ver wondered how a molecular nanomotor works when repairing DNA or transporting material such as organelles in the cell? Typically, nanomotors move along biopolymer filaments to go about their duties in the cell. To do ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 12, 2016
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Scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are set to use computer models to investigate the results of experimental testing at NASA'S Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville to develop an engineering ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2016
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Białowieża Forest in Poland has been in the news lately due to the major destruction it is facing from potential deforestation. Preserved through the ages—first used as a royal game reserve, then later protected through ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2016
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The extinction of several species of large lemurs in Madagascar has created isolated "orphaned" plant species that once depended upon the animals to eat and disperse their large seeds, a Yale-led survey has found.
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2016
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Around the world in 80 days? When Jules Verne wrote the novel, that seemed an impossible speed, but almost 150 years later, a NASA team has reduced the trip to minutes for data coming from some of today's spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2016
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"My diving bell becomes less oppressive, and my mind takes flight like a butterfly," Jean-Dominique Bauby wrote in his agonizingly beautiful account of living with severe disabilities, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 12, 2016
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Growing fruits and vegetables can be a constant battle against pests, disease and weather.
Ecology
Apr 12, 2016
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Trials of potentially 'world-changing' technology aimed at prolonging the life of fresh produce have proved successful.
Environment
Apr 12, 2016
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Queen and worker ants develop from the same sets of genes, but perform completely different ecological roles. How the same genes result in two types of individuals is an ongoing mystery. In the past, scientists have only ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 12, 2016
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Since first donning a Virtual Reality (VR) headset only eight months ago, my personal relationship with this technology has progressed at lightning speed, way past the awkward getting-to-know-you phase.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 12, 2016
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