Cells secure DNA within their nuclei like a secret code stashed in a vault. However, the tightly controlled borders of the nucleus create a challenge: In order for the cell to produce essential proteins, messages derived ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 11, 2016
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Lightning is a natural electric discharge phenomenon consisting of cloud-to-ground (CG) and intracloud (IC) flashes, and accounts for many human casualties and significant property damage worldwide every year. Lightning activity ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2016
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Scientists from LPI RAS, Skoltech, and MIPT have discovered unusual properties of silicon nanoparticles. They have shown that at normal conditions silica nanoparticles are enriched with oxygen. Such nanoparticles are magnetic ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 11, 2016
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Olga Vinogradova, Professor at the Faculty of Physics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, and Salim Maduar, a junior researcher of her group have suggested a new method of manipulation of microparticles at the solid-liquid ...
General Physics
Nov 11, 2016
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The lack of liquid water on the surface of Mars today has been demonstrated by new evidence in the form of meteorites on the Red Planet examined by an international team of planetary scientists.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2016
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Nintendo Co. is ending sales in Japan of its Wii U home console "soon," although it's not saying exactly when, and similar announcements are expected in other regions.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2016
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Production of seedless fruits an under-estimated tool for improving food security, research shows
Ecology
Nov 11, 2016
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Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique.
Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2016
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