Archive: 04/30/2008
Physicists Build a Quantum Gambling Machine
Quantum gambling machines may not be popping up at futuristic casinos any time soon, but the devices could have other uses – such as enabling physicists to study game theory in situations where cheating is ...
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Researchers create heart and blood cells from reprogrammed skin cells
Stem cell researchers at UCLA were able to grow functioning cardiac cells using mouse skin cells that had been reprogrammed into cells with the same unlimited properties as embryonic stem cells. The finding is the first to ...
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Atomic force microscopy reveals liquids adjust viscosity when confined, shaken
Getting ketchup out of the bottle isn’t always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid when agitated. The opposite ...
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Roaring bats
Annemarie Surlykke from the Institute of Biology, SDU, Denmark, and her colleague, Elisabeth Kalko, from the University of Ulm, Germany, studied the echolocation behavior in 11 species of insect-eating tropical bats from ...
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Cancer survivors who practice healthy habits have higher quality of life
A new study from the American Cancer Society finds cancer survivors who follow health behavior recommendations – avoiding tobacco, eating more fruits and vegetables, and getting adequate exercise—have higher health-related ...
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Stem cells at root of antlers' branching
The ability to regenerate lost body parts is unevenly distributed among higher organisms. Among vertebrates, some amphibians are able to replace lost limbs completely, while mammals are unable to regenerate ...
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Researchers develop method for transmitting medical images via cell phones
A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment ...
Apr 30, 2008 |
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You are what you eat? Maybe not for ancient man
New findings suggest that the ancient human “cousin” known as the “Nutcracker Man” wasn’t regularly eating anything like nuts after all.
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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You just move like a mouse, or do so abnormally like a mutant mouse
The brain is no longer a mysterious black box. Elucidation of the human genome is having a profound impact on the understanding of brain function in health and disease. However, genes cannot be systematically manipulated ...
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Birds can tell if you are watching them -- because they are watching you
In humans, the eyes are said to be the ‘window to the soul’, conveying much about a person’s emotions and intentions. New research demonstrates for the first time that birds also respond to a human’s gaze.
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