A sophisticated system of "social control" operating between neighboring cells allows embryos to protect the purity of their pluripotent cell population, which is able to generate all body tissues. This system works through ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 26, 2017
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Once you've bought your first organic milk in the supermarket, you are highly likely to continue buying organic milk. With time, you are also likely to increase the number of organic food types on your shopping list. This ...
Social Sciences
Sep 26, 2017
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Researchers at Tohoku University have developed an innovative method for fabricating semitransparent and flexible solar cells with atomically thin 2-D materials. The new technology improves power conversion efficiency of ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 26, 2017
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Scientists from the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientific (France) and the University of Leicester (United Kingdom) have shown how the wealth of a country relates to its ...
Mathematics
Sep 26, 2017
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The vast majority of higher plants use leaves to harvest solar energy. A common feature of leaves is their flat blades. Scientists from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology in Beijing have discovered that the ...
Biotechnology
Sep 26, 2017
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A recent study by researchers affiliated with UNIST has presented a new way to advance the click chemistry. This has applications in the synthetic chemistry of new drugs and the development of functional high molecules and ...
Materials Science
Sep 26, 2017
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5
Japan said Tuesday it killed 177 whales off its northeast coast in an annual hunt that sparks anger among animal rights activists and others.
Ecology
Sep 26, 2017
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The "Alternative Nobel" was given to four people Tuesday for their "courageous work" in human rights, public health and good governance.
Other
Sep 26, 2017
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China has fined several of the country's biggest technology firms for failing to remove illegal online content as the authorities intensify their policing of the internet.
Internet
Sep 26, 2017
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The Brazilian government backed off a controversial proposal to authorize private companies to mine a sprawling Amazon reserve Monday after blistering domestic and international criticism.
Environment
Sep 26, 2017
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