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Life & Chemistry

Visualizing Pigment Mixtures in Living Cells: New Insights

The method is providing fresh insights into what happens on a molecular level during photosynthesis. It also promises to provide important information about…

Environmental Conservation

Mercury Threatens Future of Loon Populations, Study Finds

The results of the 18-year study on loons—a species symbolic of northern lakes and wilderness—appear in the most recent edition of Ecotoxicology.“This study…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Herbal Pharmacy: Discovering Plant-Based Taxanes

Thus, taxanes used in prostate and breast cancer treatment are made from yew trees. The popular periwinkle plant, which grows along the ground of many front…

Life & Chemistry

Biologists Discover Unique Bacterial Viruses in Ancient Ecosystems

Biologists examining ecosystems similar to those that existed on Earth more than 3 billion years ago have made a surprising discovery: Viruses that infect…

Environmental Conservation

Scimitar-Horned Oryx Set for Wild Reintroduction in Tunisia

The oryx, along with eight others from American and European zoos, was sent to Tunisia in December 2007 for an eventual reintroduction into the wild, where…

Life & Chemistry

Einstein Researchers Uncover Gene Mutations for Longevity

The report is the latest finding in the Einstein researchers’ ongoing search for genetic clues to longevity through their study that by now has recruited more…

Health & Medicine

Dietitian Visits Boost Cholesterol-Lowering Diet Strategies

Worried about your cholesterol? You may want to schedule a few appointments with a registered dietitian, to get some sound advice about how to shape up your…

Studies and Analyses

First Study Reveals Achievement Gaps Among Racial Groups

In the first known study to analyze reading and math achievement within racial groups during elementary school, researchers found high achievers within all…

Studies and Analyses

Study Reveals Causes Behind Flu Epidemics and Pandemics

The findings could help explain why some strains cause major pandemics and others lead to seasonal epidemics. Until now, it was believed that while…

Life & Chemistry

Genes Influence Happiness, Say Researchers from Edinburgh and Queensland

Psychologists at the University of Edinburgh working with researchers at Queensland Institute for Medical Research in Australia found that happiness is partly…

Studies and Analyses

Genome-wide association study on Parkinson's disease finds public home at NIH

Data from one of the first genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which focused on Parkinson’s diseases and was funded in part by The Michael J. Fox…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Nuclear Cannibals: Boosting Energy Production for the Future

Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but…

Health & Medicine

New Protein Discovery Sheds Light on Autoimmune Diseases

Within the framework of a major EU project, coordinated by Professor Olle Kämpe at Uppsala university, scientists have now managed to identify a protein that…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Colorful Paint Sparks Renewable Electricity Innovation

Dr Dave Worsley, a Reader in the Materials Research Centre at the University’s School of Engineering, is investigating ways of painting solar cells onto the…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Agricultural Income Rises Nearly 10%: Key Insights for Farmers

Agricultural income, which indicates the return on agricultural entrepreneurs’ labour input and capital investment, thus saw an increase for the first time…

Health & Medicine

Surgeons Showcase Innovations at Recent Symposium

However, even the most productive surgical researchers may lack the know-how to develop their insights into successful commercial products. A special symposium…

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