Liquid crystal phases of tiny DNA molecules point up new scenario for first life on Earth
Nov 22, 2007 |
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A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario ...
'Cooper pairs' can be found in insulators as well superconductors
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Nearly a century ago, Dutch physicist Kamerlingh Onnes discovered that some metals transform into perfect electrical conductors when cooled to temperatures near absolute zero. Once started, their currents of electrons can ...
Transcranial magnetic stimulation effective in treating major depression
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and other study sites have found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) – a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain via magnetic pulses ...
Mars Doubles in Brightness
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2007 |
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During the past month, Mars has doubled in brightness and it is putting a nice show for backyard stargazers.
Money motivates -- especially when your colleague gets less
Nov 22, 2007 |
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The feelings an individual has on receiving his paycheque depend critically on how much his colleague earns. Hard evidence for this comes from an experiment conducted by economists and brain scientists at the University of ...
Team finds molecule that could improve cancer vaccines and therapy for other diseases
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered a new signaling molecule that prevents immune responses from running amok and damaging the body. The finding could lead to the development of new treatments ...
Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth's crust
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2007 |
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For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months. Such episodic tremor-and-slip events ...
Stem cell transplant can grow new immune system in certain mice
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken a small but significant step, in mouse studies, toward the goal of transplanting adult stem cells to create a new immune system for people with autoimmune ...
2002 Alaskan quake left 7 areas of California stirred but not shaken
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Earth tremors not linked to volcanic activity first turned up in seismic observations several years ago, but those tremors were almost exclusively in subduction zones such as the Cascadia region off the coast of the Pacific ...
People with rare type of memory loss still sensitive to others, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 22, 2007 |
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People with a devastating brain injury that has wiped out many of their personal memories may still be able to understand other people’s feelings and intentions, according to a joint study by the Rotman Research Institute ...
Pregnant women pass on the effects of smoking
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Smoking during pregnancy has many adverse effects on fetal development. A new study in mice by Andrea Jurisicova and colleagues at the University of Toronto, Canada, now adds the possibility that smoking before pregnancy ...
Internet users give up privacy in exchange for trust
Nov 22, 2007 |
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With public concern over online fraud, new research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, has revealed that internet users will reveal more personal information online if they believe they can trust the organisation ...
International Space Station Crew Sends Thanksgiving Message
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Orbiting more than 200 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station has sent home a special Thanksgiving message that is now airing on NASA Television and the agency's Web site.
Investigating the causes of Alzheimer's
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Bristol are investigating what causes the leaks that develop in blood vessels in Alzheimer's disease, thanks to funding from the UK's leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimer's Research ...
Blind mice shed light on human sight loss
Nov 22, 2007 |
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Mutant mice could provide genetic clues to understanding incurable human sight loss resulting from retinal degeneration. Research published in the online open access journal Genome Biology uncovers a role for microRNA in ret ...
