Bid to find a Valentine for Romeo, world's 'loneliest frog'
With Valentine's Day approaching, please spare a thought for Romeo the lonesome Bolivian frog.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2018
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Broadcom offers $8 bn to Qualcomm if deal is blocked
Singapore-based Broadcom said Friday it would pay rival Qualcomm $8 billion if regulators fail to approve a proposed merger between the two computer chip giants.
Business
Feb 9, 2018
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Active delivery of Cas9-sgRNA complex in the cell by using ultrasound-propelled nanomotors
In cancer research, the "Cas-9-sgRNA" complex is an effective genomic editing tool, but its delivery across the cell membrane to the target (tumor) genome has not yet been satisfactorily solved. American and Danish scientists ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 9, 2018
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From chemical reaction to living cells – what kicked off the development of early life on earth?
Chemists based in Munich have demonstrated that the alternation in wet and dry conditions on early Earth could have been enough to kick off the prebiotic synthesis of the RNA nucleosides found in all domains of life.
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2018
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Texas flood: Researchers compare pollution levels before and after Hurricane Harvey
Recent years have seen rising interest in improving post-disaster research, with calls for more and better studies coming from the academic community and agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. Although understanding ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2018
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Small gold mines in Senegal create high mercury contamination
A Duke University-led study has found dangerously high levels of mercury and its more toxic chemical cousin, methylmercury, in soils, sediments and rivers near artisanal gold mines in the West African nation of Senegal.
Environment
Feb 9, 2018
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Engineers make drug testing more efficient and affordable
McMaster University engineers have devised a way to make testing for new drugs more efficient and affordable, and reduce the time for helpful medications to reach the public.
Biochemistry
Feb 9, 2018
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Bursting with excitement – A look at bubbles and fluids in space
Watching a bubble float effortlessly through the International Space Station may be mesmerizing and beautiful to witness, but that same bubble is also teaching researchers about how fluids behave differently in microgravity ...
Space Exploration
Feb 9, 2018
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Global warming – we have lessons to learn from the Pliocene epoch
Carbon levels around 3 million years ago were similar to those of today and temperatures were even warmer. If something so significant is mirrored in the past, what else can we learn about extreme climate changes?
Earth Sciences
Feb 9, 2018
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Video: Why study mouse lemurs?
Like humans, mouse lemurs sometimes develop amyloid brain plaques and other Alzheimer's-like symptoms as they age. Because mouse lemurs are primates, they are a closer genetic match to humans than mice or rats are.
Other
Feb 9, 2018
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