In online first, 'exploding watermelon' takes the cake
In an online world where viral trends can shift in an instant, the "exploding watermelon" video may have set a high-water mark.
Internet
Apr 8, 2016
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SpaceX launches futuristic pop-up room, lands rocket at sea
SpaceX resumed station deliveries for NASA on Friday, and in a double triumph, successfully landed its booster rocket on an ocean platform for the first time.
Space Exploration
Apr 8, 2016
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UW-led field project watching clouds from a remote island off Antarctica
It turns out not all clouds are created equal. Though Seattle presents an ideal location for cloud-gazing, it can't reproduce the unique clouds in a part of the world thought to play a key role in the planet's climate.
Earth Sciences
Apr 8, 2016
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A newly discovered way for cells to die
Some cells are meant to live, and some are meant to die. The linker cell of Caenorhabditis elegans, a tiny worm that is a favored model organism for biologists, is among those destined for termination. This cell helps determine ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 8, 2016
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France's Vivendi, Italy's Mediaset deal in challenge to Netflix
France's media firm Vivendi and Italy's Mediaset said Friday they had clinched a deal as part of the French group's strategy to build a European media giant to rival US streaming powerhouse Netflix.
Business
Apr 8, 2016
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Yahoo extends deadline for opening bids: report
Yahoo has given prospective buyers an added week to make preliminary bids for the company's core assets, tech news website Re/Code reported on Friday
Business
Apr 8, 2016
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Dressed to kill: Tailoring a suit for tumor-penetrating cancer meds
For more than a decade, biomedical researchers have been looking for better ways to deliver cancer-killing medication directly to tumors in the body. Tiny capsules, called nanoparticles, are now being used to transport chemotherapy ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 8, 2016
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Study examines the effects of exposing legumes to nitrogen fertilizer
Plant biologists at the University of Illinois and Michigan State University have pinpointed the area of genomes within nitrogen-fixing bacteria in roots, called rhizobia, that's being altered when the plant they serve is ...
Biotechnology
Apr 8, 2016
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SpaceX back in delivery business with futuristic pop-up room
SpaceX stands ready to resume station deliveries for NASA and it couldn't have a more attention-grabbing payload: the first inflatable room ever built for astronauts.
Space Exploration
Apr 8, 2016
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Crystal structure of PKG I suggests a new activation mechanism
Protein kinases, most scientists would agree, regulate nearly every aspect of cell life. It is no surprise, then, that having faulty protein kinases may lead to a number of human conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, ...
Biochemistry
Apr 8, 2016
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