News tagged with gigantism
Genes of an 18th century 'giant' could change the lives of 21st century patients
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry have found the underlying genetic change that caused an eighteenth century patient, known at the time as the ‘Irish giant’, to ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Clues to gigantism provided by family in Borneo Mountains
An indigenous family living in a mountainous area of Malaysian Borneo helped Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers to discover information about genetic mutations associated with acromegaly, a form ...
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Sharpest views of Betelgeuse reveal how supergiant stars lose mass
(PhysOrg.com) -- Betelgeuse -- the second brightest star in the constellation of Orion (the Hunter) -- is a red supergiant, one of the biggest stars known, and almost 1000 times larger than our Sun. It is ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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