Researchers at McMaster University's Stem Cell and Cancer Research Institute have made significant steps forward in understanding the stem cells of the human blood system after discovering how a key protein allows for better ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2016
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906
Imagine throwing Lego pieces into the air and seeing them fall to the ground assembled into the shape of a house or plane.
Materials Science
Apr 19, 2016
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22
As scientists step up their search for other life in the universe, two astrophysicists are proposing a way to make sure we don't miss the signal if extraterrestrial observers try to contact us first.
Astronomy
Mar 1, 2016
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What if Darwin was wrong?
Evolution
Feb 2, 2016
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A ninth planet? Astronomer Rob Cockcroft has heard it all before.
Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2016
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An international team of researchers has uncovered new information about the Black Death in Europe and its descendants, suggesting it persisted on the continent over four centuries, re-emerging to kill hundreds of thousands ...
Other
Jan 18, 2016
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61
Myth-buster fans have likely heard of the phenomenon of interlocking pages of two phonebooks and discovering that they are impossible to pull apart.
General Physics
Jan 15, 2016
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McMaster researchers have come up a way for inventing molecule probes to quickly identify deadly bacterial strains of infectious disease.
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 21, 2015
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10
Researchers from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., have taken atomic-level images of individual nanoparticles during heating that could lead to improved fuel-cell technologies at lower cost, reduce dependence on imported ...
Materials Science
Dec 18, 2015
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13
Takashi Imai has managed to crack a mystery of matter that has eluded other top physicists, even Nobel winners, for decades.
Condensed Matter
Dec 17, 2015
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