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Earth Sciences

New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction

They have established that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes from a previously unknown marine source. The…

Environmental Conservation

Global Warming Fuels Fivefold Rise in Heat Records

On average, there are now five times as many record-breaking hot months worldwide than could be expected without long-term global warming, shows a study now…

Life & Chemistry

Diamondback Moth Genome Offers Insights for Pest Management

January 13, 2013, Fujian and Shenzhen, China- An international research consortium, led by Fujian Agriculture, Forestry University (FAFU) and BGI, has…

Materials Sciences

Graphene Plasmonics Enhances Drug Testing Accuracy

The breakthrough could allow for rapid and more accurate drug testing for professional athletes as it could detect the presence of even trace amounts of a…

Earth Sciences

Scientists Use Synchrotron X-Rays to Reconstruct Life’s Backbone

Jointly issued with STFC and the Royal Veterinary College London.Scientists have been able to reconstruct, for the first time, the intricate three-dimensional…

Health & Medicine

New Insights Into Immune System Foot Soldiers Unveiled

Researchers at McGill University and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered the molecular…

Life & Chemistry

Research suggests molecular 'switch' may play role in tumor suppression

The paper, available in and featured on the front cover of the Jan. 16, 2013, issue of FEBS Letters, a journal of the Federation of European Biochemical…

Life & Chemistry

Natural killer cells – the body’s own patrol against viruses and tumours

Scientists at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) have analysed for the first time all the proteins inside natural killer (NK) cells of healthy…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Cut Nitrogen Losses with Perennial Biofuel Crops Study

In a 4-year University of Illinois study that compared miscanthus, switchgrass, and mixed prairie species to typical corn-corn-soybean rotations, each of the…

Life & Chemistry

Virus Caught Infecting a Cell: A Closer Look at Its Process

To infect a cell, a virus must be able to first find a suitable cell and then eject its genetic material into its host. This robot-like process has been…

Physics & Astronomy

A Cloudy Mystery

Near the crowded galactic center, where billowing clouds of gas and dust cloak a supermassive black hole three million times as massive as the sun—a black hole…

Life & Chemistry

3-D Biomimetic Scaffolds Enhance Stem Cell Tissue Regeneration

However, to function properly, the cells must often grow in a specific pattern or alignment. An innovative method for creating a stretched polymer scaffold…

Earth Sciences

NASA Monitors Tropical Cyclone Narelle Near Western Australia

Watches and Warnings are posted for the western coast of Western Australia over the next several days as Narelle continues to move on a southerly track, where…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Florida Scientists Uncover Potential Drug Target to Block Cell Death in Parkinson’s Disease

Now, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found that blocking the interaction of a critical enzyme may counteract…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Robotic Refueling Demo Set to Jumpstart Expanded Capabilities in Space

During five days of operations, controllers from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will use the space station's remotely operated Special Purpose Dexterous…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cells Heal Damaged Artery in Groundbreaking Lab Study

Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have for the first time demonstrated that baboon embryonic stem cells can be programmed to completely…

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