News tagged with barrier
Nanoparticles may cause DNA damage across a cellular barrier
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have shown in the laboratory that metal nanoparticles damaged the DNA in cells on the other side of a cellular barrier. The research, by the University of Bristol, is published ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Mantis shrimps could show us the way to a better DVD
(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable eyes of a marine crustacean could inspire the next generation of DVD and CD players, according to a new study from the University of Bristol published today in Nature Photonics.
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Africa world's fastest growing mobile phone market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile phone subscriptions in Africa have defied the world economic crisis by growing faster than in any other region of the world since 2003, according to a United Nations report published ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Breaking Down the Barrier for Smaller, Faster Electronic Devices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of international researchers is the first to uncover the chemical composition and structure of a microelectronics element that is vital to producing ever smaller - and, thus, cheaper ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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The eScience revolution: Creating semantic Web platforms for massive scientific collaboration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Web scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will use the World Wide Web to compile and share scientific data on an unprecedented scale. Their goal is to hasten scientific discovery ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system
The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Breaking language barriers in health care
(PhysOrg.com) -- For someone with limited English, using typed medication directions instead of hand written directions can make a huge difference in understanding medical instructions.
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Great Barrier Reef under serious threat: report
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is in serious jeopardy as global warming and chemical runoff threaten to kill marine species and cause serious outbreaks of disease, a report warned Wednesday.
Sep 02, 2009 |
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As Internet turns 40, barriers threaten its growth
(AP) -- Goofy videos weren't on the minds of Len Kleinrock and his team at UCLA when they began tests 40 years ago on what would become the Internet. Neither was social networking, for that matter, nor were ...
Aug 30, 2009 |
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Protection plan deep-sea coral reefs considered
(AP) -- Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain forest of coral reefs so expansive the network is believed to be the world's largest.
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Psychological factors help explain slow reaction to global warming
While most Americans think climate change is an important issue, they don't see it as an immediate threat, so getting people to "go green" requires policymakers, scientists and marketers to look at psychological barriers ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Scientists to unlock Great Barrier Reef genome
Australian scientists on Thursday announced a ground-breaking genome-mapping project that could help the Great Barrier Reef fight off the twin threats of climate change and toxic farm chemicals.
Jul 30, 2009 |
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A global model for the origin of species independent of geographical isolation
(PhysOrg.com) -- The tremendous diversity of life continues to puzzle scientists, long after the 200 years since Charles Darwin's birth. However, in recent years, consistent patterns of biodiversity have been identified ...
Jul 17, 2009 |
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Scientists identify gene for deadly inherited lung disease
A rare, deadly developmental disorder of the lungs called alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins (ACD/MPV) that usually kills the infants born with it within the first month of life results from ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Australian cruiser docks after swine flu outbreak
(AP) -- An ocean liner docked in an Australian city on Saturday despite objections raised by port officials over a swine flu outbreak on board that cut short a Great Barrier Reef cruise.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 30, 2009 |
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