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Life & Chemistry

Sea Snails Defy Dollo’s Law in Evolutionary Twist

Lizards gave rise to legless snakes. Cave fishes don’t have eyeballs. In evolution, complicated structures often get lost. Dollo’s Law states that complicated…

Information Technology

3D Ultrasound Imaging Upgrade Transforms Medical Imaging

The same Duke team that first developed real-time, three-dimensional ultrasound imaging says it has now modified the commercial version of the scanner to…

Health & Medicine

PFOA and PFOS Found in Newborns: What You Need to Know

PFOS and PFOA are polyfluoroalkyl compounds (PFCs)—ubiquitous man-made chemicals used in a variety of consumer products, including as a protective coating on…

Power and Electrical Engineering

UJI Joins European Project for Firefighter Robot Innovation

The project, which goes under the name of Guardians, will last three years and has a budget of 2,715,000 euros. In addition to the Universitat Jaume I team,…

Communications Media

Send Your Playlist to Space with ATV: Boost Your Mood

Which songs do you play if you want to feel happy? What about if you’re feeling lonely or sad? Everyone has a list of favourite tunes which they listen to when…

Life & Chemistry

Vaccine Offers Hope Against Helicobacter Pylori Stomach Bug

The bacterium, Helicobacter pylori (Hp), lives in the stomachs of approximately half the world’s population. Dr Karen Robinson, a lecturer at the Centre of…

Earth Sciences

Satellites Enhance Insights Into Earth’s Carbon Cycle

The total number of carbon atoms on Earth is fixed – they are exchanged between the ocean, atmosphere, land and biosphere. The fact that human activities are…

Life & Chemistry

Double Recognition for University and Molecular Profiles’ Success

The University’s School of Pharmacy, and spin-out company Molecular Profiles, a leader in the provision of innovative contract research services, have each won…

Information Technology

VTT Unveils Software Tool for Analyzing Medical Data

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland developed a new software tool megNet(r) for integration and visualization of complex life science and biomedical data….

Business and Finance

Denmark Launches MSc in International Economic Consulting

With a new MSc in International Economic Consulting, Aarhus School of Business, University of Aarhus in Denmark now wants to make it easier for the business…

Health & Medicine

New Drug Reduces Side Effects for Fungal Infections

But the new drug has fewer side effects, claims an article published Online and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet.Infections caused by Candida fungi have…

Information Technology

ScienceDirect Launches New Web Apps for Enhanced User Experience

“In our latest release, we’re implementing some new functionality that is modeled on popular second generation Internet-based services,” explains Joep…

Studies and Analyses

"No" doesn't always mean "no"

Misunderstandings about the nature and process of a study often contribute to expressions of non-consent, a factor that should be incorporated in the design of…

Studies and Analyses

Swifts’ Flight Performance Boosted by Innovative Study

Their study, published as cover story in Nature on April 26, proves that swifts can improve flight performance by up to three-fold, numbers that make 'wing…

Life & Chemistry

Food Cues and Brain Activity: Insights Into Obesity

It’s well known that food-associated cues, such as advertising, can influence food intake. But the underlying neurobiology is far from clear. Craig A. Schiltz…

Earth Sciences

UA Hydrologist Explores Microbe-Created Natural Gas Reserves

While oil is a finite resource — at least in the short term of thousands, rather than hundreds of millions of years — some of the largest natural gas reserves…

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