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Earth Sciences

First Horned Dinosaur Discovered in South Korea: Koreaceratops

The newly identified genus, Koreaceratops hwaseongensis, lived about 103 million years ago during the late Early Cretaceous period. The specimen is the first…

Life & Chemistry

Penn Study Reveals Insights to Combat Skin Cancer Risks

The findings, Millar says, not only provide information about the molecular processes underlying skin development, they also suggest a potential anticancer…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria Could Replace Eggs in Flu Vaccine Production

Vaccine production hinges on the availability of hundreds of millions of eggs – and even with the vaccine, flu still claims somewhere around 36,000 lives in…

Studies and Analyses

NIH Uncovers Mechanism Behind Catheter-Related Biofilm Infections

What: Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become a…

Health & Medicine

Mammogram Accuracy Linked to Menstrual Cycle Timing

Seattle—Try to schedule your screening mammogram during the first week of your menstrual cycle. It might make breast cancer screening more accurate for…

Life & Chemistry

Understanding Bacterial Communication Through Quorum Sensing

This system, called “quorum sensing,” is an interesting example of sophistication among microbes, says Helen Blackwell, an associate professor of chemistry at…

Life & Chemistry

Metabolism models may explain why Alzheimer's disease kills some neuron types first

The Alzheimer’s insights demonstrate how fundamental insights on human metabolism can be gleaned from computer models that incorporate large genomic and…

Studies and Analyses

PET/CT Scans Transform Lung Cancer Diagnosis for Patients

A study published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine identified positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans as a…

Materials Sciences

New Materials Enhance Nanoelectromechanical Systems Reliability

Now, researchers at Northwestern University, the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies at Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories, and Binghamton…

Health & Medicine

Promising Therapies for Aggressive Blood Cancers Revealed

Research highlights from the 40 abstracts from the John Theurer Cancer Center include a comparison of treatment with stem cell transplantation versus continued…

Life & Chemistry

New discovery about how flowering time of plants can be controlled

Scientists at Umeå Plant Science Center and the international company Syngenta, in a joint study of genetic regulation in the sugar beet, have discovered an…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Missouri Grapes: Enhancing Global Grape Production Options

In a few years, a sip of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Pinot Noir may include a taste of the “Show-Me” State. The state grape of Missouri – the Norton variety…

Physics & Astronomy

Chalcogenide Photonics: Innovations in Fabrication and Devices

These range from increased demand for bandwidth in optical communications, to the emergence of bio-health hazards associated with hazardous microorganisms that…

Studies and Analyses

Ginseng just got better — not as bitter

“Consumers like to see ginseng on a product's ingredient list because studies show that it improves memory, enhances libido and sexual performance, boosts…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Flu Vaccine Promises Long-Lasting Protection

WHAT: The costly, time-consuming process of making, distributing and administering millions of seasonal flu vaccines would become obsolete if researchers could…

Physics & Astronomy

Rice Physicists Decode Secrets of Repetitive DNA Segments

These mysterious “poly(dA) repeats” are sprinkled throughout the human genome. Scientists have also found them in the genomes of animals, plants and other…

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