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USC Scientists Discover Molecules That Target Lymphoma Cells

Researchers at the University of Southern California have identified two molecules that may be more effective cancer killers than are currently available on…

Medical Engineering

New Imaging Tech Reveals Arterial Structure and Metabolism

A new device that combines two microimaging technologies can reveal both the detailed anatomy of arterial linings and biological activities that, in coronary…

Life & Chemistry

ICRISAT Team Decodes Pigeonpea Genome for Sustainable Farming

Hyderabad, India and Shenzhen, China, 06 November 2011 – Once referred to as an “orphan crop” mainly grown by poor farmers, pigeonpea is now set to join the…

Life & Chemistry

Metabolic Protein PKM2 Linked to Tumor Growth Insights

The embryonic enzyme pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) has a well-established role in metabolism and is highly expressed in human cancers. Now, a team led by…

Physics & Astronomy

Swedish Instruments To Study Martian Atmosphere With Russia, China

The dual spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at Mars in October 2012. After insertion into orbit the two spacecraft will separate. Yinghuo-1 will stay on a…

Earth Sciences

EU PAGE21 Project Enhances Climate System Understanding

This is the central question field-researchers, operators of long term observatories and modellers from 18 partner institutions in the EU intend to answer with…

Awards Funding

MPIB Scientists Honored with EMBO Awards for Research Excellence

Now the organisation has acknowledged the outstanding research work of three scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB): Esben Lorentzen and…

Life & Chemistry

Shoe Strings and Egg Openers – Max Planck Scientists Discover Photosynthesis Helper Protein

Red algae, in contrast, use a slightly different mechanism and are thus more productive. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) in…

Communications Media

How to Leverage Social Media in Your Holiday Marketing Campaign

FacebookBetween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., consumers use Facebook more than television, according to Wood. Thirty percent of teen millennials (ages 15 to 17) surveyed…

Life & Chemistry

Quebec Genealogical Research Provides Clues to Genetic Consequences of Human Migration Patterns

Research published in Science today reveals that the first individuals settling on new land are more successful at passing on their genes than those who did…

Life & Chemistry

Research Finds that a Duck's Boon Might Be a Turtle's Bane

That was the discovery made by University of Cincinnati Educator Associate Professor Denis Conover, of the Department of Biological Sciences in UC's McMicken…

Life & Chemistry

Brain Probe That Softens After Insertion Causes Less Scarring

In the first test of the nanocomposite probe inspired by the dynamic skin of the sea cucumber, the immune response differed compared to that of a metal probe,…

Physics & Astronomy

Vuvuzelas: Earplugs Recommended

A group of researchers from the Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) in Marietta, Georgia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Frequency Sounds Cut Off by Cell Phones Might Carry More Information than Previously Thought

Now researchers from the University of Arizona and the University of Utah are taking a second look at this underappreciated range. Their research reveals that…

Studies and Analyses

UA Scientists Discover Evidence of Roman Period Megadrought

Almost nine hundred years ago, in the mid-12th century, the southwestern U.S. was in the middle of a multi-decade megadrought. It was the most recent extended…

Physics & Astronomy

Putting artificial atoms on the clock

Around the turn of the century, scientists began to understand that atoms have discrete energy levels. Within the field of quantum physics, this sparked the…

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