Nanopores That Can Recognize, Separate Proteins and Small Molecules
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Nanopores, holes less than one-thousand the width of a human hair, are capable of isolating strands of DNA or therapeutic drugs from a solution, based mostly on the size of the pores. Now, a chemist at the University of Massachusetts ...
Test can reduce recurrence of breast cancer
Feb 25, 2008 |
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A new test that examines large sections of the sentinel lymph node for genes expressed by breast cancer could reduce the risk of recurrence and multiple surgeries, doctors say.
Structure of protein collagen seen at unprescedented level of detail
Biology /
Feb 25, 2008 |
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The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at ...
Lemur's evolutionary history may shed light on our own
Biology /
Feb 25, 2008 |
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After swabbing the cheeks of more than 200 lemurs and related primates to collect their DNA, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) and Duke Lemur Center now have a much clearer ...
Compost can turn agricultural soils into a carbon sink, thus protecting against climate change
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Applying organic fertilizers, such as those resulting from composting, to agricultural land could increase the amount of carbon stored in these soils and contribute significantly to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, ...
Early blood pressure reduction to improve stroke outcomes
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Early and intensive lowering of high blood pressure has shown promising effects in stroke patients, according to results of a new stroke study by The George Institute for International Health.
Earthquake theory stretched in Central Asia study
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2008 |
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The entrenched political instability in Pakistan and Afghanistan is of grave concern to many in the West – but now geologists at ANU have suggested a new cause for the seismic instability that regularly rocks the region.
Honey bee invaders exploit the genetic resources of their predecessors
Biology /
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Like any species that aspires to rule the world, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, invades new territories in repeated assaults. A new study demonstrates that when these honey bees arrive in a place that has ...
Acid-seeking 'warheads' promise safer, more effective cancer weapons
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Researchers in California report development of an anti-cancer “warhead” that targets the acidic signature of tumor cells in much the same way that heat-seeking missiles seek and destroy military targets that emit heat. These ...
Autism's origins: Mother's antibody production may affect fetal brain
Feb 25, 2008 |
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The mothers of some autistic children may have made antibodies against their fetuses’ brain tissue during pregnancy that crossed the placenta and caused changes that led to autism, suggests research led by Johns Hopkins Children’s ...
Switchyard for single electrons
Feb 25, 2008 |
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German scientists achieved to transfer very small charge "packets", comprising a well-defined number of few electrons, between metallic electrons precisely by using a single-electron pump. A single-electron transistor, being ...
Study details link between obesity, carbs and esophageal cancer
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Cases of esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma) in the U.S. have risen in recent decades from 300,000 cases in 1973 to 2.1 million in 2001 at age-adjusted rates. A new study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology ...
Rats on islands disrupt ecosystems from land to sea, researchers find
Biology /
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Seabird colonies on islands are highly vulnerable to introduced rats, which find the ground-nesting birds to be easy prey. But the ecological impacts of rats on islands extend far beyond seabird nesting colonies, ...
Blood testing for mood disorders
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have isolated biomarkers in the blood that identify mood disorders, a breakthrough that may change the way bipolar illness is diagnosed and treated. The report will be published ...
Fujitsu to Release 2.5'' 500 GB Hard Disk Drive
Feb 25, 2008 |
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Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of its new series of MHZ2 BT 2.5" hard disk drives with world-class capacity of up to 500 GB. Sales of the new series will begin at the end of May 2008.
