Western blotting is a widely used technique to detect specific proteins. Although considered a semi-quantitative method, the results are often interpreted quantitatively. Scientific articles often do not specify how researchers ...
Mathematics
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If you're going to fall, injure yourself and need help, where is a good place to do it? Should you choose a busy thoroughfare or a deserted backstreet?
Social Sciences
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Pre-class assignments, small group discussions and clicker quizzes improve students' ability to grasp calculus, says new UBC research.
Mathematics
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Humans are really bad at detecting flirting, according to research at the University of Kansas. And their wingmen aren't any better.
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Graphene has been considered a hot candidate for a new generation of silicon-free electronics since the discovery of this two-dimensional form of carbon. However, graphene is not a semiconductor. In the journal ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 5, 2014
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A giant flying squirrel, a skydiving gecko, a fish that mates head-to-head, and an eyeless cave-dwelling spider are among the 367 new species revealed by scientists in the Greater Mekong region in 2012-2013, and described ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Fracking is limited in Michigan with an estimated 6 percent of the state's local jurisdictions reporting existing fracking operations or some kind of activity to expand them, but the topic generates significantly ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2014
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Payday lenders are targeting cash-strapped residents of poorer suburbs, a University of Melbourne study has determined.
Economics & Business
Jun 5, 2014
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Queensland researchers are persuading baker's yeast to produce orange-flavoured renewable jet fuel from sugar.
Biotechnology
Jun 5, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of York have found that a structured approach to teaching writing about a memorable experience can make a significant improvement to children's writing skills.
Social Sciences
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