The sequencing of the human genome was only the beginning of a much more complex task – deciphering the secrets of cellular chemistry and the mechanisms of disease. While the genome serves as a blueprint to understanding ...
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by Mike Bettwy Giant red blobs, picket fences, upward branching carrots, and tentacled octopi --- these are just a few of the phrases used to describe sprites --- spectacular, eerie flashes of colored light high above the ...
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A violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust is seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image of a nearby supernova remnant. Denoted N 63A, the object is the remains of a massive star that exploded, spewing its gaseous ...
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Microbiologists seeking ways to eliminate pollution from waterways with microbes instead discovered that some pollution-eating bacteria commonly found in freshwater ponds can generate electricity. They present their findings ...
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Technique helps compute Jupiter/Saturn mass, improve peacetime fusion capsule design, stabilize stockpile Sandia National Labs has accelerated a small plate from zero to 76,000 mph (122,360 km/hr) in less than a second. ...
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A scientist at the University of Liverpool has helped to create the world's smallest transistor - by proving that a single molecule can power electric circuits Dr Werner Hofer, from the University's Surface Science Research ...
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University of Queensland researchers have teamed up with Tibetan Buddhist monks to uncover clues to how meditation can affect perception. Olivia Carter and Professor Jack Pettigrew from UQ’s Vision, Touch and Hearing Research ...
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A University of Alberta geologist and his research associate in Nova Scotia have published new research which may answer long-standing questions about the formation of a world famous stand of fossilized trees near the Bay ...
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