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Geographic profiling applied to track hunting patterns of white sharks in South Africa

Geographic profiling applied to track hunting patterns of white sharks in South Africa

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Predation is one of the most fundamental and fascinating interactions in nature, and sharks are some of the fiercest predators on Earth. However, their hunting pattern is difficult to study because it is rarely ...





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WHO study suggests link between cell phones and tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (23) | comments 17

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preliminary results of an International investigation by the World Health Organization (WHO) suggest there may be a "significantly increased risk" of some types of brain tumors after use of ...


Pesticides -- easier detection of pollution and impact in rivers

Pesticides -- easier detection of pollution and impact in rivers

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The long-term effects of pesticides on living organisms in rivers and on water quality can now be assessed more easily. Researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) have developed ...


Yahoo launches online consumer privacy tool

Technology / Internet

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Yahoo wants its users to know what it knows about them.


New protein tag enhances view within living cells

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created Feb 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The view into the inner world of living cells just got a little brighter and more colorful. A powerful new research tool, when used with other labeling technologies, allows simultaneous visualization of two or more different ...


Novel Forensic Technique To Be Applied To Decade-Old Murder Probe

Chemistry /

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police and the University of Leicester is being called on by US force officers to tackle a decade-old murder case.


Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service

Google adds translation to main search engine

Technology / Internet

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google has began weaving an automated language translation feature into its universal search service.


Protein misprediction uncovered by new technique

Biology /

created Aug 27, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new bioinformatics tool is capable of identifying and correcting abnormal, incomplete and mispredicted protein annotations in public databases. The MisPred tool, described today in the open access journal BMC Bioinformatics, curren ...


Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?

Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?

Other Sciences / Other

created 2 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research.


Texts to reveal 'Whodunnit'

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 10, 2006 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Psychologists at the University of Leicester are to investigate texting language to provide new tools for criminal investigation.


Influence of Location-Dependent Protuberance Damage on Cell Viability

Influence of Location-Dependent Protuberance Damage on Cell Viability

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created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The influence of femtosecond laser-induced damages on viability of olfactory ensheathing cells is investigated. Several cytokinetic phenomena including intracellular calcium wave, cellular morphologic change, ...



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