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Power and Electrical Engineering

Harnessing Sea Waves: A New Way to Generate Electricity

Researchers Dr Ismail, Dr Muhammad Murtadha and Baharin Abu Bakar from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia carried out a conceptual study on mathematical…

Life & Chemistry

Malaria parasite's masquerade ball could come to an end

More than a million people die each year of malaria caused by different strains of the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. The medical…

Environmental Conservation

New Insights on Climate Change Effects in Real Ecosystems

However, evaluations of the local effects of climate change are often confounded by natural and human induced factors that overshadow the effects of changes in…

Life & Chemistry

Genome-Scale Study ID’s Hundreds of Drug Targets for Huntington’s

Researchers at the Buck Institute have used RNA interference (RNAi) technology to identify hundreds of “druggable” molecular targets linked to the toxicity…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Mosquitoes’ Role as Involuntary Bioterrorists

For many years scientists thought that mosquitoes provided the disease organisms which they spread with a relatively free ride because the insects didn’t have…

Physics & Astronomy

Bismuth: The Ideal Partner for Quantum Computing Qubits

The discovery, published in Nature Materials, takes us a key step further to creating practical quantum computing which could tackle complex programs that…

Environmental Conservation

Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High of 35.6 Billion Tonnes

Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are set to rise again in 2012, reaching a record high of 35.6 billion tonnes – according to new figures from the Global…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Anthrax Toxin Receptor Function

Anthrax uses a receptor on the surface of cells to inject its lethal toxins. However, the physiological function of this receptor, named Anthrax Toxin Receptor…

Life & Chemistry

New Gene-Sequencing Tools Uncover Neuroblastoma Risks

2 gene mutations I.D.'d in neuroblastoma, says researcher from the Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaUsing powerful gene-analysis tools, researchers have…

Studies and Analyses

New Genes Linked to Low Birth Weight and Diabetes Risk

An international team of genetics researchers has discovered four new gene regions that contribute to low birth weight. Three of those regions influence adult…

Life & Chemistry

Scripps Scientists Uncover Proteins That Boost Cell Health

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have determined how two proteins help create organelles, or specialized subunits within a cell, that play a…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists find 'bully' genes in common childhood tumor

In a genome sequencing study of 74 neuroblastoma tumors in children, scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Children's Hospital of…

Health & Medicine

Bonn Neuroscientists Join International Rare Disease Initiative

Over the next five years, the DNZE Bonn site will receive 470,000 euros for the effort. The project, entitled “NEUROMICS: Integrated European Project on Omics…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Corn: Many active genes – high yield

Until now, science has puzzled over the molecular processes underlying this phenomenon. Researchers at the University of Bonn and partners from Tübingen and…

Life & Chemistry

Ancient Genetic Accident Linked to Intelligence Evolution

Researchers have identified the moment in history when the genes that enabled us to think and reason evolved.This point 500 million years ago provided our…

Health & Medicine

Childhood Trauma Affects DNA: Lasting Impact on Mental Health

Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the…

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