Archive: 11/07/2006
Study finds facial expressions are inherited
Scientists have found that family members share a facial expression “signature”—a unique form of the universal facial expressions encountered worldwide. In a rare study taking into account blind subjects, Gili Peleg, et al ...
Biology /
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Bridging neurons and electronics with carbon nanotubes
New implantable biomedical devices that can act as artificial nerve cells, control severe pain, or allow otherwise paralyzed muscles to be moved might one day be possible thanks to developments in materials science.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Nature's nanomachines harnessed to make drugs
Many bacteria produce toxins that can threaten human health, however new research into how bacteria secrete these substances is giving clues as to how scientists could harness these processes to produce biopharmaceuticals. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Ocean Creatures Linked to Cloud Cover Increases
Atmospheric scientists have reported a new and potentially important mechanism by which chemical emissions from ocean phytoplankton may influence the formation of clouds that reflect sunlight away from our ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Many Weather Factors Needed for Accurate Climate Change Predictions
Current climate change impact models that consider only one weather variable, such as increasing temperature, sometimes spawn unsubstantiated doomsday predictions, according to researchers at Purdue and North ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Scientists Establish Connection Between Life Today and Ancient Changes in Ocean Chemistry
Researchers in computational biology and marine science have combined their diverse expertise and found that trace-metal usage by present-day organisms probably derives from major changes in ocean chemistry occurring over ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2006 |
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