New research suggests biofuel blending is often inaccurate
Feb 27, 2008 |
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While sampling blended biodiesel fuels purchased from small-scale retailers, researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution found that many of the blends do not contain the advertised amount of biofuel.
The evolution of aversion: Why even children are fearful of snakes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Some of the oldest tales and wisest mythology allude to the snake as a mischievous seducer, dangerous foe or powerful iconoclast; however, the legend surrounding this proverbial predator may not be based solely ...
Polluted prey causes wild birds to change their tune
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Considerable attention has been paid to the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic environments, but rather less attention has been given to routes of contamination on land. A new study, published in PLoS ON ...
New blood marker may predict prostate cancer spread
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Researchers report finding a new blood biomarker that enables close to 98 percent accuracy in predicting the spread of prostate cancer to regional lymph nodes. Their study is published in the March 1 issue of Clinical Ca ...
Researchers catch rats' twitchy whiskers in action
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Rats use their whiskers in a way that is closely related to the human sense of touch: Just as humans move their fingertips across a surface to perceive shapes and textures, rats twitch their whiskers to achieve ...
Jules Verne ATV atop launcher
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, has been encapsulated in its huge fairing on top of the Ariane 5 launcher. With a total mass of about 19 360 kg, Jules Verne is the largest payload ever launched ...
Watching Big Brother
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not watching you.
Neurons use chemical 'chords' to shape signaling
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered that neurons can use two different neurotransmitters that target the same receptor on a receiving neuron to shape the transmission of a nerve impulse. Although the researchers’ experiments identified ...
Chewing gum -- the new post-operative medicine
Feb 27, 2008 |
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In an article recently recommended by Bradley Kropp of Faculty of 1000 Medicine, researchers find chewing gum is a simple solution to the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery – a problem that has troubled ...
Earthquake predictions prove accurate for researchers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Two large earthquakes have occurred in quick succession in Sumatra, Western Indonesia, only months after University of Queensland researchers publicly identified the area as a high-risk zone for seismic activity.
Gene that controls ozone resistance of plants could lead to drought-resistant crops
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Biologists at the University of California, San Diego, working with collaborators at the University of Helsinki in Finland and two other European institutions, have elucidated the mechanism of a plant gene ...
Intel Ships New Processors Based on 45-nanometer Process
Feb 27, 2008 |
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Intel Corporation today announced expanded offerings for embedded market segments with new processors with extended, 7-year life cycle support, a new chipset and a carrier-grade server. The processors, based on Intel's high-k, ...
Researchers offer new theory for dogfish and skate population outburst on George's Bank
Feb 27, 2008 |
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New research by scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Chesapeake Biological Laboratory questions the long-held belief that a lack of predators and competitors was the primary cause for ...
Invasion of the cane toads
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Why do some invasive species expand rapidly in a new environment while others do not? Scientists from the United States and Australia are beginning to make headway on this question after analyzing how fast ...
Scientists look at 'syringe' assembly in plague bacteria
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Feb 27, 2008 |
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Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague avoid death in our bodies by injecting our cells with immune evasion proteins. Scientists have discovered a new way bacteria build and hold the syringes, according to research published ...
