Colonic navigation: Nanotechnology helps deliver drugs to intestinal target
Nanoparticles could help smuggle drugs into the gut, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Nanotechnology.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 4, 2010
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EVALSO: A new high-speed data link to Chilean observatories
Stretching 100 kilometers through Chile's harsh Atacama Desert, a newly inaugurated data cable is creating new opportunities at ESO's Paranal Observatory and the Observatorio Cerro Armazones. Connecting these facilities to ...
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2010
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New photosensitive film converts light into kinetic energy, bends when irradiated
(PhysOrg.com) -- Japanese researchers at RIKEN have successfully developed a revolutionary new polymer film that changes shape upon irradiation with UV and visible light. Described in Science, the film is the largest-ever ...
Polymers
Nov 4, 2010
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New ribbon worm named after UCSB scientist
In the world of biology, having a new species named after you is considered one of the greatest honors for a scientist. Just ask Armand Kuris, professor of zoology in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2010
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UK wants Olympic site to rival Silicon Valley
(AP) -- Britain's prime minister wants London's Olympic Park to rival California's Silicon Valley as a place where world leading technology companies can do business, and on Thursday outlined ambitious plans to lure investors ...
Business
Nov 4, 2010
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Pigs reveal secrets: New research shines light on Quebec industry
Which are the best pieces of pork, what their texture is, how moist they are – the secrets pigs keep from even the most skilled butchers – are about to be revealed, thanks to a sophisticated new technique that has ...
Other
Nov 4, 2010
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Polar bears can't eat geese into extinction
As the Arctic warms, a new cache of resources -- snow goose eggs -- may help sustain the polar bear population for the foreseeable future. In a new study published in an early online edition of Oikos, researchers affiliated ...
Ecology
Nov 4, 2010
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8 new species discovered in Boliva national parks
Botanists at the Missouri Botanical Garden have described eight new plant species collected in the Madidi National Park and surrounding areas located on the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern Bolivia. The new species ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2010
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To prevent inbreeding, flowering plants have evolved multiple genes, research reveals
A research team led by Teh-hui Kao, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State University, in collaboration with a team lead by Professor Seiji Takayama at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in ...
Biotechnology
Nov 4, 2010
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No easy solution to genetic 'battle of the sexes'
A new study published today shows a genetic 'battle of the sexes' could be much harder to resolve and even more important to evolution than previously thought.
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2010
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