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Singapore Scientists Identify Genetic Cause of Breast Tumours

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Singapore General Hospital…

Physics & Astronomy

Oceans’ Role in Supporting Alien Life Explored by UEA Research

New research published today in the journal Astrobiology shows the vital role of oceans in moderating climate on Earth-like planets.

Earth Sciences

New Study Links Surface Eddies to Deep Mixing in Southern Ocean

It is the first study to link eddies at the surface to deep mixing on timescales of months to decades.

Life & Chemistry

New technique maps life's effects on our DNA

Researchers at the BBSRC-funded Babraham Institute, in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Single Cell Genomics Centre, have developed a…

Earth Sciences

Study Reveals Human Impact on Sea Level Rise in Pacific

A new study led by Old Dominion University and the University of Colorado Boulder indicates sea levels likely will continue to rise in the tropical Pacific…

Life & Chemistry

Common Gene Variants Drive Genetic Risk for Autism

“We show very clearly that inherited common variants comprise the bulk of the risk that sets up susceptibility to autism,” says Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, the…

Physics & Astronomy

Tiny Laser Sensor Boosts Bomb Detection Sensitivity

A team of researchers led by Xiang Zhang, UC Berkeley professor of mechanical engineering, has found a way to dramatically increase the sensitivity of a…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Starts Earlier

It is widely accepted that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of visual impairment and blindness in industrialized countries….

Life & Chemistry

Marmoset Genome Discovery Enhances Understanding of Primate Evolution

With the sequence of the marmoset, the team revealed for the first time the genome of a non-human primate in the New World monkeys, which represents a separate…

Environmental Conservation

Plant Size and Age Drive Productivity More Than Climate, Study

The size and age of plants has more of an impact on their productivity than temperature and precipitation, according to a landmark study by University of…

Studies and Analyses

New Study Reveals Reading Skills Evolve Beyond 4th Grade

But a new Dartmouth study in the journal Developmental Science tested the theory by analyzing brain waves and found that fourth-graders do not experience a…

Physics & Astronomy

Heidelberg Physicists Uncover Scaling in Giant Molecules

While the basic physics of two interacting particles is well understood, the mathematical description of a three- or many-body system becomes increasingly…

Technology Offerings

Precise Nanometer Positioning Method for Structures Explained

The invention allows placing structures specifically in the centre of the depressions in the nanometer range. The specific binding in the centre is particularly suited for single-molecule applications, single-molecule sequencing and other high-throughput methods.

Materials Sciences

Supercomputers Reveal Strange, Stress-Induced Transformations in World's Thinnest Materials

Fortunately, researchers have now pinpointed the breaking mechanism of several monolayer materials hundreds of times stronger than steel with exotic properties…

Earth Sciences

New View of Mount Rainier's Volcanic Plumbing

By measuring how fast Earth conducts electricity and seismic waves, a University of Utah researcher and colleagues made a detailed picture of Mount Rainier’s…

Life & Chemistry

Brain of World's First Known Predators Discovered

The find for the first time identifies the fossilized brain of what are considered the top predators of their time, a group of animals known as…

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