Why it matters: The neural processing involved in visually recognizing even the simplest object in a natural environment is profound—and profoundly difficult…
The demonstration, described in the latest issue of the journal Nature, not only paves the way for exploring the complex natural phenomena involving charged…
The research by scientists at the University of Michigan is reported in the Dec. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.”If people think of…
More importantly, according to two new studies led by a University of Utah human geneticist, fruit flies use the same molecular mechanisms as humans to help…
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Engineering in Oncology Center have shown that in healthy cells, a bundled “cap” of thread-like fibers holds the cell’s…
With an estimated mass of 10 – 40 times Jupiter's mass, GJ 758 B is either a giant planet or a lightweight brown dwarf. Its orbit is somewhat larger than…
An important Brandeis study appearing in the December 3 issue of Nature raises the curtain on the hidden lives of proteins at the atomic level. The study…
For the first time, physicists have used laser light to create “synthetic magnetism,” an exotic condition in which neutral atoms suddenly begin to behave as if…
When the heads of government of the UN Member States meet in Copenhagen in December for the world climate summit, one topic will be on the agenda again:…
The new IMPRS “Precision Tests of Fundamental Symmetries” is organised by the departments of Prof. Klaus Blaum, Prof. Werner Hofmann and Prof. Manfred Lindner…
These exceptionally large RNA molecules have been discovered using DNA sequence data available within the past few years. The findings, reported in the…
“People who use ecstasy need to know that this drug damages the brain and can cause immediate and dangerous problems such as sleep apnea,” said study author…
New research* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has allowed scientists to observe ion channels within the surface membrane for the…
The findings, published online December 1 in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, could lead to a simple blood test to…
This study produced a biosorbent called HeveaMET obtained from rubber leaf powder, chemically modified with NaOH, to remove Cu(II) and Ni(II) ions from…
At present, fruits are graded manually by a conventional grading system of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB). The most difficult is to classify and sort the oil palm…
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