Oxygen in the air is well known to cause damaging rust on cars through a process known as oxidation. Similarly, a research group at Lund University in Sweden, has now identified that certain cells during embryonic development ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2016
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Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) have been able to see, for the first time, the dramatic changes that occur in the DNA of cells that are starved of oxygen and nutrients. This starved state is typical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 9, 2015
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It's inefficient to periodically draw blood from someone's neck to check oxygen levels, especially when that person is in an intensive care unit for massive blood loss. Yet the invasive procedure is currently the go-to method ...
Optics & Photonics
Aug 20, 2015
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Scientists have adapted a process normally used to make bioplastic, to remove carbon from wastewater, slashing the amount of energy needed for the treatment process.
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2015
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I'm an iPhone user, but I really admire some things about the Android phone operating system - mainly the number of handsets available.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 12, 2014
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Scientists at the MIRA research institute, in collaboration with various companies, have developed a prototype of a handy device that combines echoscopy (ultrasound) with photoacoustics. Combining these two medical imaging ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 23, 2014
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Wildlife experts lose one to two black rhinoceros each year from anesthesia complications when they capture and relocate the animals. That's 1 to 2 percent of the black rhinos that are moved annually, but with only 5,000 ...
Ecology
Aug 15, 2014
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Wearable devices may be the next big thing in consumer electronics. But it's still not clear how they'll work, what they'll look like or even what they'll do.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Imagine a physician, sitting in a stadium press box, equipped with technology that makes it possible to continuously monitor each player's physiological signs that indicate concussion.
Engineering
May 1, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Research at the University of Liverpool has explained how cells behave when placed in a low oxygen environment, a development that could have implications for cancer patients and other serious illnesses.
Biochemistry
Feb 19, 2014
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