Drug side effects examined
Yellow vision, pseudo-pulmonary obstruction, involuntary body movements, respiratory paralysis. These are some of the 1,600 known side effects (SEs) produced by drugs. Adverse effects are one of the main ...
Apr 19, 2013
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DNA: How to unravel the tangle
A research coordinated by the scientists at SISSA of Trieste has now developed and studied a numeric model of the chromosome that supports the experimental data and provides a hypothesis on the bundle's function.
Mar 29, 2013
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Lizards facing mass extinction, new research suggests
'Economy of scale laws' hold up well against observed data, study finds
Several mathematical relationships between scale and cost of technological production have been proposed—Moore's Law, and Wright's Law before that—but each suggests a slightly different economy of scale.
Mar 06, 2013
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Scientists may have received millions in duplicate funding, study says
Funding agencies may be paying out duplicate grants, according to an analysis completed at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and led by Harold R. Garner, a professor in the departments of biological science, ...
Jan 30, 2013
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Clays on Mars: More plentiful than expected
(Phys.org)—A new study co-authored by the Georgia Institute of Technology indicates that clay minerals, rocks that usually form when water is present for long periods of time, cover a larger portion of ...
Dec 20, 2012
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Rhesus monkeys cannot hear beat in music
(Phys.org)—Beat induction, the ability to pick up regularity – the beat – from a varying rhythm, is not an ability that rhesus monkeys possess. These are the findings of researchers from the University ...
Dec 13, 2012
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Researcher finds hint of dark energy discussion in letters between Einstein and Schrodinger
(Phys.org)—Alex Harvey, a physics professor at the City University of New York has uploaded a paper to the preprint server arXiv, in which he claims Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger were writing letter ...
Dec 11, 2012
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Astronomers pin down origins of 'mile markers' for expansion of universe
(Phys.org)—A study using a unique new instrument on the world's largest optical telescope has revealed the likely origins of especially bright supernovae that astronomers use as easy-to-spot "mile markers" ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Study: Job autonomy, trust in leadership keys to improvement initiatives
Frontline employees will commit to improving their organization if they perceive a high degree of autonomy in their jobs and trust their leaders, says research from University of Illinois business professors.
Nov 14, 2012
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Genetically Modfied Organisms (GMO) need to be assessed through systematic networks
In Europe there are many concerns about adverse environmental effects of genetically modified (GM) crops, and the opinions on the outcomes of environmental risk assessments (ERA) differ largely. GM crop safety ...
Oct 18, 2012
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A European-wide network for systematic GMO impact assessment
The authors of this paper propose a framework for a European-wide network for systematic GMO impact assessment. This network aims at improving the regulatory system by enhancing and harmonizing the environmental ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Curiosity rover finds old streambed on Martian surface
(Phys.org)—NASA's Curiosity rover mission has found evidence a stream once ran vigorously across the area on Mars where the rover is driving. There is earlier evidence for the presence of water on Mars, ...
Sep 27, 2012
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The interface between two non-conductive materials can be conductive
How can an electrically conductive interface appear at the junction between two materials which do not conduct electricity? Since such a phenomenon was discovered in 2004, conflicting hypotheses have been ...
Jul 05, 2012
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