News tagged with molecular makeup
Research team finds new explanation for Cambrian explosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- For hundreds of years, researchers from many branches of science have sought to explain the veritable explosion in diversity in animal organisms that started approximately 541 million years ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Could the Taste of Vodka be Related to Molecular Makeup?
(PhysOrg.com) -- When we think of taste, we don't normally think about how something's molecular makeup influences our tongues. A group of scientists at the University of Cincinnati and Moscow State University ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 28, 2010 |
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New 'nano-drug' hits brain-tumor target found in 2001
Nine years ago, scientists at Cedars-Sinai's Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute detected a subtle shift occurring in the molecular makeup of the most aggressive type of brain tumors, glioblastoma multiforme. With further ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Scientists discover how chemical repellants trip up insects
Fire up the citronella-scented tiki torches, and slather on the DEET: Everybody knows these simple precautions repel insects, notably mosquitoes, whose bites not only itch and irritate, but also transmit diseases such as ...
Aug 25, 2010 |
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Epigenetic mark guides stem cells toward their destiny
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not all stem cells are completely blank slates. Some, known as adult stem cells, have already partially embraced their fates and are capable of becoming only cells of a particular type of ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Why do people 'play the longshot' and buy insurance? It's in our genes
Why do some people like to take risks by playing "longshot" payoffs while, on the other hand, taking the opposite tack by buying insurance to reduce risks? A team of economists and molecular geneticists from the Hebrew University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Studies on nutrients, gene expression could lead to tailored diets for disease prevention
Personal health recommendations and diets tailored to better prevent diseases may be in our future, just by focusing on genetics.
Mar 05, 2010 |
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New scanner aims to make liquids on planes safer
The latest airport security technology being developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory could open the door for airline passengers to bring their soft drinks and full-size shampoo bottles on board again.
Oct 14, 2010 |
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