The Next Level in Robots: Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Create
Oct 29, 2007 |
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The next level of robot is currently in the research and development stage in Japan's National Institute of Information and Communication Technology. The next level of robot untethered by human omnipresence ...
A Rosetta Stone for traditional Chinese medicine
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have "decoded" the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to ...
The lively little girl is a miracle for everyone
Oct 29, 2007 |
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When the bag of waters burst in the 20th week of pregnancy, the unborn child only had a very slim chance of surviving birth. The high risk of infection was not the only risk to Miriam's life. Her lungs stopped growing, and ...
Tracing the Roots of the California Condor
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 29, 2007 |
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At the end of the Pleistocene epoch some 10,000 years ago, two species of condors in California competed for resources amidst the retreating ice of Earth's last major glacial age. The modern California condor triumphed, while ...
Odd protein interaction guides development of olfactory system
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered a strange mechanism for the development of the fruit fly antennal lobe, an intricate structure that converts the chaotic stew of odors in the environment into discrete signals in the brain.
New peptide communication factor enabling bacteria to 'talk to each other' discovered
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Discovery by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers of a new communication factor that enables bacteria to “talk to each other” and causes their death could have significant consequences leading to development ...
What's the brain got to do with education?
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Quite a lot -- according to teachers in a recent survey commissioned by The Innovation Unit and carried out by researchers at the University of Bristol. Although current teacher training programmes generally omit the science ...
Unprecedented global measurement network achieves full coverage of oceans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2007 |
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An array of instruments, many built at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, that allows scientists to observe the basic physical state of all world oceans simultaneously is approaching its coverage goal after ...
'Microplastics' may pose previously unrecognized pollution threat
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Microscopic particles of plastic debris that litter marine environments may pose a previously unrecognized threat to marine animals by attracting, holding, and transporting water pollutants, a new study by ...
Unlocking the secrets of ripening for better tasting fruits and veggies
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Researchers worldwide are learning to control the key chemical processes involved in ripening, a development that will lead to longer lasting, better tasting tomatoes, apples, and other fruits and vegetables, according to ...
Methadone deaths prompt N.C. investigation
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Officials are investigating several North Carolina clinics following an increasing number of deaths involving methadone, a report says.
Social standing influences elephant movement
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Oct 29, 2007 |
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When resources are scarce, who you know and where you're positioned on the social totem pole affects how far you'll go to search for food. At least that's the case with African elephants, according to a study ...
New gene may offer clues to infertility in both cows and women
Oct 29, 2007 |
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A newly identified gene that controls embryo development in cows may someday offer clues into the cause of infertility in women.
Human-generated ozone will damage crops
Oct 29, 2007 |
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An MIT study concludes that increasing levels of ozone due to the growing use of fossil fuels will damage global vegetation, resulting in serious costs to the world's economy.
A Hairpin To Fight HIV
Oct 29, 2007 |
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When a host cell is infected with HIV, the virus brings its own genetic material into the host cell. This cell then replicates, reads the viral RNA, and uses it as a blueprint to produce more viral proteins. Complete viruses ...
