Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) in Mainz have identified a missing piece of the puzzle in understanding how epigenetic marks are removed from DNA. The research on DNA demethylation sheds new light on ...
Biotechnology
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Developed through the EU NANOART project, the new testing kit has already been applied to identify binders such as collagen and ovalbumin in ancient paint, not only in model samples painted in the lab but also in real samples ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 12, 2016
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A unique filtering technology that combines light and sound waves on a single chip is expected to better detect radar and communications frequencies.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 12, 2016
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The University of Delaware's Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in ...
Environment
Jan 12, 2016
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The question of what conditions were like in the Rift Valley of East Africa 12 million years ago (Mya) has been the subject of intense debate. Now new research just published by a team led by LMU paleontologist Professor ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2016
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Over the past two decades, bee declines worldwide have drawn international attention. Managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies decreased by 25% over 20 years in Europe and 59% over 58 years in North America, and many bumble ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2016
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Just a decade or two ago, NMR and MS measurements were more difficult to carry out, and the instruments were primarily operated by highly qualified, dedicated personnel. Since that time, the paradigm has changed dramatically.
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 12, 2016
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In 1867, Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell challenged the second law of thermodynamics according to which entropy in a closed system must always increase. In his thought experiment, Maxwell took a closed gas container, ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 12, 2016
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A combined solution offers better protection against traffic noise – and can also benefit two-wheeled road users.
Engineering
Jan 12, 2016
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A discovery by University of Strathclyde researchers could have a major impact on advancing smaller, cheaper, laser-driven particle accelerators – and their potential applications.
Optics & Photonics
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