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Life & Chemistry

Mammals May Regrow Damaged Retina Nerve Cells, Study Finds

The findings on retina self-repair in mammals will be published this week in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other…

Life & Chemistry

Genomic Signature of Colon Cancer Could Personalize Treatment

“These findings have important implications for individualizing therapy,” said Katherine Garman, M.D., a gastroenterology fellow at Duke and lead investigator…

Life & Chemistry

New Source of Insulin-Producing Cells Discovered by Joslin Researchers

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells can form after birth or after injury from progenitor cells…

Studies and Analyses

Robo-Lizards Validate Long-Standing Signaling Theory

Like teachers who rap a ruler before announcing homework in noisy classrooms, Puerto Rican anole lizards perform eye-catching pushups before beginning…

Materials Sciences

Protein Fibers: A New Era for Electrical Wiring Innovations

“For the first time, we have created proteins that conduct current extremely well but can also function as semiconductors in transistors, for example,” says…

Materials Sciences

Smart Textiles Were Only the Beginning – Presenting Resource Smart Materials

On Tuesday, November 25th, she is set to publicly defend her dissertation, the first on interactive textile structures, at Chalmers. A dissertation that will…

Life & Chemistry

Social Amoebas Form Groups Based on Genetic Similarity

“In fact, these single cells aggregate based on genetic similarity, not true kinship,” said Dr. Gad Shaulsky, professor of molecular and human genetics at BCM….

Health & Medicine

Ultrasound Waves Enhance Rapid DVT Treatment Effectiveness

“These clots are a main cause of both heart attacks and stroke and the more quickly you can eliminate them the better,” says Karthikeshwar Kasirajan, MD,…

Life & Chemistry

New Painkilling Pathway Discovered by Scripps Research Team

Marijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also…

Environmental Conservation

Domestication Efforts for Amazon’s Giant Fish, Arapaima Gigas

The giant fish Arapaima gigas is one of the most emblematic of these. Better known by the name of paiche in Peru or pirarucu in Brazil, it is one of the word’s…

Physics & Astronomy

Hubble Reveals Stunning Views of Massive Stars in Carina Nebula

The Carina Nebula contains several ultra-hot stars, including these two star systems and the famous blue star Eta Carinae, which has the highest luminosity yet…

Physics & Astronomy

Europe’s 20-Year Plan to Advance Astronomy Collaboration

In an unprecedented effort demonstrating the potential of European scientific cooperation, all of European astronomy is now joining forces to define the…

Physics & Astronomy

Danish Researchers Launch Magnetic Observatory in Atlantic Ocean

The new geomagnetic observatory is located on the island of Tristan da Cunha and was inaugurated on Friday 14 November by the island’s roughly 300 inhabitants…

Physics & Astronomy

‘Missing link’ galaxies discovered

The STAGES study led by the University’s Centre for Astronomy and Particle Theory examines galaxy evolution using images from the Hubble Space Telescope.A…

Power and Electrical Engineering

'Fish Technology' Draws Renewable Energy from Slow Water Currents

Slow-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine…

Life & Chemistry

Transporting Broiler Chickens: Rising Antibiotic Resistance Risks

A study by the Hopkins researchers found increased levels of pathogenic bacteria, both susceptible and drug-resistant, on surfaces and in the air inside cars…

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