Archive: 06/26/2007
A new system for collaboration in cell communication
Investigators from the Institute of Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) have identified a new signalling mechanism among cells in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. The researchers found that two independent groups ...
Biology /
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The beetle's dilemma
Large jaws are efficient in crushing hard prey, whereas small jaws are functional in capturing elusive prey. Researchers have suggested that such trade-offs between “force” and “velocity” could cause evolutionary ...
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Jun 26, 2007 |
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Too little scope for development in today's aircraft technology
New technology can do much to improve certain aspects of aviation in terms of sustainable development over the next fifty years, but this will be nowhere near enough to compensate for the expected growth in air travel.
Jun 26, 2007 |
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New gamma ray satellite currently lodging in a comfortable 'clean room'
NASA's Gamma ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) awaits its launch in December this year and is currently living in a "clean room" at General Dynamics in Gilbert, Ariz., while it's being checked and tested.
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Researchers report that gene therapy awakens the brain despite blindness from birth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that gene therapy used to restore retinal activity to the blind also restores function to the brain’s visual center, a critical component of seeing.
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Substance in tree bark could lead to new lung-cancer treatment
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined how a substance derived from the bark of the South American lapacho tree kills certain kinds of cancer cells, findings that also suggest a novel treatment for ...
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Gut check: Tracking the ecosystem within us
For more than 100 years, scientists have known that humans carry a rich ecosystem within their intestines. An astonishing number and variety of microbes, including as many as 400 species of bacteria, help humans digest food, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Ultrasound proves safe alternative to biopsy in some breast masses
Researchers have reported that breast masses shown on ultrasound that are diagnosed as “probably benign” can be safely managed with imaging follow-up rather than biopsy, according to a study appearing in the July issue of ...
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Increasing physical activity with a little boost
As Americans struggle to become more physically active, simple programs that provide feedback and motivation can play a crucial role in getting people off to a good start, according to a study of the July issue of Health Ps ...
Jun 26, 2007 |
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New genetic marker characterizes aggressiveness of cancer cells
Levels of a small non-coding RNA molecule called let-7 appear to define different stages of cancer better than some of the "classical" markers for tumor progression, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the ...
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Researchers reverse symptoms in mice of leading inherited cause of mental retardation
Researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT have, for the first time, reversed symptoms of mental retardation and autism in mice.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 26, 2007 |
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Greenhouse gas burial
Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) generated by human activities, thus avoiding atmospheric release, according to two stu ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2007 |
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