Transmitting from one generation to the next the genetic message encoded in DNA is a well-understood concept in biology. There is now increasing awareness that chemical modifications of DNA and associated proteins are also ...
Biochemistry
Jan 24, 2013
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Murdoch University researchers have compiled a new field guide for the hardwood plantation industry which features more than 400 photographs of pests, diseases and nutrient deficiencies.
Ecology
Jan 24, 2013
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is recalling about 14,800 electric cars globally because of faulty brake parts that could cause weak braking.
Business
Jan 24, 2013
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Struggling Nokia Corp. turned a fourth-quarter net profit of €202 million ($270 million) compared with a loss of $1 billion a year earlier, but revenue fell 20 percent as it failed to make gains in the fiercely competitive ...
Business
Jan 24, 2013
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(Phys.org)—A research team in Germany has found that when given the choice, women prefer the smell of perfume that has chemicals in it that mimic the smell of their own immune proteins. In their study published in the Proceedings ...
Amid a sea of gray beards and walking canes, a small voice piped up, "Hey, who moved my NXT?" Adjusting his thick-rimmed faux reading glasses and taped-on Groucho moustache, the 5th grader took off in search of the missing ...
Engineering
Jan 24, 2013
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Have you ever woken up to a sunny forecast only to get soaked on your way to the office? On days like that it's easy to blame the weatherman.
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2013
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Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Osaka University, and The University of Electro-Communications have developed a biologically-inspired "Yuragi (fluctuations)" algorithm for virtual network control technology. By ...
Telecom
Jan 24, 2013
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(Phys.org)—When a sun-gazing NASA satellite designed and built by the University of Colorado Boulder launched into space on Jan. 25, 2003, solar storms were raging.
Space Exploration
Jan 24, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Being able to choose the sex of their babies may be the key to the complex societies built by ants, bees, and wasps, according to Oxford University scientists.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2013
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