Microorganisms can better withstand the heavy metal uranium when glutathione is present, a molecule composed of three amino acids. Scientists from the German based Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
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The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites.
Business
Jun 6, 2016
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg briefly found his Twitter account hijacked, as were at least two of his other social media accounts.
Internet
Jun 6, 2016
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iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the sub-tropical north-eastern corner of South Africa has become famous for its birdlife, crocodiles and hippopotamuses that frolic in the warm estuarine waters of ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2016
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The Neanderthal genome included harmful mutations that made the hominids around 40% less reproductively fit than modern humans, according to estimates published in the latest issue of the journal Genetics. Non-African humans ...
Archaeology
Jun 6, 2016
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A radical new process that allows hydrogen to be efficiently sourced from liquid formic acid could be one step forward in making the dream of hydrogen-powered cars an economic reality.
Materials Science
Jun 6, 2016
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Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have developed new synthetic models of human tissues that simulate the electromagnetic properties of different tissues and organs. Known as phantoms, these ...
Engineering
Jun 6, 2016
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The EU FIGARO project has now completed the development of a precision agriculture Decision Support System, allowing growers to benefit from innovative developments in irrigation technology.
Environment
Jun 6, 2016
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Ever since a study suggested that a "Planet Nine" could be lurking in the outskirts of our solar system, astronomers have been busy trying to pin it down.
Space Exploration
Jun 6, 2016
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An international team of researchers has discovered unexpected functions of small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) that explains the cause of some diseases. The research, led by Prof. Stefan Stamm from the University of Kentucky ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2016
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