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Environmental Conservation

Small family farms in tropics can feed the hungry and preserve biodiversity

In many tropical zones around the world, small family farms can match or exceed the productivity of industrial-scale operations, according to U-M researchers…

Studies and Analyses

Evidence-based care and outcomes improve at Get With The Guidelines — Stroke hospitals

American Heart Association rapid access journal report:Acute stroke care and clinical outcomes have improved significantly at hospitals participating in the…

Studies and Analyses

Typhoid fever bacteria collect on gallstones to perpetuate disease

Humans who harbor these bacterial communities in their gallbladders, even without symptoms, are able to infect others with active typhoid fever, especially in…

Earth Sciences

New dinosaur discovered head first, for a change

In a rare twist, they recovered four heads – two still fully intact – from a quarry in Dinosaur National Monument in eastern Utah. Complete skulls have been…

Life & Chemistry

Ready to Use: DASGIP and Mobius CellReady 3L Bioreactor

DASGIP strengthens its market position by combining disposable benchtop bioreactors with the DASGIP technology. Thanks to the unique modularity of the DASGIP…

Life & Chemistry

What it might take to unravel the 'lean mean machine' that is cancer

The study shows that changes within the prostate cancer cell 'epigenome' (biochemical processes that target DNA and affect gene expression) alter the…

Life & Chemistry

Bitter melon extract attacks breast cancer cells

The extract from a vegetable that is common in India and China shows promise in triggering a chain of events that kills breast cancer cells and prevents them…

Materials Sciences

New photonic material may facilitate all-optical switching and computing

A class of molecules whose size, structure and chemical composition have been optimized for photonic use could provide the demanding combination of properties…

Environmental Conservation

Grizzly bears move into polar bear habitat in Manitoba, Canada

Biologists affiliated with the American Museum of Natural History and City College of the City University of New York have found that grizzly bears are roaming…

Studies and Analyses

Hormone Changes During Menopause Increases Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke

Studies show a woman’s risk of heart disease intensifies drastically around the time of natural menopause, which for most women is around the age of 50. This…

Health & Medicine

Deaf children with cochlear implants report similar quality of life to that of normal-hearing kids

In addition, the earlier a child is implanted with a cochlear device and the longer he or she wears the device, the better overall quality of life the child…

Materials Sciences

Stressed nanomaterials display unexpected movement

This finding, detailed recently in the journal Science, is important because these nanomaterials are becoming more ubiquitous in the fabrication of…

CeBIT 2010

UBIFRANCE unveils four French pavilions at CeBIT 2010

CeBIT 2010 will take place in Hanover in early March 2010 and will showcase cutting-edge players in IT and telecommunications from across Europe and the rest…

Event News

New Perspectives in Quantum Statistics and Correlations

During the last decades, the theoretical understanding of single quantum systems, such as single ions or atoms, as well as the experimental ability to…

Life & Chemistry

Equipment matters – Max Planck Scientists Can Predict which Immune Cells Identify Invaders

“To our surprise, we discovered that not all the members of the dendritic cell family are able to detect pathogens such as viruses”, explains Christian A….

Life & Chemistry

Breaking the aphid's code

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the entire genome of the pea aphid, a notorious horticultural and agricultural pest. The findings reveal the…

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