News tagged with proceedings in the national academy of sciences
Researchers develop new test to predict success of IVF treatment
Women who fail to become pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment often grapple with the decision of whether to try IVF again. It's a difficult one to make: The procedure carries hefty financial, physical ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 19, 2010 |
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New research suggests Neanderthals weren't stupid
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neanderthals used makeup and jewellery challenging the idea that they were cognitively inferior to early modern humans, according to research published in the Proceedings in the National Ac ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Citizens in 34 countries show implicit bias linking males more than females with science
thoughts that people may be unwilling to express or may not even know that they have - may have a powerful effect on gender equity in science and mathematics engagement and performance, according to a new study published ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2009 |
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'Warrior gene' predicts aggressive behavior after provocation
Individuals with the so-called "warrior gene" display higher levels of aggression in response to provocation, according to new research co-authored by Rose McDermott, professor of political science at Brown University. In ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Depleted uranium: could this reduce our dependency on crude oil?
(Phys.org) -- A simple three-step chemical reaction which could herald the introduction of new sustainable feedstocks for the chemical industry has been developed by scientists at The University of Nottingham.
Jun 01, 2012 |
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Turning DNA into a hard drive
Silicon-based computers are fine for typing term papers and surfing the Web, but scientists want to make devices that can work on a far smaller scale, recording data within individual cells. One way to do that is to create ...
Jun 01, 2012 |
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A 'B12 shot' for marine algae? Scientists find key protein for algae growth in the ocean
Scientists have revealed a key cog in the biochemical machinery that allows marine algae at the base of the oceanic food chain to thrive. They have discovered a previously unknown protein in algae that grabs an essential ...
May 31, 2012 |
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Unravelling the mystery of misfolding prions
(Phys.org) -- Researchers at the University of Alberta's physics department and the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) are the first to map out the folding pathways of prions, malformed ...
May 30, 2012 |
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Got nectar? To hawkmoths, humidity is a cue
(Phys.org) -- Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells a moth if the flower is worth a visit, research led by a UA entomologist has discovered.
May 30, 2012 |
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50-year cholera mystery solved: Answers may help clear the way for a new class of antibiotics
For 50 years scientists have been unsure how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. That mystery has now been solved, thanks to research from biologists at The University ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Killer fungus spreads to endangered gray bats: US
A deadly fungus that has wiped out large populations of bats in North America has spread to a new species, the endangered gray bat, US wildlife officials said Tuesday.
May 29, 2012 |
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Mathematicians can conjure matter waves inside an invisible hat
Invisibility, once the subject of magic or legend, is slowly becoming reality. Over the past five years mathematicians and other scientists have been working on devices that enable invisibility cloaks – ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Nowhere to hide: New device sees bacteria behind the eardrum
Doctors can now get a peek behind the eardrum to better diagnose and treat chronic ear infections, thanks to a new medical imaging device invented by University of Illinois researchers. The device could usher ...
May 29, 2012 |
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Researchers conclude that climate change led to collapse of ancient Indus civilization
A new study combining the latest archaeological evidence with state-of-the-art geoscience technologies provides evidence that climate change was a key ingredient in the collapse of the great Indus or Harappan Civilization ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 28, 2012 |
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