies to observe interactions in nanoscale systems that Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle usually would prohibit, according to a study published Jan. 17 in the journal Nature.
Clams Convert Air Into Food
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Only plants can take nitrogen gas from the air and use it to make the protein they need to grow. Or so biologists thought.
Evolution of human genome's 'guardian' gives people unique protections from DNA damage
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Human evolution has created enhancements in key genes connected to the p53 regulatory network – the so-called guardian of the genome – by creating additional safeguards in human genes to boost the network’s ability to guard ...
Ice clouds put Mars in the shade
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Until now, Mars has generally been regarded as a desert world, where a visiting astronaut would be surprised to see clouds scudding across the orange sky. However, new results show that the arid planet possesses ...
Nanotubes Help Advance Brain Tumor Research
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 16, 2008 |
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The potential of carbon nanotubes to diagnose and treat brain tumors is being explored through a partnership between NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and City of Hope, a leading cancer research ...
Researchers Develop Method to Identify Sparticles in Big Bang Conditions
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Three Northeastern University researchers have proposed a new approach for the highly anticipated discovery of supersymmetric particles, often called sparticles. The methodology, which was published in the December 21 issue ...
Researchers identify mechanism that controls activation of stem cells during hair regeneration
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified a novel cyclic signaling in the dermis that coordinates stem cell activity and regulates regeneration in large populations of hairs in animal models. The ...
Researchers put the bite on mosquitoes
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Jan 16, 2008 |
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Few things sting like a mosquito's bite--especially if that bite carries a disease such as malaria, yellow fever, Dengue fever or West Nile virus. But if researchers from The University of Arizona in Tucson ...
Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women, according to new research
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 16, 2008 |
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Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological ...
2007 was tied as Earth's second warmest year
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Climatologists at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City have found that 2007 tied with 1998 for Earth’s second warmest year in a century.
