On January 14, the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) issued Enhancing Research Reproducibility, a set of recommendations aimed to promote the reproducibility and transparency of biomedical ...
Other
Jan 14, 2016
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A new elegant orchid species that grows on rocks in deciduous forests of the Pacific slope of Oaxaca state, Mexico, has finally put an end to a long standing dispute among taxonomists. 'Sheltered' under the name of a close ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2016
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Nematodes, an abundant group of roundworms that exist in nearly every habitat, have long been used as model organisms for studying the function of neurons - the basic unit of animal nervous systems. For years, it was assumed ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2016
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Biological anthropologists look at skeletal remains of past cultures to gain insight into how earlier peoples lived, and forensic anthropologists work with modern-day law enforcement to decipher skeletal evidence and solve ...
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2016
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Scientists at the University of Kent have led a study that has developed a 'nanoprobe', a tenth of the size of a human hair, to help uncover more of the secrets of DNA.
Bio & Medicine
Jan 14, 2016
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The centre ground of British politics could be further to the left than we think, according to new research by the University of Sussex and Queen Mary University of London.
Social Sciences
Jan 14, 2016
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Building a car that is powered by formic acid. That is the ambition of Team FAST, a new student team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Since formic acid can store hydrogen, an environmentally-friendly fuel, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 14, 2016
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Scientists from the University of Southampton have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown large volcanic eruption in the Caribbean Sea.
Earth Sciences
Jan 14, 2016
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels. A new comparative ...
Biotechnology
Jan 14, 2016
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Researchers in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have solved a problem in micro- and nanofabrication—how to quickly, gently and precisely handle tiny particles—that will allow researchers ...
Nanophysics
Jan 14, 2016
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