Phagocytosis study: surprising discovery
University of California-Santa Barbara scientists say they've made a surprising discovery: phagocytosis depends more on particle shape than size.
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UF researchers study TB epidemic
University of Florida and Indian scientists are studying a protein they believe might help protect against tuberculosis and give patients an easier recovery.
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Amazon rainforest grows best in dry season
University of Arizona scientists say they've made a surprising discovery: the undisturbed Amazon rainforest grows best during the dry season
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Manipulating cell receptor alters behavior
University at Buffalo and University of Pennsylvania scientists say two intracellular events from the same cell receptor can provoke varying behaviors.
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France approves controversial iTunes bill
The lower house of the French Parliament approved Tuesday the controversial digital copyright bill in a vote of 296-193.
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Homeland Security network gets an F
If the Department of Homeland Security were a high school student, it would be in severe danger of getting left back. For the second consecutive year the department has received a failing grade from the House Government Reform ...
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Wine With a Double Shot of Vitamin C?
Genetically designed grapes with elevated levels of vitamin C may be more than wishful thinking, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, who recently identified ...
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Spitzer Sees 9 Billion Years Back in Time
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have conducted a cosmic safari to seek out a rare galactic species. Their specimens - clusters of galaxies in the very distant universe - are few and far between, and have ...
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Significant Progress in Flexible Display Nanoresearch Announced
Advance Nanotech, Inc., today announced significant findings in a research project exploring new techniques for powering flexible displays. The project, a collaboration with the Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics ...
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Stanford professor hopes to mimic the brain on a chip
Microchips that function as the brain does or see like our eyes do were once consigned to an unrealized world of flying cars and robot housekeepers. Thanks, in part, to a Stanford researcher, such "neuromorphic" processors ...
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