 Researcher shows evolution of milkweed defense system July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants ... | |
Plants make vaccine for treating type of cancer July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Plants could act as safe, speedy factories for growing antibodies for personalized treatments against a common form of cancer, according to new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine. The findings came in ... | |
Blood-related genetic mechanisms found important in Parkinson's disease July 21, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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What does the genetics of blood cells have to do with brain cells related to Parkinson's disease? From an unusual collaboration of neurologists and a pharmacologist comes the surprising answer: Genetic mechanisms at play ... | |
 90 billion tons of microbial organisms live in the deep biosphere July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Biogeoscientists show evidence of 90 billion tons of microbial organisms—expressed in terms of carbon mass—living in the deep biosphere, in a research article published online by Nature, July 20, 2008. ... | |
 Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said ... | |
 Scientists solve 30-year-old aurora borealis mystery 22 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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UCLA space scientists and colleagues have identified the mechanism that triggers substorms in space; wreaks havoc on satellites, power grids and communications systems; and leads to the explosive release of ... | |
 Lenses galore -- Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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By using the gravitational magnification from six massive lensing galaxy clusters, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided scientists with the largest sample of very distant galaxies seen to date. ... | |
 Nanoparticle Research Points to Energy Savings July 23, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and ... | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific research on a restaurant menu. | |
Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around the home. | |
 Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use. | |
Pond scum could be key to new cancer therapies July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy are collaborating with the Ohio State University and two other organizations to discover new cancer therapies derived from natural sources such as pond ... | |
For Clean Water: Chlorine-tolerant membranes for desalination July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most pressing needs of our time is safe, sustainable access to fresh water. The dominant technology for desalination of water is membrane-based desalination, an energy-efficient, environmentally ... | |
Exotic materials using neptunium, plutonium provide insight into superconductivity July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Physicists at Rutgers and Columbia universities have gained new insight into the origins of superconductivity – a property of metals where electrical resistance vanishes – by studying exotic chemical compounds that contain ... | |
Milestone for cannabinoid MS study July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The CUPID (Cannabinoid Use in Progressive Inflammatory brain Disease) study at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth has reached an important milestone with the news that the full cohort of 493 people with multiple sclerosis ... | |
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