Cultured mesenchymal stem cells can "feel" at least several microns below the surface of an artificial microfilm matrix, gauging the elasticity of the extracellular bedding that is a crucial variable in determining their ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2010
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The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and the pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis exemplify convergent evolution, the development of a similar biological trait in unrelated lineages, according to research presented ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2010
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Electronics giant Sony said Monday it had named Eiichi Negishi, the Japanese co-recipient of this year's Nobel Prize for chemistry, as a senior advisor for research and development.
Business
Dec 13, 2010
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Global climate change may contribute to an increase in toxins that poison Caribbean fish and the people who eat the seafood, according to experts meeting this week in the Virgin Islands.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2010
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NASA researchers recently unveiled a major discovery -- the first identified microorganism on Earth able to thrive using toxic arsenic rather than phosphorus, which forms the DNA-backbone of all other living things. But now, ...
Other
Dec 13, 2010
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French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis said Monday it had extended its bid for US biotechnology group Genzyme without improving an offer that attracted only a fraction of Genzyme shares.
Biotechnology
Dec 13, 2010
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(AP) -- Internet retailer Amazon is denying that pro-WikiLeaks hackers were responsible for the failure of its websites in several European countries.
Internet
Dec 13, 2010
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(AP) -- Britain says government websites are at risk of cyber attack from pro-WikiLeaks hackers.
Internet
Dec 13, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A partnership has been formed between US, South Korean and Belgian companies to develop quantum-dot light emitting diode (QLED) displays to rival the organic light emitting diode (OLED) markets and eventually ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physics is sometimes just like a criminal investigation. Researchers gather one piece of evidence after another in order to solve a mystery - for example, the question as to how unconventional superconductivity ...
Superconductivity
Dec 13, 2010
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