Biomarkers used to predict chronological and physiological age
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Scientists at the Buck Institute for Age Research have identified for the first time biomarkers of aging which are highly predictive of both chronological and physiological age. Biomarkers are biochemical features that can ...
How do bacteria swim? Physicists explain
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Imagine yourself swimming in a pool: It's the movement of your arms and legs, not the viscosity of the water, that mostly dictates the speed and direction that you swim.
Uncovering secrets of life in the ocean: Scientists study how Earth's simplest eyes work
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Larvae of marine invertebrates – worms, sponges, jellyfish - have the simplest eyes that exist. They consist of no more than two cells: a photoreceptor cell and a pigment cell. These minimal eyes, called eyespots, ...
La Niña Anomaly Could Affect Winter Weather in Colorado
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A strong La Niña that developed early last winter, only to disappear this summer, is showing signs of life again and could affect our winter weather, said University of Colorado at Boulder and NOAA atmospheric ...
Urban trees enhance water infiltration
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Global land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban stormwater management. Traditional stormwater management focuses on regulating the flow of runoff to waterways, but generally does ...
Researchers make new electronics -- with a twist
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They've made electronics that can bend. They've made electronics that can stretch. And now, they've reached the ultimate goal -- electronics that can be subjected to any complex deformation, including twisting.
Teeth are the windows to your health
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The phrase, “the eyes are the windows to the soul,” is attributed to several authors and philosophers. But the phrase, “your teeth are the windows to your health,” can be attributed to Mohamed Bassiouny, ...
Rare publishing achievement for student provides new insights into the fossil record of whales
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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It is extremely unusual for a student to have their work accepted for publication in a prestigious scientific journal. However, Felix Marx, a fourth year student in the Department of Earth Sciences at the ...
Researchers: Ban on fast food TV advertising would reverse childhood obesity trends
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A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The s ...
Moderate pay best for job performance, study suggests
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Employers hoping to get the best out of employees with huge performance contingent payments may actually be helping them to do worse, suggests a new paper published by a team of researchers in behavioral ...
Reducing Our Lead Footprint: Engineers Discover New Material to Reduce Lead in Electronics
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have discovered a new lead-free material, bismuth samarium ferrite (BSFO), for use in products ranging from ...
New excavations strengthen identification of Herod's grave at Herodium
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Analysis of newly revealed items found at the site of the mausoleum of King Herod at Herodium (Herodion in Greek) have provided Hebrew University of Jerusalem archaeological researchers with further assurances that this was ...
Climate change opens new avenue for spread of invasive plants
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Plants that range northward because of climate change may be better at defending themselves against local enemies than native plants.
More at-risk teens and young adults engaging in anal intercourse
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A new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center suggests that the incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults – particularly those who have recently had unprotected ...
Rational or Random? Model Shows How People Send E-Mails
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In the last 10 years, e-mail has gone from a novelty to a necessity. What was once a pastime is now an essential form of communication, with many people opening their inboxes to find dozens of e-mails waiting.
