Shaping up against pathogens
Plants can reprogram their genetic material to mount a defensive response against pathogens, which may have applications for agriculture.
Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2017
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Mapping dark matter
About eighty-five percent of the matter in the universe is in the form of dark matter, whose nature remains a mystery. The rest of the matter in the universe is of the kind found in atoms. Astronomers studying the evolution ...
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2017
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Rising carbon dioxide is making the world's plants more water-wise
Land plants are absorbing 17% more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere now than 30 years ago, our research published today shows. Equally extraordinarily, our study also shows that the vegetation is hardly using any extra ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2017
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The goldsmith's tomb
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich Egyptologist Julia Budka is studying the impact of intercultural contacts in Ancient Egypt. Her excavations in Sudan have uncovered a tomb dating to around 1450 BC on the island ...
Archaeology
Jul 24, 2017
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Engineers achieve significant breakthrough in spin wave based information processing technology
Conventional electronic devices make use of semiconductor circuits and they transmit information by electric charges. However, such devices are being pushed to their physical limit and the technology is facing immense challenges ...
General Physics
Jul 24, 2017
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Boat-shaped membrane protein offers novel solution for working in the cell membrane
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have identified a novel structure that helps an enzyme solve a challenging biological problem by bobbing like a ship at the surface of the cell membrane. The finding offers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2017
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Rhino poaching dips slightly in South Africa
The number of rhinos killed for their horns by poachers in South Africa dipped slightly in the first half of this year, but more than 500 were still slaughtered, the government announced Monday.
Ecology
Jul 24, 2017
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Thai cops bust $3 million phone scam gang
A gang of 44 people from China and Taiwan have been arrested in Thailand for running an elaborate phone scam that conned $3 million from scores of victims, police said Monday.
Security
Jul 24, 2017
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'Hindcasting' study investigates the extreme 2013 Colorado flood
In September 2013, severe storms struck Colorado with prolonged, heavy rainfall, resulting in at least nine deaths, 1,800 evacuations and 900 homes destroyed or damaged. The eight-day storm dumped more than 17 inches of rain, ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2017
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Philips profits plunge 32.9% in second quarter
Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 32.9 percent fall in second quarter profits, hit mainly by the costs of spinning off its lighting business last year.
Business
Jul 24, 2017
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