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New technique is quantum leap forward in understanding proteins

In this ongoing quest, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, along with colleagues from the University of California, San Diego, (UCSD) have borrowed from physics to deliver one of those research rarities -- an ...

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Preventing bacteria from falling in with the wrong crowd could help stop gum disease

Stripping some mouth bacteria of their access key to gangs of other pathogenic oral bacteria could help prevent gum disease and tooth loss. The study, published in the journal Microbiology suggests that t ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change: study

More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 81

New study makes key finding in stem cell self-renewal

A University of Minnesota-led research team has proposed a mechanism for the control of whether embryonic stem cells continue to proliferate and stay stem cells, or differentiate into adult cells like brain, liver or skin.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

2012 BX34: Behind the scenes in the discovery of a near Earth asteroid

Several blockbuster movies, television shows and commercials have depicted the discovery of an asteroid heading towards Earth and usually, somehow, impending doom is averted. But how do the discoveries of ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sales of oxycodone by doctors fall in Florida

The number of oxycodone pills sold by Florida doctors dropped dramatically in 2011, following a series of high-profile arrests and a legislative crackdown on the storefront "pill mills" that made South Florida the hub of ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Review: Super Bowl online decent, won't replace TV

(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Teens migrating to Twitter -- sometimes for privacy

(AP) -- Teens don't tweet, will never tweet - too public, too many older users. Not cool. That's been the prediction for a while now, born of numbers showing that fewer than one in 10 teens were using Twitter early on.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

New study shows prions able to jump between species more easily than thought

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of French researchers has found that prions are more easily able to jump between species than has been previously thought. In their paper published in Science, they show that prions ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

The ethics of brain boosting

(Medical Xpress) -- The idea of a simple, cheap and widely available device that could boost brain function sounds too good to be true.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (34) | comments 43 | with audio podcast

Rapid urbanization as well as cultural habits explain Gulf states' rise in heart disease prevalence

While the rapid improvement in socio-economic conditions is thought responsible for the high rates of cardiovascular disease in the Gulf states, deep-rooted cultural factors also play a part.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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