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Prehistoric cold case links humans to Tasmanian megafauna extinctions

A team of Australian and New Zealand researchers have discovered fresh evidence that could finally unravel the mystery of what killed Tasmania's giant marsupials over 40,000 years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Crowding causes cells to produce an orderly matrix of molecules

When researchers conduct experiments on the way cells grow and respond to outside cues, they tend to use solutions that are much more dilute than the crowded environments found inside living cells. Now, new ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Engineers scale-up production of biopolymer microthreads

Development of new therapies for a range of medical conditions—from common sports injuries to heart attacks—will be supported by a new production-scale microthread extruder designed and built by ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins

Skeletons don't lie. But sometimes they may mislead, as in the case of bones that reputedly showed evidence of syphilis in Europe and other parts of the Old World before Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Turning viruses into molecular Legos

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have turned a benign virus into an engineering tool for assembling structures that mimic collagen, one of the most important structural proteins in nature. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

A model could guide the design of artificial composites

Many biomaterials such as bone, shell and mineralized tendon have a hierarchical structure that provides the material with exceptional mechanical and load-bearing properties, even though the building blocks ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Synthetic collagen from maize has human properties

Synthetic collagen has a wide range of applications in reconstructive and cosmetic surgery and in the food industry. For proper function in animals a certain number of prolines within the protein need to be hydroxylated. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Citrate key in bone's nanostructure

Bone is one of nature's surprising "building materials." Pound-for-pound it's stronger than steel, tough yet resilient. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have identified the composition ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Portable ultrasound now available for horses

Healing for horses has gone portable.

Biology / Other

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Vitamin A derivative can inhibit early forms of breast cancer

A nutrient found in carrots and sweet potatoes may prove key to fighting breast cancer at early stages, according to a new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Sandra Fernandez, PhD, an assistant research professor ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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