Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology in Japan have succeeded in inducing human embryonic stem cells to self-organize into a three-dimensional structure similar to the cerebellum, providing tantalizing ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2015
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Researchers at the BBSRC-supported Babraham Institute have mapped the physical structure of the nuclear landscape in unprecedented detail to understand changes in genomic interactions occurring in cell senescence and ageing. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 29, 2015
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this striking view of spiral galaxy NGC 7714. This galaxy has drifted too close to another nearby galaxy and the dramatic interaction has twisted its spiral arms out of shape, ...
Astronomy
Jan 29, 2015
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The MODIS instrument that flies aboard NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of Tropical Cyclone Eunice in the South Indian Ocean, well south of Diego Garcia and the Cocos Islands. Its location is 637 nautical miles south-southwest ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2015
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Tropical Cyclone Diamondra is currently in the middle of the Indian Ocean and is not threatening any land masses at this time.
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2015
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To female black-tailed deer, their home turf provides a safe haven and a refuge against possible predation by pumas. Does that venture into unchartered territory are four times more likely to fall prey to these cats. After ...
Ecology
Jan 29, 2015
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During the political gridlock that led to the 2013 federal government shutdown, the leading voices for compromise were the handful of female U.S. senators—only 20 percent of the overall legislative body.
Social Sciences
Jan 29, 2015
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Missiles are launched at a Navy ship, and Sailors must decide in a matter of seconds how to keep from getting hit.
Engineering
Jan 29, 2015
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The Earth's crust under Iceland is rebounding as global warming melts the island's great ice caps, a University of Arizona-led team reports in an upcoming issue of Geophysical Research Letters.
Earth Sciences
Jan 29, 2015
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SpongeBob fans rejoice: Nickelodeon is the latest cable channel to plan a stand-alone Internet offering.
Business
Jan 29, 2015
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