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NASA Details Plans for Lunar Exploration Robotic Missions
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's return to the moon will get a boost in June with the launch of two satellites that will return a wealth of data about Earth's nearest neighbor. On Thursday, the agency outlined the ...
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Build your own space station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO's Double Helix Science Club has produced a paper model of the International Space Station (ISS) - the first designed just for children.
Solving the mystery of how plants survive near Chernobyl
May 13, 2009 |
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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 ...
Space radiation may cause prolonged cellular damage to astronauts
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2008 |
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With major implications for long-duration space travel, a study from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrates that the high-energy radiation found in space may lead to ...
New tool gives researchers a glimpse of biomolecules in motion
Jan 13, 2009 |
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The ability of biomolecules to flex and bend is important for the performance of many functions within living cells. However, researchers interested in how biomolecules such as amino acids and proteins function have long ...
External beam partial breast irradiation most cost-effective treatment
Jun 02, 2009 |
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External beam partial breast irradiation (EB-PBI) is the most cost-effective method for treating postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer based on utilities, recurrence risks and costs when compared to whole breast ...
Exercise can aid recovery after brain radiation
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2009 |
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Exercise is a key factor in improving both memory and mood after whole-brain radiation treatments in rodents, according to data presented by Duke University scientists at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.
New Drake equation to quantify habitability?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Researchers from the Open University are laying the groundwork for a new equation that could mathematically quantify a habitat's potential for hosting life, in a similar way to how the Drake equation estimates ...
Space: The not-so-final frontier
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Sep 08, 2008 |
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Of all environments, space must be the most hostile: It is freezing cold, close to absolute zero, there is a vacuum, so no oxygen, and the amount of lethal radiation from stars is very high. This is why humans need to be ...
Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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For the first time, male flies of a serious agricultural pest, the medfly, have been bred to generate offspring that die whilst they are still embryos. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology describe the ...
Space-related radiation research could help reduce fractures in cancer survivors
Sep 15, 2009 |
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A research project looking for ways to reduce bone loss in astronauts may yield methods of improving the bone health of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment.
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