News tagged with complex
Bacteria offer insights into human decision making
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying how bacteria under stress collectively weigh and initiate different survival strategies say they have gained new insights into how humans make strategic decisions that ...
Bourbon versus vodka: Bourbon hurts more the next day, performance is the same
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, ...
'Notch'ing up a role in the multisystem disease tuberous sclerosis complex
Dec 28, 2009 |
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Two independent teams of researchers have identified a role for enhanced activation of the signaling protein Notch in tumors characterized by inactivation of either the TSC1 or the TSC2 protein. As indicated by Warren Pear, ...
Electronic patient records are not a panacea
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Large-scale electronic patient record (EPR) programmes promise much but sometimes deliver little, according to a new study by UCL researchers that reviewed findings from hundreds of previous studies from all over the world.
Researchers identify a scaffold regulating protein disposal
Dec 11, 2009 |
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How does a cell manage to identify and degrade the diverse types of defective proteins and thus protect the body against serious diseases? The researchers Sabine C. Horn, Professor Thomas Sommer, Professor Udo Heinemann and ...
Physics rules network dynamics
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the workings of the Web, the brain, or a social network, physics finds universal truths.
Highlight: Exploiting strain fields
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic devices of the future may benefit from a fundamental discovery that allows researchers to customize the electronic properties of complex materials such as single-crystal thin-film structures.
