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Describing soils: Calibration tool for teaching soil rupture resistance
Jan 05, 2009 |
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A new calibration tool was recently developed to help students and soil scientists calibrate their thumb and forefinger for the correct amount of pressure.
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Misuse of antibiotics not the only cause of resistance says report
Oct 15, 2009 |
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The perception that antibiotic resistance is primarily the undesirable consequence of antibiotic abuse or misuse is a view that is simplistic and inaccurate, according to a recent report by the American Academy of Microbiology. ...
Protein's strength lies in h-bond cooperation
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Researchers in Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT reveal that the strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have ...
Satellite data look behind the scenes of deadly earthquake
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Using satellite radar data and GPS measurements, Chinese researchers have explained the exceptional geological events leading to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake that killed nearly 90 000 people in China's Sichuan ...
Combination antiretroviral therapy effective at reducing HIV resistance in mothers and babies
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 27, 2009 |
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In a clinical trial investigating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa published this week in PLoS Medicine, Neil Martinson (of the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto, South Africa) and colleagues find that a ...
Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2008 |
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The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced ...
Ethnic background may be associated with diabetes risk
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Fat and muscle mass, as potentially determined by a person's ethnic background, may contribute to diabetes risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...
Research shows fish oil may protect against stroke from ruptured carotid artery plaques
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Research led by Hernan A. Bazan, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Vascular Surgery, at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has found that unstable carotid artery plaques - those in danger ...
New Pest-Resistant Habanero Joins Peck of ARS-Created Peppers
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new red-fruited habanero is the latest pepper with resistance to root-knot nematodes to be released by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists.
Hardy New Corn Lines Released
Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Six new inbred maize lines with resistance to aflatoxin contamination have now been registered in the United States by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). ARS plant pathologist Robert ...
Deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along Southern California's San Jacinto fault
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 08, 2009 |
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With an average of four mini-earthquakes per day, Southern California's San Jacinto fault constantly adjusts to make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its quiet neighbor to the east, the ...
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