News tagged with natural
Rapid method of assembling new gene-editing tool could revolutionize genetic research
Development of a new way to make a powerful tool for altering gene sequences should greatly increase the ability of researchers to knock out or otherwise alter the expression of any gene they are studying. The new method ...
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Normalizing tumor blood vessels improves delivery of only the smallest nanomedicines
Combining two strategies designed to improve the results of cancer treatment – antiangiogenesis drugs and nanomedicines – may only be successful if the smallest nanomedicines are used. A new study ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Groups are the driving force of human evolution, Edward Wilson says
Plays well with others. There’s a reason that attribute is lauded, and it turns out to have evolutionary roots.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Technology transforms energy outlook
The U.S. energy picture has changed significantly in recent years, with vast, new natural gas supplies coming to market, revived solar and wind power industries, and new extraction techniques opening supplies ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 09, 2012 |
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Analytical standards needed for 'reading' Pliocene bones
Researchers studying human origins should develop standards for determining whether markings on fossil bones were made by stone tools or by biting animals, Indiana University faculty member Jackson Njau writes ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Carbon dioxide caused global warming at Ice Age's end, pioneering simulation shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate science has an equivalent to the "what came first—the chicken or the egg?" question: What came first, greenhouse gases or global warming? A multi-institutional team led by researchers ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Generating first-ever controlled ultrafast radiation, using a plasma
To observe ultrarapid phenomena such as the motion of electrons within matter, researchers need sources capable of producing extremely fast and energetic light radiation. Although devices capable of emitting ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Diversification of land plants
Researchers have reconstructed phylogenetic relationships among all 706 families of land plants.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Handheld plasma flashlight rids skin of notorious pathogens
(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of Chinese and Australian scientists have developed a handheld, battery-powered plasma-producing device that can rid skin of bacteria in an instant.
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Quantum control protocols could lead to more accurate, larger scale quantum computations
A protocol for controlling quantum information pioneered by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience in Delft, the Netherlands, and the Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University could ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Quantum computer built inside a diamond
Diamonds are forever – or, at least, the effects of this diamond on quantum computing may be. A team that includes scientists from USC has built a quantum computer in a diamond, the first of its kind to include protection ...
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Warm and fuzzy T. rex? New evidence surprises
The discovery of a giant meat-eating dinosaur sporting a downy coat has some scientists reimagining the look of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Handover of Japan-built radar to NASA
On March 30, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) officially handed off a new satellite instrument to NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The Dual-frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 04, 2012 |
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App makes saving energy social at Facebook
An application released on Tuesday plugs into the power of Facebook to make saving energy an online community affair.
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Is bioenergy expansion harmful to wildlife?
Despite the predicted environmental benefits of biofuels, converting land to grow bioenergy crops may harm native wildlife. Researchers at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig have developed a way to ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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