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Life & Chemistry

Single Gene Discovery: What Sets Bee Queens Apart From Workers

A research team led by Wayne State University, in collaboration with Michigan State University, has identified a single gene in honeybees that separates the…

Earth Sciences

NASA Tracks Tropical Depression Kajiki Over Central Philippines

The Philippines have been battered by moderate to heavy rainfall over the last couple of months, and newborn Tropical Depression Kajiki, known locally in the…

Earth Sciences

NASA's Aqua satellite sees System 91S struggling

A false-colored infrared image was created at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. using infrared data from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's…

Life & Chemistry

Reawakening Dormant Prostate Cancer Cells: Key Insights

“Understanding how and why dormant cells in bone tissue metastasize will aid us in preventing the spread of disease, prolonging survival and improving overall…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

First African Study Reveals Insect Abundance in GM Maize

Previous studies from China, Spain, and the United States on genetically modified (GM) rice, cotton, and maize have concluded that the biodiversity of insects…

Studies and Analyses

Tighter economic regulation needed to reverse obesity epidemic — study

Governments could slow – and even reverse – the growing epidemic of obesity by taking measures to counter fast food consumption, according to a study published…

Environmental Conservation

Beneficial Insects Thrive Amid Bt Crop Innovations

However, concerns about Bt crops still exist. Now two new studies using more exacting methods show that Bt crops have no negative effects on two beneficial…

Health & Medicine

Red alert: Body kills 'spontaneous' blood cancers on a daily basis

The research team from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute found that the immune system was responsible for eliminating potentially cancerous immune B cells in…

Life & Chemistry

Quicker, Cheaper Method for Detecting Staph Infections

Chances are you won't know you've got a staph infection until the test results come in, days after the symptoms first appear. But what if your physician could…

Life & Chemistry

Stanford Researchers Uncover Brain Region Collaboration Insights

Stanford researchers may have solved a riddle about the inner workings of the brain, which consists of billions of neurons, organized into many different…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cell Signal Discovered Linked to Cancer Growth

Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to all other blood cells. Writing in the February 2, 2014 advance online issue of Nature Genetics, principal investigator…

Transportation and Logistics

Exploring Comfort in Sustainable Mobility in Stuttgart

How can sustainable mobility become more appealing to the inhabitants of Stuttgart? Surveying 1000 people about how they choose to move around the Stuttgart…

Physics & Astronomy

Single Ion Heat Engine Prototype Developed by Mainz Physicists

Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg are working on a heat engine that consists of just a single…

Health & Medicine

BPA Exposure Linked to Liver Tumors in Mice Study Findings

“We found that 27 percent of the mice exposed to one of three different doses of BPA through their mother's diet developed liver tumors and some precancerous…

Studies and Analyses

Weight Loss Trends: Weekdays vs. Weekends Explained

What separates the slim from the heavy isn’t how much more they gain on weekends. It’s how much they lose during the weekdays. In this study, Dr. Brian Wansink…

Health & Medicine

Hepatitis C: New Insights on Sexual Transmission Risks

Until a few years ago, scientific opinion held that Hepatitis C (HCV) was only transmitted in the blood, and therefore almost exclusively through blood…

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