Stopping the outbreak of a disease hinges on a wealth of data such as what makes a suitable host and how a pathogen spreads. But gathering these data can be difficult for diseases in remote areas of the world, or for epidemics ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2015
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Technis, an EPFL start-up, is bringing augmented reality to the tennis court. Their newly developed technology could be used for other sports in the future.
Engineering
Dec 4, 2015
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Dogs get cancer, just like humans. Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna are now exploring the molecular basis of cancer progression in canine cell lines. Modern cancer therapy has been revolutionized ...
Biotechnology
Dec 4, 2015
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US billionaire Michael Bloomberg will lead an unprecedented push for corporations worldwide to reveal their financial exposure to climate change to investors, a banking watchdog announced Friday.
Environment
Dec 4, 2015
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A government report on research funding and policy recommends introducing a financial incentive to ensure university research benefits society and business.
Social Sciences
Dec 4, 2015
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Researchers have discovered a second giant pore for the transport of folded proteins in certain cell organelles, i.e. peroxisomes. Five years ago, the group already described the first giant pore. The team headed by Prof ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2015
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Coastal communities around the world are being increasingly exposed to the hazards of rising sea levels, with global sea levels found to be rising faster over the past two decades than for the bulk of the 20th century.
Environment
Dec 4, 2015
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Researchers from the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Center (BZH) have discovered a complex of four proteins that, much like a multi-tool pocketknife, serves as a knife, a file and a pair of scissors in the manufacture ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2015
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A team of researchers, including biologists from the University of York, are a step closer to producing a biodegradable lubricant made from a new type of oilseed rape.
Biotechnology
Dec 4, 2015
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The Chinese military has been imputed for the recent cyber attack on the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM).
Security
Dec 4, 2015
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