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Sick of blurred identity, US plant pathologists formed own society

Biology / Other

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Spinach with fungus, malnourished cabbage, spots on cauliflower and peaches injured by frost. No matter the malady, a group of people who fashioned themselves as "plant doctors" assembled for the first time 100 years ago ...


Simplest bacteria unravelled at the cellular level

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Even the simplest cell appears to be far more complex than researchers had imagined. In a series of three articles in the journal Science, researchers including Vera van Noort at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) ...


Research gives new perspective on periodic table

Research gives new perspective on periodic table

Physics / General Physics

created 17 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (31) | comments 4

Transforming lead into gold is an impossible feat, but a similar type of "alchemy" is not only possible, but cost-effective too. Three Penn State researchers have shown that certain combinations of elemental ...


As shuttle's career nears an end, NASA turns focus to satellites

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 2

NASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But that's not all the agency has planned: There are also launches of three new satellites aimed at better understanding ...


Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...


Researcher finds success with new anti-cancer drug

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A study conducted at Scott & White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, found that a new drug stopped the growth of breast tumors in mice. This drug is unique in that it works both by stopping the cancer cells from growing and metastasizing ...


Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 2: Accelerating with Light)

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 2: Accelerating with Light)

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Accelerators are far from achieving the highest energies their builders aspire to, but size and cost may limit the kinds of facilities funding agencies can support. In the future, new kinds of machines will ...


New insight in nerve cell communication

New insight in nerve cell communication

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Communication between nerve cells is vital for our bodies to function. Part of this communication happens through vesicles containing signalling molecules called neurotransmitters. The vesicle fuses with the ...


Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying seafloor spreading ...


Scientists take important step toward the proverbial fountain of youth

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Going back for a second dessert after your holiday meal might not be the best strategy for living a long, cancer-free life say researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. That's because they've shown exactly ...



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