Over the last few years scientists have discovered hundreds of microRNAs—tiny RNAs that regulate the expression of protein-coding genes. However, the functions of these novel molecules in mammals are largely unknown.
Feb 19, 2008
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Two new technologies launched onboard a U.S. Naval Academy satellite called MidSTAR-1 have proven successful in their tests in space. One technology is a sensor that can check for harmful chemicals and the other is a special ...
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2008
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NASA has selected a proposal by an MIT-led team to develop plans for an array of radio telescopes on the far side of the moon that would probe the earliest formation of the basic structures of the universe. The agency announced ...
Space Exploration
Feb 19, 2008
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Scientists at the University of York have characterised an important new step in the mechanism used by bacteria to evade our immune system.
Feb 19, 2008
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An improved but still flawed government-wide plan for nanotechnology risk research is the result of a broken system. Federally-funded studies essential to managing possible risks from this cutting-edge technology should ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 19, 2008
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Geologists at the University of Leicester have solved a puzzle found in rocks half a billion years old.
Earth Sciences
Feb 19, 2008
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Oregon's only moose herd appears to be thriving in the northeast mountains this winter, state wildlife biologist Pat Matthews said.
Feb 19, 2008
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A U.S. graduate student won second place in a "Greener Gadgets Conference" competition inventing a floor lamp powered by gravity.
Engineering
Feb 19, 2008
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A powerful virus recently discovered in digital photo frames has been identified as a Chinese Trojan Horse that gathers personal information.
Software
Feb 19, 2008
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There's a kid waiting to meet you at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Like any kid, it will amuse you, it will ask you lots of questions, and it might even bother you a little bit. But unlike most kids, it doesn’t ...
Computer Sciences
Feb 19, 2008
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