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MicroRNA-mediated metastasis suppression

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Metastases are responsible for over 90% of cancer deaths. In the upcoming issue of G&D, Dr. Robert Weinberg (MIT) and colleagues lend molecular insight into how microRNAs suppress tumor metastasis.


Le Petit Prince -- the Cute Little Gardener Meant for Mars

Le Petit Prince -- the Cute Little Gardener Meant for Mars (w/ Video)

Electronics / Robotics

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- "Le Petit Prince" is a cute one-eyed robot greenhouse designed for use on Mars, and is among the top eight finalists announced last week in the 2009 Electrolux Design Lab competition. The ...


Shifting Baselines Confound River Restoration

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Steep reductions in the abundance of fish, shellfish, and other aquatic fauna in recent centuries are not restricted to animals that live in the sea: historical records show that species in rivers and lakes worldwide also ...


Houndstongue is a controllable problem on range and wild lands

Biology / Other

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Houndstongue--also known as beggar's lice, dog's tongue, sheep bur and woolmat--is not only a general nuisance to those of you who find its sticky seeds stuck in your shoelaces or the hair of your dogs and ...


Stopping an invasion at the water's edge

Exotic plant species are more widespread than native on Boston Harbor Islands

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent findings by a team of Northeastern University ecologists studying plant life on the Boston Harbor Islands may advance societal efforts to stem the damage caused by invading exotic ...