Radioactivity muddles the alphabet of DNA
Curtin University researchers have shown natural radioactivity within DNA can alter chemical compounds, providing a new pathway for genetic mutation.
Biochemistry
Dec 17, 2013
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New hope for stem cells, regenerative medicine emerges from the lab
Today, December 17, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, has published a novel technique that could resolve a snag in stem cell research for application in regenerative medicine—a strategy for reprograming cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2013
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What's your story? Six strategies for entrepreneurs
An entrepreneur's backstory plays a critical role in the success or failure of a fledgling venture, says Lianne Lefsrud, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan Ross School's Erb Institute.
Economics & Business
Dec 17, 2013
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Exmouth stalagmites reveal more climatic history
Paleoclimatic reconstructions from West Australian stalagmites have demonstrated how historic climatic events still determine Australia's current climate variability.
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2013
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New galactic animals on display at Spitzer's Citizen Science Zoo
Since 2010, about 50,000 volunteers have taken to their computers to help astronomers catalog star-blown bubbles captured in images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Their efforts resulted in several scientific papers, ...
Astronomy
Dec 17, 2013
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Dogs could soon predict behavior of 'their human'
In a study which delves further into the nature versus nurture debate, scientists in the evolutionary biology lab at Abertay University have come upon some surprising results.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2013
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Dawn creates guide to Vesta's hidden attractions
(Phys.org) —Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed with the human eye, the giant asteroid Vesta, which was the object of scrutiny by the Dawn spacecraft from 2011 to 2012, is quite unspectacular color-wise. ...
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2013
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New protorosaur found from the middle triassic of southern China
Protorosaur was a diverse marine reptile group characterized by long necks and elongated neck vertebrae bearing cervical ribs that extend across at least two intervertebral joints. The constitution of the protorosaurs is ...
Archaeology
Dec 17, 2013
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Carbon dioxide "breathing phenomenon" found in clay minerals
Japanese researchers have discovered a new phenomenon whereby carbonate ions (CO32−) in a clay mineral called "hydrotalcite" are repeatedly exchanged with carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air, quickly over several days, as if ...
Materials Science
Dec 17, 2013
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Sharpening the focus in quantum photolithography
A new protocol makes it possible to improve the accuracy of photolithography by addressing its physical limitations.
General Physics
Dec 17, 2013
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