DNA, the carrier of genetic information, has become established as a highly useful building material in nanotechnology. One requirement in many applications is the controlled, switchable assembly of nanostructures. In the ...
Materials Science
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Gemini Observatory cloud camera captures volcano's dramatic glow
Environment
May 23, 2018
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The Bunya pine is a unique and majestic Australian tree – my favourite tree, in fact. Sometimes simply called Bunya or the Bunya Bunya, I love its pleasingly symmetrical dome shape.
Plants & Animals
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Oilseed rape fields are home to a variety of insects that bother farmers. The pollen beetle is one of them. The beetle's larvae feed on the flower buds of oilseed rape causing damage and crop failure. The larvae of weevil ...
Ecology
May 23, 2018
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A group of Brazilian researchers affiliated with the National Space Research Institute (INPE) is working to install a network comprised of magnetometers (instruments used to measure the intensity of a magnetic field) across ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2018
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Tiny gypsum crystals can make phytoplankton so heavy that they rapidly sink, transporting large quantities of carbon to the ocean's depths. Experts from the Alfred Wegener Institute recently observed this phenomenon for the ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2018
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The tiniest of natural phenomena can have a big impact on weather, but an international team of researchers has found that the most widely used system to model meteorological conditions doesn't account for environmental microphysics ...
Earth Sciences
May 23, 2018
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It is known that chromosomal anomalies are one of the principle genetic causes of infertility in horses. However, a great proportion of these cases still go undiagnosed, probably due to the fact that their symptomatology ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2018
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Research team led by Prof. Cédric Blanpain has identified the mechanisms that regulate mammary gland development. Using a combination of lineage tracing, molecular profiling, single cell sequencing and functional experiments, ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 23, 2018
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Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed a synthetic material, SensoGlow, that detects the quantity and quality of ultraviolet radiation from the sun or other sources. This material makes it possible ...
Materials Science
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