News tagged with contact points
Efficient technique enables thinking
Aug 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells constantly create new contact points to their neighbouring cells. This is how the basic structure of our brain develops. In adults, new contact makes learning and memory possible. ...
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Race bigotry falling in Britain
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Racial prejudice in Britain has been declining sharply in Britain since the 1980s thanks to the greater tolerance of younger generations - according to a new study.
When cells reach out and touch
May 01, 2009 |
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MicroRNAs are single-stranded snippets that, not long ago, were given short shrift as genetic junk. Now that studies have shown they regulate genes involved in normal functioning as well as diseases such as cancer, everyone ...
Large avian flu outbreaks more likely to involve duck meat industry, experts find
Oct 24, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that 73% of avian flu outbreaks in the UK would not spread beyond the initial infected farm, but larger outbreaks are more likely to involve the duck meat industry.
Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle
Apr 24, 2008 |
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Research published today in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics suggests that very preterm babies, born between 28 and 31 weeks, could benefit from skin-to-skin cuddling with their mother before and during painful proced ...
Here's venom in your eye: Spitting cobras hit their mark
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Jan 22, 2009 |
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Spitting cobras have an exceptional ability to spray venom into eyes of potential attackers. A new study published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology reveals how these snakes maximize their chances of hitting the ta ...
Sports machismo may be cue to male teen violence
Jan 23, 2008 |
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The sports culture surrounding football and wrestling may be fueling aggressive and violent behavior not only among teen male players but also among their male friends and peers on and off the field, according to a Penn State ...
Synthetic nanoadhesive mimics sticking powers of gecko and mussel
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 18, 2007 |
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Geckos are remarkable in their ability to scurry up vertical surfaces and even move along upside down. Their feet stick but only temporarily, coming off of surfaces again and again like a sticky note. But put those feet underwater, ...
NASA seeks new research proposals
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2007 |
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NASA said it is seeking research proposals for its Next Generation Air Traffic Management Airspace and Subsonic Fixed Wing projects.
No new leads on missing Minn. mother, son
May 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A Minnesota father's public plea for his wife to bring home their 13-year-old son for cancer treatment went unanswered as their flight from authorities stretched into another day Friday.
Superheating Nanoparticles
Jul 24, 2006 |
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“For quite a long time people have been measuring the melting points of small particles,” Shaun Hendy tells PhysOrg.com. “They’ve found that the melting point decreases and this decrease is in inverse proportion to the ra ...
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