So-called extremely low-volatility organic compounds, which are produced by plants, could be detected for the first time during field and laboratory…
Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a synthetic form of low-molecular-weight…
The focus of the study is to learn how oil persists long after a spill. Researchers presenting the work caution that the amount of oil being studied is a trace…
A bright supernova discovered only six weeks ago in a nearby galaxy is provoking new questions about the exploding stars that scientists use as their main…
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In the cells of humans and other organisms, only a subset of genes are active at any given time, depending largely on the stage of life and the particular…
International studies had indicated that harvested rainwater frequently harbors pathogens, and that, in light of the financing of harvesting tanks, drove the…
Rather than your average bowl of Lucky Charms, these are three-dimensional cell cultures generated by an exciting new digital microfluidics platform, the…
A study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine potentially has significant implications for prenatal testing for major fetal chromosome abnormalities….
To pull or not to pull? That is a common question when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed or infected teeth and the need for…
A simple change in how the hospital laboratory reports test results may help improve antibiotic prescribing practices and patient safety, according to a…
Approximately one in five U.S. health facilities don't make alcohol-based hand sanitizer available at every point of care, missing a critical opportunity to…
Based on provisional results, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this is 3.8% more than in the previous year.
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The world's first power transformer insulated and cooled using vegetable oil links the 380 kV extra-high voltage level with the 110 kV grid of the subordinate…
Selecting a Chevy Volt, Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf — or one of many other new models — shoppers in the United States bought more than 96,000 plug-in electric…
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