Booster rocket fires in key NASA test for Mars missions
NASA's fireworks came early this year with a successful rocket test in Utah.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2016
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New way out: Researchers show how stem cells exit bloodstream
Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered that therapeutic stem cells exit the bloodstream in a different manner than was previously thought. This process, dubbed angiopellosis by the researchers, has ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2016
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Female deer disperse farther than males, present disease-control challenge
Fewer female white-tailed deer disperse than males, but when they do, they typically travel more than twice as far, taking much more convoluted paths and covering larger areas, according to researchers in Penn State's College ...
Ecology
Jun 28, 2016
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See and sort: Developing novel techniques to visualize uncultured microbial cell activity
Many uncultured microbes play unknown roles in regulating Earth's biogeochemical processes; everything from regulating plant health to driving nutrient cycles in both terrestrial and marine environments, processes that can ...
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2016
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Google brings Earth into better focus
Google's free online mapping service is bringing the world into better focus with an updated version of Earth that takes advantage of photos from a US Landsat 8 satellite.
Internet
Jun 28, 2016
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Study shows how the protein controls the development of fruit fly wings
How do the cells in a human embryo know where they are located in the body and how they should develop? Why do certain cells form a finger while others do not? Freiburg biologists have explained the mechanisms that control ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 28, 2016
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Pipelines affect health, fitness of salmon, study finds
Pipelines carrying crude oil to ports in British Columbia may spell bad news for salmon, according to a new University of Guelph-led study.
Ecology
Jun 28, 2016
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Engineers to use cyborg insects as biorobotic sensing machines
A team of engineers from Washington University in St. Louis is looking to capitalize on the sense of smell in locusts to create new biorobotic sensing systems that could be used in homeland security applications.
Engineering
Jun 28, 2016
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Hubble reveals stellar fireworks in 'skyrocket' galaxy
Fireworks shows are not just confined to Earth's skies. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular fireworks display in a small, nearby galaxy, which resembles a July 4th skyrocket.
Astronomy
Jun 28, 2016
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Google offers new way for users to manage ads, personal data
Google is trying to make it easier for you to manage the vast pool of information that it collects about your online activities across phones, computers and other devices.
Internet
Jun 28, 2016
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