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Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly, an essential step in their ability ...
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Reading researcher solves Princeton painting mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- Early 20th century painter Gwen John has been named as the artist behind a 50 year old collection of unsigned paintings at Princeton University in America.
Dec 14, 2011 |
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W&M professor chronicles history of 700-year-old missing Spanish document
It’s been a decade and a half since manuscript hunter George Greenia discovered a missing medieval Spanish document in the archives at the University of Virginia’s Alderman Library.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Solar Dynamics Observatory detects superfast solar waves moving at 2,000 km/sec
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on board NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), have detected quasi-periodic waves in the low solar corona that travel ...
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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New research on Christian school graduates yields surprising results
In the first study of its kind on K-12 Christian education in North America, University of Notre Dame sociologist David Sikkink, in partnership with Cardus – a public policy think tank – found that while Protestant ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 25, 2011 |
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At the heart of Hartley-2, a new breed of comet?
(PhysOrg.com) -- At the heart of every comet lies a remnant of the dawn of the solar system. Or is that remnants? Astronomers don't know, but the answer would give them a clearer picture of exactly how comets ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 17, 2011 |
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Model predicts 'religiosity gene' will dominate society
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past 20 years, the Amish population in the US has doubled, increasing from 123,000 in 1991 to 249,000 in 2010. The huge growth stems almost entirely from the religious culture’s ...
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Pray tell: Americans stretching the truth about church attendance
A new University of Michigan study finds that Americans are much more likely to exaggerate their attendance at religious services than are people in many other countries.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Protecting the North American power grid from widespread blackouts
Every hundred years or so, a solar storm comes along so potent it fills the skies of Earth with blood-red auroras, makes compass needles point in the wrong direction, and sends electric currents coursing through ...
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Oct 26, 2010 |
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50 years on, the pill still changes lives
On Sunday, men and women around the world will mark an event 50 years ago that revolutionized their lives -- the approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the birth control pill.
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 05, 2010 |
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Rutgers historian puts 50th anniversary of the pill into cultural medicine cabinet
Americans consume innumerable amounts of medicine, but only one pill is known precisely as "the pill." This year marks the 50th anniversary of oral contraception, an innovative collaboration between Gregory Pincus and John ...
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Mar 23, 2010 |
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