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Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent (AP)

Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(AP) -- Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them.


Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...


Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.


New tools for prediction of disease progression in acute childhood leukemia

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University and University Children’s Hospital in Uppsala have devised powerful new tools for typing cells from children with acute lymphatic leukemia and for prediction of how children ...


New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster in the future.


Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Multiferroic compounds used to produce smaller and cheaper digital memories

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Is it possible to make even more compact digital memories for portable electronic devices and which consume even less energy? A team of French researchers has recently demonstrated that it ...


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Over-the-counter eye drops raise concern over antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis has increased by almost half since they became available over the counter at chemists in 2005, data obtained by Oxford University researchers ...


Semantic research sets world standards

Semantic research sets world standards

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks ...


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Cellphone powers back pain chip in Taiwan

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Taiwanese researchers have developed a chip to treat backpain that is powered by mobile phone, a member of the team said Friday.


School closure could reduce swine flu transmission by 21 percent

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. Researchers writing in the open ...



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