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What do Biological Cells and Democracy Have in Common?
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the New England Complex Systems Institute (NECSI) and Harvard University offer a groundbreaking new perspective on how genes determine and regulate the functional identity of a cell. The study, ...
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Colonial heritage metaphors used in US military conflicts
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The historical reference to "Indian Country" presents a complex metaphor. For many Native Americans it signifies home, family, and territory; however, for others the term can refer to colonialism and Native American land ...
Providing health insurance for US children would be cheaper than expected
Jun 16, 2009 |
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Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the U.S. would be relatively inexpensive and would yield economic benefits that are greater than the costs, according to new research conducted at Rice ...
Electronic 'crowd behavior' revealed in semiconductors
Jul 07, 2007 |
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Like crowds of people, microscopic particles can act in concert under the right conditions. By exposing crowd behavior at the atomic scale, scientists discover new states and properties of matter.
Understanding extinct microbes may influence the state of modern human health
Jan 05, 2009 |
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The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research at the University of Oklahoma has implications for the state of modern human health. Cecil Lewis, assistant professor in the Department ...
Keep on spinning: A persistent spin state that could revolutionize spintronics
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By controlling the collective spin state of highly mobile electrons in semiconductors, researchers in the Materials Sciences Division (MSD) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley ...
In Brief: Yahoo! integrates ask and search sites
May 15, 2006 |
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Yahoo! said its question-and-answer site will be combined with its general search engine.
Measurement precision beats standard quantum limit
Apr 21, 2008 |
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For physicists, measuring the precise magnitude of a physical quantity is a key to understanding quantum mechanics. However, there is a limit to how precise a measurement can be made, which is governed by quantum mechanical ...
In Brief: Sprint offers Spanish channel service
May 04, 2006 |
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Sprint debuted its first Spanish-language video and audio service for mobile phones in the United States Thursday.
Rote memorization of historical facts adds to collective cluelessness
Feb 12, 2009 |
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As fans of talk-show host Jay Leno's man-on-the-street interviews know, Americans suffer from a national epidemic of historical and civic ignorance. But just because most Americans know more about "American Idol" than they ...
On the Energy Trail: Researchers Find New Details Following the Path of Solar Energy During Photosynthesis
Apr 25, 2008 |
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Imagine a technology that would not only provide a green and renewable source of electrical energy, but could also help scrub the atmosphere of excessive carbon dioxide resulting from the burning of fossil ...
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