News tagged with researchers
Ancient African exodus mostly involved men, geneticists find
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Dec 21, 2008 |
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Modern humans left Africa over 60,000 years ago in a migration that many believe was responsible for nearly all of the human population that exist outside Africa today.
Unusual microbial ropes grow slowly in cave lake
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Dec 20, 2008 |
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Deep inside the Frasassi cave system in Italy and more than 1,600 feet below the Earth's surface, divers found filamentous ropes of microbes growing in the cold water, according to a team of Penn State researchers.
Researchers find nature's shut-off switch for cellulose production
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Dec 17, 2008 |
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Purdue University researchers found a mechanism that naturally shuts down cellulose production in plants, and learning how to keep that switch turned on may be key to enhancing biomass production for plant-based ...
New tool could unpick complex cancer causes and help sociologists mine Facebook
Dec 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Statistics and Centre for Complexity Science have devised a new research tool that could help unpick the complex cell interactions that lead to cancer and also allow ...
Researchers discover gene mutation that causes eye cancer
Dec 10, 2008 |
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A University of British Columbia geneticist has discovered a gene mutation that can cause the most common eye cancer - uveal melanoma.
Researchers Plan to Simulate Movements of 300 Million Americans
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Dec 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Virginia Tech are developing a computer simulation that matches the movements of all 300 million people in towns across the US. The team hopes that the model will help them ...
New target discovered to treat epileptic seizures following brain trauma or stroke
Dec 05, 2008 |
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New therapies for some forms of epilepsy may soon be possible, thanks to a discovery made by a team of University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute neuroscience researchers.
Do laser printers emit harmful particles?
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have investigated the possibility that laser printers emit pathogenic toner particles into the air, which has been a subject of public controversy. Some reports have suggested ...
Saying 'Cheese' for More Effective Border Security
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Facial recognition systems perform some very challenging tasks such as checking an individual’s photo against a database of known or suspected criminals. The task can become nearly impossible when the systems ...
Pain is in the eyes of the beholder
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Nov 25, 2008 |
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By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their symptomatic limbs. The findings—reported in the November 25th ...
Mammals can be stimulated to regrow damaged inner retina nerve cells
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Nov 24, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have reported for the first time that mammals can be stimulated to regrow inner nerve cells in their damaged retinas. Located in the back of the eye, the retina's role in vision ...
Teens' Online Safety Improved by Education, Research Shows
Nov 21, 2008 |
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Think protecting young teenagers on the Internet is important? Then be sure they think it's important, too, according to a forthcoming article in IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
'Powerhouses' from living cells power new explosives detector
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Researchers in Missouri have borrowed the technology that living cells use to produce energy to develop a tiny, self-powered sensor for rapid detection of hidden explosives. The experimental sensor, about the size of a postage ...
Researchers ID molecule linked to aggressive cancer growth, spread
Nov 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have found a genetic marker that controls an enzyme present in aggressive and metastatic cancer. The study suggests an absence of microRNA-101 is related ...
New study finds obese women more impulsive than other females
Nov 10, 2008 |
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A new study in the November issue of the journal Appetite finds that obese women display significantly weaker impulse control than normal-weight women, but between obese and normal-weight men, the impulsivity levels are ne ...
