News tagged with organization science
Cassini Shows Saturnian Roller Derby, Strange Weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- The seemingly serene orb of Saturn is in fact a gas giant with extraordinary patterns of charged particles and rough and tumble roller derbies for rings. Such are the findings of NASA's Cassini ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts -- a reproductive strategy?
Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to new research. Scientists suspect that this is part of an extraordinary ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Protein shown to be natural inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have identified a protein called Sestrin that serves as a natural inhibitor of aging and age-related pathologies in fruit flies. They ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 04, 2010 |
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Scientists find community involvement, not only enforcement, drives success of marine reserves
In one of the most comprehensive global studies of marine reserves, a team of natural and social scientists from the University of Rhode Island and other institutions has found that community involvement is among the most ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Plant buffers may limit spread of antibiotics in animal waste
Research by scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry suggests that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure fertilizers.
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Chemists create molecule with promising semiconductor properties
A team of chemists from the University of New Hampshire has synthesized the first-ever stable derivative of nonacene, creating a compound that holds significant promise in the manufacture of flexible organic electronics such ...
Feb 11, 2010 |
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URI researcher calls for global effort to monitor marine pollutants
A University of Rhode Island researcher who studies chemical pollutants in the marine environment has called on colleagues around the world to establish a global monitoring network to verify that the chemicals banned by the ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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NASA Studies Nanomechanics of Inner Ear
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning how to walk again after long-duration space flights is a problem astronauts face as they readjust to Earth's gravity. To learn how microgravity affects human space travelers, NASA scientists studied ...
Feb 05, 2010 |
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PNAS paper cites discovery of small RNA 'quality-control' mechanism
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a person is exposed to a cold virus, whether he or she actually becomes ill may come down to how well short snippets of RNA in the person's defense response system interact with the RNA-based ...
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Insulin research points way to better diabetes treatments
New research that significantly improves our understanding of how insulin interacts with cells in the human body is published today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Jurassic 'burn-down' events and organic matter richness in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation
The sediments of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation were deposited during the Late Jurassic between around 160 and 145 million years ago, the age of the reptiles. They are the main oil source rock in the North ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Scientists create super-strong collagen
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has created the strongest form of collagen known to science, a stable alternative to human collagen that could one day be used to treat arthritis and ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Discovery of enzyme activation process could lead to new heart attack treatments (w/ Video)
Researchers at the Indiana University and Stanford University schools of medicine have determined how a "chemical chaperone" does its job in the body, which could lead to a new class of drugs to help reduce ...
Jan 10, 2010 |
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Researchers are on the path to creating nano-MRI images
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers are devising methods to detect the magnetic fields of individual electrons and atomic nuclei, which they hope to use to make a nanoscale version of magnetic resonance imaging.
Dec 22, 2009 |
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'Particle soup' discovery will improve climate predictions
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at The University of Manchester is set to improve predictions about climate and air quality - and make life easier for those suffering from respiratory problems.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
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