News tagged with international collaboration
Tomato genome fully sequenced
For the first time, the genome of the tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, has been decoded, and it becomes an important step toward improving yield, nutrition, disease resistance, taste and color of the tomato and ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Landmark calculation clears the way to answering how matter is formed
(Phys.org) -- An international collaboration of scientists, including Thomas Blum, associate professor of physics, is reporting in landmark detail the decay process of a subatomic particle called a kaon – ...
May 25, 2012 |
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Neutrons used to study a key protein in milk
Martha, a cow placidly grazing in a field in The Netherlands, became an important collaborator with researchers who successfully analyzed and characterized the internal protein structure and the composite ...
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Apr 24, 2012 |
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Dusty stellar nurseries from the dark side of a galaxy
(Phys.org) -- A new multi-million pound camera is producing its first detailed pictures of our neighboring galaxies, revealing vast, dusty stellar nurseries where the next generation of stars is being created. ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Scientists identify key steps to respond to growing Asia Pacific research strengths
The most dramatic new developments in science are taking place among nations in the Asia-Pacific and the phenomenon is changing the dynamic of science around the globe, according to three science and academic leaders from ...
Apr 10, 2012 |
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Supercomputing the difference between matter and antimatter
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international collaboration of scientists has reported a landmark calculation of the decay process of a kaon into two pions, using breakthrough techniques on some of the world's fastest ...
Mar 29, 2012 |
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DNA duplications may be responsible for genomic-based diseases
An important part of saving a species is often understanding its DNA. Through a collaborative effort including 14 scientists representing organizations across Europe and the United States, researchers have been able to analyze ...
Dec 28, 2011 |
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Pions don't want to decay into faster-than-light neutrinos, study finds
When an international collaboration of physicists came up with a result that punched a hole in Einstein's theory of special relativity and couldn't find any mistakes in their work, they asked the world to ...
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Creating the Tree of Life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine the wealth of information that would be at our fingertips if we could understand the genetic basis and evolutionary history that underlies the vast diversity in form and function seen within mammals.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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After 25 years, sustainability is a growing science that's here to stay
Sustainability has not only become a science in the past 25 years, but it is one that continues to be fast-growing with widespread international collaboration, broad disciplinary composition and wide geographic ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Researchers map long-range migrations and habitats of leatherback sea turtles in the Pacific Ocean
Endangered leatherback sea turtles migrate and forage across vast areas of the Pacific Ocean and Indo Pacific seas and require greater international collaboration for their protection, according to a recent ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Fundamental matter-antimatter symmetry confirmed
International collaboration including MPQ scientists sets a new value for the antiproton mass relative to the electron with unprecedented precision.
Jul 28, 2011 |
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Elliptical galaxies much younger than previously thought?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The standard model for elliptical galaxies formation is challenged by a new result uncovered by an international team of astronomers from the Atlas3D collaboration. Team members from CNRS, ...
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Earth and space science missions have fewer risks if conducted by a single government agency: report
Earth and space science missions developed and implemented by federal agencies in collaboration typically result in additional complexity and cost and increased risks from divided responsibilities and accountability, says ...
Nov 23, 2010 |
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1000th protein structure released by Structural Genomics Consortium
The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), an international public-private partnership that aims to determine three-dimensional structures of medically important proteins, announced the release into the public ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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