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Next round of UN climate talks set for Bangkok

A new round of climate talks will be held in Bangkok from August 30 to September 5 to prepare for minister-level negotiations at year end, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said on Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers announce GenomeSpace environment to connect genomic tools

Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have announced that GenomeSpace, a software environment that seamlessly connects genomic analysis tools, is now available to the scientific community. During her keynote ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanoparticle-delivered RNA interference drug stops head and neck cancer growth

(Phys.org) -- A nanoparticle drug delivery vehicle for small interfering RNA molecules (siRNA), that is already being tested in human clinical trials, now shows promise for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Dong Shin, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

A unique on-off switch for hormone production

Weizmann scientists have revealed a new kind of on-off switch in the brain for regulating the production of a main biochemical signal from the brain that stimulates cortisol release in the body.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Microsoft says Google is bypassing its cookie stopping technology too

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after the world learned that Google has been bypassing user preferences on Safari based browsers to allow advertisers to leave unwanted cookies on their devices, Microsoft put out a ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (14) | comments 22 | with audio podcast weblog

Space Image: Large X-class flare erupts on the Sun

On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Romanian accused of hacking NASA servers arrested

A 26-year-old Romanian accused of hacking several servers of the US space agency NASA costing it some 500,000 dollars has been arrested, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Paleoecologists suggest mass extinction due to huge methane release

(PhysOrg.com) -- Micha Ruhl and colleagues from the University of Copenhagen's Nordic Center for Earth Evolution have published a paper in Science where they contend that the mass extinction that occurred at the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (21) | comments 32 | with audio podcast report

New study indicates carbon release to atmosphere ten times faster than in the past

The rate of release of carbon into the atmosphere today is nearly 10 times as fast as during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), 55.9 million years ago, the best analog we have for current global warming, according ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Activated graphene makes superior supercapacitors for energy storage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have helped to uncover the nanoscale structure of a novel form of carbon, contributing to an explanation of why ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Firms use media coverage to influence merger negotiations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Companies involved in merger talks manipulate their stock prices during negotiations by releasing more news than usual, according to a University of Michigan study.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increasing oxygen delivery: Allosteric effectors of human hemoglobin

(PhysOrg.com) -- Numerous diseases, such as cardiovascular ailments and cancer, are characterized by a lack of oxygen in specific tissues. Therefore, increasing the supply of oxygen delivered by red blood ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Researchers explain mechanism behind rare muscle disorders

Researchers have provided the first thorough mechanistic account of how a genetic defect leads to malignant hypothermia (MH) and central core disease (CCD), rare genetic skeletal muscle disorders. The study appears in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nanoparticle gives antimicrobial ability to fight Listeria longer

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University research team developed a nanoparticle that can hold and release an antimicrobial agent as needed for extending the shelf life of foods susceptible to Listeria monocytogenes.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 07, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report clarifies controversial Illinois 'early release' prison program

Over the past year, Illinois residents have heard troubling stories about a program providing men and women “early release” from state prisons. Reporters and commentators have written sensational accounts of a “secret” ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0