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Life & Chemistry

Genomic Standards: Guiding Future Research in Organisms

At present, more than 1000 complete genomes of single cell organisms (Bacteria and Archaea) and 100 Eukaryotes (plants, animals, algae) are available in public…

Health & Medicine

Early Detection: Most Kidney Cancers Diagnosed Promptly

Christopher J. Kane, M.D., chief of urology at UC San Diego Medical Center and the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, and a team of researchers, analyzed records of…

Life & Chemistry

Genetic Test Offers Hope for Lung Cancer Recurrence Insights

“Non-small cell lung cancer, which accounts for about 80 percent of all lung cancers, has a high rate of recurrence even when treated early,” said lead…

Studies and Analyses

Remote Pools Enhance Aboriginal Child Health in Australia

Researchers from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research examined seven years of clinical records at two communities, Jigalong and Mugarinya, in…

Life & Chemistry

UQ Researchers Achieve West Nile Vaccine Breakthrough

Associate Professor Alex Khromykh, from UQ's School of Molecular & Microbial Sciences, and colleagues have found a way to generate immune response levels…

Life & Chemistry

New Breakthrough in Melanoma Gene Research Uncovered

It has long been known that prolonged exposure to the suns harmful UV rays can lead to Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An unanswered question,…

Earth Sciences

Anthropogenic Nitrogen’s Impact on Ocean Biology and CO2

Since the 1980’s Dr. Joseph M. Prospero, professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry at the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric…

Medical Engineering

Future of Surgery: Painless and Scarless Innovations Ahead

A sophisticated new surgical technology holds promise for future painless and scarless surgery with shorter recovery times than laparoscopic surgery. New…

Health & Medicine

Herbal Extract Thymoquinone Targets Pancreatic Cancer Cells

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia have found that thymoquinone, an extract of nigella sativa seed oil, blocked pancreatic cancer…

Materials Sciences

New bike wheel survives on rugged terrain, thanks to DuPont™ Zytel® nylon

Using FRX5 wheels in the Hammer Fest downhill event on Vancouver Island this spring, pro rider Dharma Fontaine hit a rock that flattened his rear tire early in…

Information Technology

Enhancing Safety with Virtual Reality Innovations

In this project, which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research BMBF, one of the researchers’ main goals is to make especially…

Environmental Conservation

Exploring Environmental Sustainability in London’s Restaurants

The report — ‘The Environmental Sustainability of the British Restaurant Industry: A London Case Study’ — has revealed that the environmental cost of getting…

Business and Finance

Understanding Auditors’ Roles in Keeping Your Money Safe

Roles and Responsibilities of Auditors' from Professor Peter A.M. Diekman RA. He contends that both the internal and public accountant have an important duty…

Physics & Astronomy

ESA Opens Astronaut Recruitment: Apply Online Now!

Prospective candidates can now carry out the first step of the application procedure by filling in details online at www.esa.int/astronautselection. Applicants…

Science Education

Geotruck Launches Holland-Belgium Tour for Students

The Geotruck, a mobile classroom in which students from the last three years of pre-university secondary education (VWO) in the Netherlands and Dutch-speaking…

Life & Chemistry

Flippin’ heck! Researchers bring new meaning to the term ‘computer bug’

The findings of the research, published in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of Biological Engineering, demonstrate that computing in living cells is…

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