At a time when new transfer arrangements mean children in Northern Ireland will no longer be formally assessed in science at age 11, researchers at Queen's University have found overwhelming support for science assessment ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2010
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Fluorescent microscopy makes use of molecules, such as green fluorescent protein (GFP), that emit colored light when illuminated with light of a specific wavelength. Molecules like GFP can be used to label proteins of interest ...
Biochemistry
Sep 21, 2010
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As world experts grapple with ways to contain global warming, researchers gathered in Egypt are seeking answers from the country's pharaonic past to help tackle environmental problems of the present.
Archaeology
Sep 21, 2010
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Unlike Vegas, what happens in China doesn't stay in China.
Environment
Sep 21, 2010
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In Nader Pourmand's bioinstrumentation class, students are encouraged to come up with their own ideas for new biotechnology devices and applications. Sometimes, their "crazy ideas" turn into important research projects.
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2010
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Dr. Sebastian Kaempf, from UQ's School of Political Science and International Studies, says he believes that digital new media technology has altered the nature of war.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2010
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Figuring out how a rice crop was faring used to be a head-scratching exercise with predictably unpredictable results.
Biotechnology
Sep 21, 2010
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The world's leading wind energy trade fair opened in Germany on Tuesday, organisers said, with close to 1,000 exhibitors from around 70 countries expected to draw some 30,000 visitors.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2010
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Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica.
Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2010
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Mixed-use neighborhoods that combine residential and business development may help lead to lower levels of some types of violent crime, a new study suggests.
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2010
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