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Research reveals key to world's toughest organism

Research reveals key to world's toughest organism

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Cornell researchers uncovers the details of how the world's toughest bacterium survives lethal radiation exposure.


A new approach to engineering for extreme environments

A new approach to engineering for extreme environments (w/ Video)

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites ...


Andes Mountains are older than previously believed

Andes Mountains Are Older Than Previously Believed

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago—18 million years before the previously accepted start date for the ...


Solving the mystery of how plants survive near Chernobyl

Solving the mystery of how plants survive near Chernobyl

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2

Twenty-two years after the Chernobyl nuclear power station accident in the Ukraine — the worst in history — scientists are reporting insights into the mystery of how plants have managed to adapt and survive ...


Developmental drug helps protect against radiation damage

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A drug currently under development at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine protects cells from the damaging effects of radiation exposure, a new study suggests. Results of the study, Abstract Number 3988, are being ...