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Potential new 'twist' in breast cancer detection

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Working with mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins publishing in the December issue of Neoplasia have shown that a protein made by a gene called "Twist" may be the proverbial red flag that can accurately distinguish stem cells ...


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In Taiwan, bird catchers turn bird watchers

Biology / Ecology

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When Yeh You-chin was a boy half a century ago, he ate migratory birds with relish, but now he is at the forefront of efforts to preserve the feathered visitors to his south Taiwan home.


Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution

Californians -- and their cell phones -- will help computer scientists monitor air pollution

Technology / Computer Sciences

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You want to go for a run, but you don't want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California, San Diego computer scientists are creating a network of environmental sensors ...


Stopping rape as an object of war

Stopping rape as an object of war

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a disturbing truth that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is used as a war tactic in developing nations. Silvia Dominguez, assistant professor of sociology at Northeastern University, ...


Study: Slowdown in warming last year not permanent

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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(AP) -- Cooler temperatures in North America last year do not mean global warming is easing, government and academic scientists said Friday.


Most runaway teens return home with help of family ties, study finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Runaways who maintain contact with pro-social peers and have parental support, especially from their mothers, tend to return home.


Muscle cell infusion shown to strengthen sphincters in animals

Medicine & Health / Research

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A new study shows that muscle cells grown in the lab can restore an intestine's ability to squeeze shut properly. The work, performed in dogs and rats, might ultimately help treat patients with conditions such as gastric ...


Human guinea pigs link pay and risk levels

Medicine & Health / Other

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Human guinea pigs do their homework before volunteering for high-paying clinical trials. New research shows that people equate large payments for participation in medical research with increased levels of risk. And when they ...


Stanford's Dostoevsky biographer concludes acclaimed series

Other Sciences / Other

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Everything was silent in St. Petersburg's Semenovsky Square. On the cold December day in 1849, the snow fell softly on the soldiers, on the crowd and on the ragged prisoners who unexpectedly found themselves blinking at the ...


Keeping Mars Contained

Keeping Mars Contained

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world.



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