Algae: Biofuel of the future? August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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University of Virginia researchers have a plan to greatly increase algae oil yields by feeding the algae extra carbon dioxide (the main greenhouse gas) and organic material like sewage, meaning the algae could simultaneously ... | |
Indigenous children don't need number words to 'count', says new study August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The study, by researchers from the University of Melbourne and University College London, is set to be published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | |
New method to overcome multiple drug resistant diseases developed by Stanford researchers August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Many drugs once considered Charles Atlases of the pharmaceutical realm have been reduced to the therapeutic equivalent of 97-pound weaklings as the diseases they once dispatched with ease have developed resistance to them. | |
 Groundbreaking Research Shows DEET Not Sweet to Mosquitoes August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Spray yourself with a DEET-based insect repellent and the mosquitoes will leave you alone. But why? They flee because of their intense dislike for the smell of the chemical repellent and not because DEET jams ... | |
Dirty smoke from ships found to degrade air quality in coastal cities August 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Ah, nothing like breathing clean coastal air, right? Think again. Chemists at UC San Diego have measured for the first time the impact that dirty smoke from ships cruising at sea and generating electricity in port can have ... | |
Researchers uncover attack mechanism of illness-inducing bacterium August 18, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
An infectious ocean-dwelling bacterium found in oysters and other shellfish kills its host's cells by causing them to burst, providing the invader with a nutrient-rich meal, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have ... | |
Catalyst mystery unlocked August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Different keys are not supposed to fit the same lock, but in biological systems multiple versions of a catalyst all make a reaction go, according to a new study that explains the phenomenon. Scheduled for online publication ... | |
Fish cancer gene linked to pigment pattern that attracts mates August 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Though skin cancer is deadly to male fish, it also has one perk: The black melanoma splotches arise from attractive natural markings that lure female mates. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy ... | |
 Novel fungus helps beetles to digest hard wood August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian longhorned beetles helps the insect munch through the hardest of woods according to a team of entomologists and biochemists. Researchers say the discovery ... | |
 Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A new study of the ribosome, the cell's protein-building machinery, sheds light on the oldest branches of the evolutionary tree of life and suggests that differences in ribosomal structure between the three ... | |
 2007 Hurricane Forecasts Took Blow from Winds and Saharan Dry, Dusty Air August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected ... | |
 Phoenix Camera Sees Morning Frost at the Landing Site August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Surface Stereo Imager, or SSI, on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has seen water frost on the ground around the spacecraft's landing site. | |
 Many think God's intervention can revive the dying August 18, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors ... | |
Vitamin D's wild days: Who to test, what to take? August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Don't be surprised if your doctor orders a vitamin D test during your next physical. Blood tests to check levels of the so-called sunshine vitamin are on the rise as doctors and patients react to headline-grabbing ... | |
Researchers Build World's Smallest SRAM Memory Cell August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM and its development partners -- AMD, Freescale, STMicroelectronics, Toshiba and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) -- today announced the first working static random access memory ... | |
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