A team of engineers and physicians have made a surprising discovery that offers a target for designing new materials for hip implants that are less susceptible to the joint's normal wear and tear.
Materials Science
Dec 22, 2011
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Yale researchers have uncovered the molecular tricks used by bacteria to fight the effects of fluoride, which is commonly used in toothpaste and mouthwash to combat tooth decay.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have shown how arrays of tiny "plasmonic nanoantennas" are able to precisely manipulate light in new ways that could make possible a range of optical innovations such as more powerful microscopes, ...
Nanophysics
Dec 22, 2011
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In eukaryotes – the group of organisms that include humans – a key to survival is the ability of certain proteins to quickly and accurately repair genetic errors that occur when DNA is replicated to make new cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 22, 2011
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Tiny fossils that scientists have thought for decades were the embryos of the earliest animals ever found have turned out to be the remains of much simpler microbial organisms.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 22, 2011
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The computer assisted design (CAD) tools that made it possible to fabricate integrated circuits with millions of transistors may soon be coming to the biological sciences. Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) ...
Biotechnology
Dec 22, 2011
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AT&T Inc. is one of the biggest corporate spenders in the nation's capital. But the rejection of its proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA showed that money can't necessarily buy you love from antitrust officials.
Business
Dec 22, 2011
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Wildfires cause tragic losses to life, property, and the environment. But even after the fire rages, the damage is far from done. Without vegetation, bare, burnt soil lies vulnerable to erosion, which can impede efforts towards ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2011
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Damaged heart tissue is not known for having much inherent capacity for repair. But now, scientists are closing in on signals that may be able to coax the heart into producing replacement cardiac muscle cells. Using a zebrafish ...
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2011
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A research team led by biochemist Scott Garman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a key interaction at the heart of a promising new treatment for a rare childhood metabolic disorder known as Fabry disease. ...
Biochemistry
Dec 22, 2011
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