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Atomic-level Snapshot Catches Protein Motor in Action (w/ Video)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The atomic-level action of a remarkable class of ring-shaped protein motors has been uncovered by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory using a state-of-the-art protein ...
Termite creates sustainable monoculture fungus-farming
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Food production of modern human societies is mostly based on large-scale monoculture crops, but it now appears that advanced insect societies have the same practice. Our societies took just ...
Sponges against cancer
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Deep under the sea, there's a battle of life and death going on, with no holds barred. Sponges and other marine animals which cannot move around might seem to be defenceless against predators. Yet nothing is further from ...
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We're off then: The evolution of bat migration
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Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
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Biologists save fish after landslide
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Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
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Biologists discover bacterial defense mechanism against aggressive oxygen
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
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Building a more versatile laser,
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long known that the offspring of two inbred strains tend to be superior to both their parents. Now, a team of researchers including a University of Florida geneticist has discovered clues ...
Probing Question: What is a heritage turkey?
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The benefits of stress ... in plants
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like children everywhere, kids in Hawaii love to run barefoot through tall grass. But an invasive pest called the nettle moth caterpillar can take the fun out of this simple childhood pleasure, ...
PLoS Genetics 2009 maize genome collection
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Maize is an important crop in many countries of the world. It is widely used for human consumption, animal feed, and industrial materials. It also is considered an exemplar plant species for studying domestication, molecular ...
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Mislabelling drives skate to brink of extinction
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Rare crocs found hiding in plain sight in Cambodia
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Bigger not necessarily better, when it comes to brains
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