In recent years, the science of biology has been dominated by genomics – the study of genes and their functions. The genomics era is now making way for the era of proteomics – the study of the proteins that genes encode. ...
Nanophysics
May 2, 2007
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For the first time, scientists have found that water ice lies at variable depths over small-scale patches on the Red Planet. The discovery draws a much more detailed picture of underground ice on Mars than was previously ...
Space Exploration
May 2, 2007
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Drought tolerance is a critical determinant of tropical plant distributions, researchers working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama report in the journal Nature, May 3. In a novel coupling of experimental ...
May 2, 2007
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In studies going back to the 1930’s, mice and many other species subsisting on a severely calorie-restricted diet have consistently outlived their well-fed peers by as much as 40 percent. But just how a diet verging on ...
May 2, 2007
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In the May 3 issue of Nature, James Head, a Brown University professor of geology and Lionel Wilson, a professor of volcanology at the University of Lancaster, propose an inte-grated and dramatic mechanism for the formation ...
Earth Sciences
May 2, 2007
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Collaborative research between scientists in the UK and USA has led to a major breakthrough in the understanding of antiferromagnets, published in this week's Nature. Scientists at the London Centre for Nanotechnology, the ...
Nanophysics
May 2, 2007
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The new division will provide reports on five primary IT sectors but will focus mostly on disruptive technology and emerging markets.
Other
May 2, 2007
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In a surprising move, Velocity Micro will be acquiring boutique PC builder Overdrive PC in a private stock deal.
Business
May 2, 2007
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Here we go again. Someone's planning to release one bug a day having to do with ActiveX in May.
Other
May 2, 2007
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The two companies are partnering together to offer more management capabilities to Dell's line of PCs and servers.
Software
May 2, 2007
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