(PhysOrg.com) -- How does a protein chain fold into the same 3-D shape each time and not something disfunctional or dangerous? A new study shows that the first fold is critical. The finding by Susan Marqusee and Carlos Bustamante ...
Biochemistry
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to make a highly concentrated water-free liquid of a key blood protein, myoglobin, opening up the possibility of new types of biomedical materials.
Biochemistry
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While an out-of-control gusher deep in the Gulf of Mexico fouls beaches and chokes marshland habitat, another threat could be growing below the oil-slicked surface.
Environment
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new software engineering joint venture called Linaro has been set up by six major chip making companies including IBM, ARM Holdings, Texas Instruments and Samsung Electronics, with the aim of dedicating ...
Australia on Monday denied waging a campaign of vengeance against Google after launching a police probe of the web giant, a strong critic of plans for a nationwide Internet filter.
Internet
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists studying tropical guppies have discovered that the less colorful and attractive males have better quality sperm, while the attractive fish invest in their appearance at the expense of sperm quality.
The first United Nations negotiating session for a global, legally binding mercury treaty begins today in Stockholm. Continuing through Friday, this is the first of five planned negotiating sessions that will address global ...
Environment
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A medieval system of marking stone in building work could be a cheap and effective way of ending the modern day frustration of constructing 'flat-pack' furniture, according to a University of Warwick academic.
Archaeology
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the new technique, researchers were able to identify the 3-D morphology and structure of cellular organelles, including the cell wall, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, mitrochondria, granules and nucleolus. ...
Nanophysics
Jun 7, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami killed 230,000 people. The next time a tsunami threatens Indian Ocean nations, a lifesaving early warning system spearheaded by the EU will be in place.
Earth Sciences
Jun 7, 2010
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