The transition from colonies of individual cells to multicellular organisms can be achieved relatively rapidly, within one million generations, according to a new mathematical model, published June 10 in the open-access journal ...
Evolution
Jun 10, 2010
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With a new twist on an old idea, two Clemson University environmental engineers are developing ways to store "waste" energy underground to cut heating and cooling costs and reduce carbon emissions.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In exploration, sometimes you find more than what you're looking for, including things that shouldn’t be there. As the Apollo 17 astronauts orbited over the night side of the moon, with the sun just beneath ...
Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2010
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Six employees of a Taiwanese maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and its US subsidiary have been charged with price-fixing, the US Justice Department said Thursday.
Business
Jun 10, 2010
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How is it that some people who apparently freeze to death, with no heart rate or respiration for extended periods, can be brought back to life with no long-term negative health consequences? New findings from the laboratory ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2010
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(AP) -- Video game makers are about to try to convince you that fancy 3-D screens, gesture-recognition cameras and ultra-sensitive motion controllers topped with brightly glowing spheres are what you need to have a good ...
Business
Jun 10, 2010
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The ongoing search for evidence of past or present life on Mars includes efforts to identify organic compounds such as proteins in Martian soil, but their absence to date remains a mystery. A new theory to explain what happens ...
Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Homeowners and pest control technicians have a new option for identifying bugs lurking in houses and other buildings -- and it's as close as a cell phone.
Other
Jun 10, 2010
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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that an unexpected cellular response plays an important role in breaking down and inhibiting the formation of excess scar tissue in wound healing.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 10, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphic accident videos cause young adults to text and talk while driving more often.
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2010
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