Ocean Glider sets sail for Sri Lanka
An ocean glider christened Challenger will set sail for Sri Lanka in the longest journey ever attempted by an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Earth Sciences
Nov 4, 2016
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Molecular mechanism controlling fat accumulation elucidated
Scientists in Rafal Ciosk's group at the FMI have identified a novel regulator of fat accumulation in the nematode C. elegans. An RNase, REGE-1, degrades the mRNA encoding a fat loss promoting transcription factor, ETS-4. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 4, 2016
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Shining light on disease
Cyanine dyes could improve the efficiency of molecular probes in identifying, for example, the presence of a virus or a tumor receptor.
Biochemistry
Nov 4, 2016
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New imaging technique stimulates particles to emit laser light, could create higher-resolution images
A new imaging technique developed by scientists at MIT, Harvard University, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) aims to illuminate cellular structures in deep tissue and other dense and opaque materials. Their method ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 4, 2016
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Researchers create nanostructures made of pure gold
It is the Philosopher's Stone of Nanotechnology: using a technological trick, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have succeeded in creating nanostructures made of pure gold.
Nanophysics
Nov 4, 2016
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Researchers call for stricter measures to reach climate targets
On Friday 4 November, the global climate deal from Paris in 2015 comes into effect. On the same day, 94 of 197 parties have ratified the legally binding Paris Agreement that obliges them to contribute to a reduction in greenhouse ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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Compost bedding has multiple benefits for dairy cows
Dairy cows kept in barns often develop claw damage because of humid und unsuitable roaming areas. These disorders can affect the animals' fertility or their milk production. A study conducted by researchers from Vetmeduni ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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Research on photosynthetic antenna complexes illuminates how they harvest light in plants, algae and bacteria
Walk through any woods, branches swaying overhead, and you're surrounded by billions of the world's most efficient systems for collecting energy. Inside every leaf, blade of grass, and algal cell, clusters of proteins and ...
Biotechnology
Nov 4, 2016
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The commodification of rural China
Over the past few decades, China's shift to a market-based economy has led to the fastest sustained expansion in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by a major economy in history. This has caused profound changes in the country. ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2016
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There really is a link between your Facebook posts and your personality
Privacy campaigners this week applauded Facebook's decision to block big UK insurance firm Admiral from using young people's social media data to help set their car insurance premiums. But this is just the start of a debate ...
Internet
Nov 4, 2016
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