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Breakthrough could lead to new antimicrobial drugs
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 10, 2009 |
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After 25 years of painstaking studies - led by Professor Ian Booth at the University of Aberdeen and Dr Tarmo Roosild at Nevada Cancer Institute in Las Vegas - scientists have figured out the mechanics of 'channels' in bacteria ...
Researcher Discovers Method to Fully Process Encrypted Data Without Knowing its Content
Jun 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An IBM Researcher has solved a thorny mathematical problem that has confounded scientists since the invention of public-key encryption several decades ago. The breakthrough, called "privacy homomorphism," ...
Stem cell breakthrough gives new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases
Mar 05, 2009 |
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An experimental procedure that dramatically strengthens stem cells' ability to regenerate damaged tissue could offer new hope to sufferers of muscle-wasting diseases such as myopathy and muscular dystrophy, according to researchers ...
Scientists invent 1.2nm molecular gear
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), led by Professor Christian Joachim, have scored a breakthrough in nanotechnology by becoming the first in the world to invent a molecular gear ...
Chern numbers of algebraic varieties
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A problem at the interface of two mathematical areas, topology and algebraic geometry, that was formulated by Friedrich Hirzebruch, had resisted all attempts at a solution for more than 50 years. The problem concerns the ...
Researchers make breakthrough in the quantum control of light
May 29, 2009 |
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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have recently demonstrated a breakthrough in the quantum control of photons, the energy quanta of light. This is a significant result in quantum computation, and could eventually ...
From stem cells to new organs: Scientists cross threshold in regenerative medicine
Biology /
Feb 26, 2009 |
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By now, most people have read stories about how to "grow your own organs" using stem cells is just a breakthrough away. Despite the hype, this breakthrough has been elusive. A new report published in the March 2009 issue ...
Breakthrough in the treatment of bacterial meningitis
May 13, 2009 |
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It can take just hours after the symptoms appear for someone to die from bacterial meningitis. Now, after years of research, experts at The University of Nottingham have finally discovered how the deadly meningococcal bacteria ...
Breakthrough made in energy efficiency, use of waste heat
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Engineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste heat and using it to run a cooling system - a technology that can improve the energy efficiency of diesel engines, and perhaps some day will ...
The straight poop on counting tigers
Jun 18, 2009 |
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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today a major breakthrough in the science of saving tigers: high-tech DNA fecal sampling.
Scientists develop a new HIV microbicide -- and a way to mass produce it in plants
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 28, 2009 |
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In what could be a major pharmaceutical breakthrough, research published online in The FASEB Journal describes how scientists from St George's, University of London have devised a one-two punch to stop HIV. First the report ...
Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle
Mar 30, 2009 |
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In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers—including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi—have created a "switch" that allows ...
TB breakthrough could lead to stronger vaccine
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A breakthrough strategy to improve the effectiveness of the only tuberculosis vaccine approved for humans provided superior protection against the deadly disease in a pre-clinical test, report scientists at The University ...
Research breakthrough to treat malaria
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A team of Monash University researchers led by Professor James Whisstock has made a major breakthrough in the international fight against malaria, which claims the life of a child across the world every 30 seconds.
Stem cell breakthrough gets closer to the clinic
May 28, 2009 |
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The technology for versatile, grow-in-a-dish transplant tissue took a step toward clinical use Thursday when researchers announced they have found a safe way to turn skin cells into stem cells.
