Researchers Produce Images of Gases Escaping from Jupiter's Moon Io
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Boston University researchers published today the first clear evidence of how gases from Jupiter’s tiny moon’s volcanoes can lead to the largest visible gas cloud in the solar system. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar ...
Protein pulling -- Learning how proteins fold by pulling them apart
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Rice University physicists have unveiled an innovative way of finding out how proteins get their shape based on how they unfold when pulled apart. The experimental method could be of widespread use in the field of protein ...
A new moon for Saturn – a family affair
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Jul 19, 2007 |
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Scientists from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini mission have announced the discovery of a new moon orbiting Saturn, bringing the total number of known moons in the Saturnian system to 60.
Reducing insulin signaling in the brain can prolong lifespan
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One route to a long and healthy life may be establishing the right balance in insulin signaling between the brain and the rest of the body, according to new research from Children’s Hospital Boston. The study, published in ...
Spacecraft Tandem Provide New Views of Venus
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft, known as Messenger, and the European Space Agency's Venus Express recently provided the most detailed multi-point images of ...
Alternative farming cleans up water
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Although the addition of nutrients to soil helps to maximize crop production, fertilizer can leach nutrients, polluting the water supply. A recent study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows alternative cropping ...
Number of Published Science and Engineering Articles Flattens, But U.S. Influence Remains Strong
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Number of published U.S. science and technology articles plateaued in the 1990s, despite continued increases in funding and personnel for research and development.
50 years and counting: The Wisconsin Longitudinal study
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Lee Schoenecker doesn’t recall filling out a survey 50 years ago about his plans after high school, yet this long-forgotten event has stayed with him ever since. Because of it, the retired urban planner has spent many more ...
High-tech bionic hand invented in England
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The new, high-tech i-LIMB bionic hand, with five motorized fingers, will soon be sold in Britain for about $17,000, The Telegraph reported Thursday.
Save our reef, save our heritage
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Protecting the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of climate change, natural disasters and rising human pressures will be a key test of Australia’s ability to keep our natural environment healthy and resilient.
Charting ever-changing genomes
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Instead of immutable proprietary software, any species’ genetic information resembles open source code that is constantly tweaked and optimized to meet the users’ specific needs. But which parts of the code have withstood ...
ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
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GOCE, ESA’s first satellite dedicated to measuring the Earth’s gravity field, has been presented to the press today in Turin, Italy, before being shipped to ESTEC – the space agency’s research and technology ...
Genomic analysis uncovers new targets for HIV vaccine
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 19, 2007 |
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An international team of researchers has identified three gene variants in the DNA of 486 people infected with HIV that appear to have helped some of the patients fight off the virus and delay the onset of full-blown AIDS.
Species detectives track unseen evolution
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New species are evading detection using a foolproof disguise – their own unchanged appearance. Research published in the online open access journal, BMC Evolutionary Biology, suggests that the phenomenon of different animal ...
NASA offers online space station guide
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The International Space Station is now accessible in cyberspace, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced Thursday.
