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Life & Chemistry

New Tool Enhances Age Determination of European Anchovies

The European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus, Linneaus 1875) is a coastal pelagic species of great importance. Not only does it support an important fishing…

Life & Chemistry

Navigational Aid Enhances Growth of Nerve Cells

The human brain consists of a hundred billion nerve cells, each of which makes thousands of connections with other cells. In all of this, how do nerve fibers…

Life & Chemistry

Scientists discover how TB 'develops invincibility' against only available treatment for killer disease

They have identified how the killer bacterium makes itself immune to a key component of the only effective treatment against the disease.Earlier this month, a…

Information Technology

ETH Zurich Tests High-Speed WLAN Network for Better Connectivity

According to the communication theory, only a limited amount of data can be transmitted within a given bandwidth for wireless communication. Ever since these…

Environmental Conservation

Secrets of Successful Ecosystems: Key Insights for Conservation

Scientists hope that understanding the mechanisms which determine the diversity and productivity of ecosystems will help ecologists and conservationists to…

Machine Engineering

Enhancing Operator Comfort with New WinCC Visualization Tools

New WinCC objects for operable elements, which have been adapted to the Windows Vista design, provide the plant personnel with optical responses about possible…

Life & Chemistry

New Mouse Model Sheds Light on Mania and Depression

Affected individuals alternate between states of deep depression and mania. While depression is characterized by persistent and long-term sadness or despair,…

Health & Medicine

Exploring the Strength of a Unique Synthetic Hydrogel

Now researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are studying an unusually pliant yet strong synthetic cartilage…

Life & Chemistry

Biologists at UC San Diego Identify Key Protein in Cell’s “Self-Eating” Function

Their finding, published in the March 11 issue of the journal Developmental Cell, is important because it allows scientists to control this one aspect of…

Studies and Analyses

Monthly Counseling Boosts Weight Loss Success, Study Finds

The results of the study appear in the March 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. “The results of this study send a strong signal to…

Life & Chemistry

Structure reveals how cells 'sugar-coat' proteins

The structure offers insight into the molecular “sugar-coating” mechanism, and may help scientists better understand a variety of diseases that result when the…

Environmental Conservation

Amphibians Adapt Behaviorally to Clear-Cutting Effects

The number of amphibians drastically decreases in forest areas that are clearcut, according to previous studies. A University of Missouri researcher, however,…

Business and Finance

IT Pros With MBAs Earn 46% More, According to Management Insights

Management Insights, a regular feature of the journal, is a digest of important research in business, management, operations research, and management science….

Physics & Astronomy

Purdue’s New Facility Enhances NASA Moon Rocket Engine Efficiency

More efficient cooling improves performance and reduces the need for costly overhauls, said William Anderson, an associate professor in Purdue's School of…

Health & Medicine

New Gene Therapy Strategy Shows Promise for Muscle-Wasting Diseases

Results of these studies appear in the March 11, 2008 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.These studies, led by Brian Kaspar, PhD, a…

Environmental Conservation

China’s CO2 Emissions Surge: New Estimates Alarm Experts

Previous estimates, including those used by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, say the region that includes China will see a 2.5 to 5 percent…

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