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Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Embryo Development Laws in Drosophila

Specifically, a study of wing formation in Drosophila, led by the researchers Marco Milán, from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), and…

Physics & Astronomy

Astronomers Discover Most Distant Known Galaxies

Team leader Professor Richard Ellis, Steele Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, will present images of these faint and distant objects in his talk on Wednesday…

Environmental Conservation

Chernobyl Radiation Impact on Colorful Birds Explored

Dr Anders Møller of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Professor Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina examined 1,570 birds from 57…

Studies and Analyses

Common Genetic Risk Factor Discovered for Colorectal, Prostate Cancer

As in the previous prostate cancer study, which was also conducted by USC researchers and published in the April 2007 edition of Nature Genetics, the…

Life & Chemistry

All-African Genetically Engineered Maize Resists Virus

Now, scientists at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, along with colleagues at the South African seed company, PANNAR Pty Ltd, have developed a…

Life & Chemistry

How Immune Cells Track Pathogens: The Role of Macrophages

To protect us from disease our immune system employs macrophages, cells that roam our body in search of disease-causing bacteria. With the help of long…

Information Technology

UCD Conway Institute & Siemens collaboration develop software to accelerate drug discovery

Results published recently in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling of the American Chemical Society describe the strides made by this collaborative…

Life & Chemistry

How Trondheim’s Equipment Boosts Global Systems Biology Projects

“Systems biology” is in the process of taking off in Trondheim and at international level, and what is special this time is that Norwegian scientists are not…

Business and Finance

Multinationals snuffing out some of Britain’s most promising new companies

The research shows that the presence of multinationals on UK soil increases significantly the chances of an enterprising new business going bust in its first…

Health & Medicine

New Research Links Smoking to Lower Muscle Mass: Key Insights

Research has already established that smokers tend to have a lower muscle mass than non-smokers but no one has been able to explain why. Now, Michael Rennie, a…

Earth Sciences

Fossilised Midges Unveil Insights Into Future Climate Change

The episodes were discovered at a study in Hawes Water in Northern Lancashire, where the team used a unique combination of isotope studies and analysis of…

Information Technology

Irish Researchers Launch Metakall for Low-Cost Mobile Calls

Metakall is a new software invention which will provide telephone users with low cost calls using public wireless hotspots and the Internet as the network…

Studies and Analyses

Sugar’s Role in Low-Fat Diets: Science Behind Weight Loss

A team of scientists at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh has found that a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet (containing sucrose) combined with physical…

Life & Chemistry

University Jaume I Patents Fluorescent Sensor for Citric Acid

The molecule works as a light indicator and emits higher or lower intensity fluorescent light depending on the amount of citric acid present in the sample. In…

Health & Medicine

Maximizing Outcomes for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients

“STS [soft tissue sarcomas] are rare. This paucity leaves most health care institutions with low case volumes and outdated or inadequate resources, which…

Business and Finance

Innovation Performance Improvement in Russia and Ukraine

Radosevic belongs to a team of economists from research organisations in Russia and Ukraine, led by Assystem, that has been applying the EC’s TrendChart…

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