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Life & Chemistry

New genetic study helps to solve Darwin's mystery about the ancient evolution of flowering plants

According to Claude dePamphilis, a professor of biology at Penn State University and the lead author of the study, which includes scientists at six…

Studies and Analyses

Experimental Drug Shows Unprecedented Weight Loss Results

Appearing online in The Lancet today, the study found that treatment with the controlled-release combination therapy consisting of phentermine and topiramate…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Cold Virus Growth in Sinus Tissue

The researchers found that the virus, which is associated with up to half of all HRV infections in children, has reproductive properties that differ from those…

Earth Sciences

Electric Yellowstone: Mapping the Underground Hot Plume

University of Utah geophysicists made the first large-scale picture of the electrical conductivity of the gigantic underground plume of hot and partly molten…

Earth Sciences

West Antarctic Warming Linked to Tropical Pacific Sea Surface

New University of Washington research shows that rising sea surface temperatures in the area of the Pacific Ocean along the equator and near the International…

Life & Chemistry

Interferon-Induced Genes: Unveiling Antiviral Defense Mechanisms

A team of researchers, led by scientists from Rockefeller University, for the first time has carried out a comprehensive, systematic evaluation of the…

Studies and Analyses

Sleep Issues Linked to Cognitive Problems in Childhood Cancer Survivors

Cognitive problems, such as trouble with attention and memory, often arise in survivors of childhood cancer. These problems, which are either a direct or…

Health & Medicine

Immunization Safe for Kids with Inherited Metabolic Disorders

Children with inborn errors of metabolism received vaccines on the same immunization schedule as did healthy infants, according to Kaiser Permanente Vaccine…

Environmental Conservation

Wildlife Adaptation to Climate Change Focus of New Grant Program

“While people are generally familiar with reports of retreating sea ice affecting polar bears in the Arctic, many are now realizing that climate-change is…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA’s Kepler Helps Iowa State’s Kawaler, Astronomers Update Census of Sun-like Stars

Prior to Kepler’s launch in March 2009, astronomers had identified the changes in brightness, or oscillations, of about 25 stars similar to our sun in size,…

Awards Funding

Ha Wins 2011 Ho-Am Prize in Science for Innovative Research

The Prize was established by Kun-hee Lee, chairman of Samsung, in 1990 to honor the vision of “Ho-Am” Byung-Chull Lee, the founder of Samsung, and to carry…

Life & Chemistry

Monkeys provide reservoir for human malaria in South-east Asia

The Wellcome Trust-funded study confirms that the species has not yet adapted to humans and that monkeys are the main source of infection.Malaria is a…

Life & Chemistry

Giving tumor vaccines a proper introduction

Given how effectively the immune system can eliminate foreign threats such bacteria and viruses, hopes are high for the development of strategies that might…

Information Technology

Atomic-level crystal gazing

Some 300 exabytes (3 × 1020 bytes) of information were stored in electronic media—magnetic disks and tapes or optical disks—throughout the world by 2007. Yet,…

Transportation and Logistics

The future of urban transportation is in electric mobility

Nowadays safe, efficient public transportation is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life and competitiveness of many of the…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Cable-Free Charging for Electric Cars: A New Era with BMW

Developed in cooperation with BMW, this non-contact technology also works if drivers only make a short stop to recharge. The associated charging stations can…

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