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Researcher Uses DNA Testing to Unlock Secrets of Medieval Manuscripts

Chemistry /

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. Now ...





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Study shows quantum dots can penetrate skin through minor abrasions

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 02, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or individuals ...


Fish oils to boost skin health

Fish oils to boost skin health

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have launched a pioneering study to discover whether fatty acids found in oily fish could improve skin immunity, so reducing the risk of skin cancer.


Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets

Mummified dinosaur skin yields up new secrets

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from The University of Manchester have identified preserved organic molecules in the skin of a dinosaur that died around 66-million years ago.


New stem cell research could reduce number of animal experiments

New stem cell research could reduce number of animal experiments

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Bath are embarking on a project to use stem cell technology that could reduce the number of animal experiments used to study conditions such as motor neurone disease.


Not just a long-distance relationship: Immune cells in skin fight off infection better than the rest

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Melbourne have discovered the local action of immune cells in the skin, which could improve treatment of viral skin infections.


Catalan primatologist Jordi Sabater Pi

Spanish ethologist who discovered albino gorilla dies at 87

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spanish ethologist Jordi Sabater Pi, who discovered the only albino gorilla known to man in the 1960s, has died at the age of 87, the University of Barcelona said Thursday.


Epigenetic mark guides stem cells toward their destiny

Epigenetic mark guides stem cells toward their destiny

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Not all stem cells are completely blank slates. Some, known as adult stem cells, have already partially embraced their fates and are capable of becoming only cells of a particular type of ...


Australian Cuttlefish Camouflage

Now you see it, now you don't: Scientists unraveling the mystery of camouflage

Biology /

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

At Hogwarts, Harry Potter uses an invisibility cloak to hide from his enemies. In nature, animals like cuttlefish and chameleons use the awe-inspiring tricks of camouflage to hide from theirs.


Gene mutation responsible for premature skin aging disease identified

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In the new print issue of Nature Genetics, scientists in Singapore and Germany report that mutations in the PYCR1 gene cause the rare genetic condition that results in premature skin aging and that is known as "wrinkly skin s ...


Genomic differences identified in common skin diseases

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you have dry skin, wet it, if wet skin, dry it. This has been a general rule of dermatology for centuries, but scientists are working to develop more precise treatments for the dozen-plus inflammatory ...



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