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Babraham Institute Launches European Proteomics Initiative

The project, funded through the European Commission’s 6th Framework Programme, sets the stage for an open-access resource of binding molecules directed against…

Environmental Conservation

Darwin’s last idea is more important than ever thought: reworking the sediment mixed/s up the earth

He himself thought of this as a nice, but not very important subject. Researchers of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) now provide proof of the…

Technology Offerings

Transforming Tool Spindles: A New Era in Precision Machining

With the newly developed tool spindle system conventional spindle rotors and the tool holding fixtures connected with it can be set aside by means of direct…

Studies and Analyses

Hidden Costs of Hotel Employee Turnover Explored

By far, the biggest expense is lost productivity — up to 70 percent of the total cost in some cases, report Professor Timothy Hinkin and Associate Professor…

Life & Chemistry

New Cancer Gene Profiling Enhances Early Detection Methods

The findings, which researchers say could form the basis for a new early detection screen for certain cancers, are published today in the online journal Public…

Studies and Analyses

Why Gamers Struggle to Quit: Insights from Psychologists

Psychologists at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with Immersyve, Inc., a virtual environment think tank, asked 1,000 gamers what motivates them…

Life & Chemistry

Zebrafish Tail Regeneration: Nature’s Remarkable Healing Process

If a zebrafish loses a chunk of its tail fin, it'll grow back within a week. Like lizards, newts, and frogs, a zebrafish can replace surprisingly complex body…

Studies and Analyses

Study identifies glucose 'sensor' that plays dual role in glucose metabolism and fat synthesis

In the study, glucose is shown to stimulate the activity of the Liver X Receptors (LXR) a and b, The LXRs act as sensors of dietary components, orchestrating…

Environmental Conservation

Ocean Temperature Insights: Predicting Marine Species Spread

Most marine life, including commercially important species, reproduces via larvae that drift far along ocean currents before returning to join adult…

Life & Chemistry

Molecular 'on/off switch' controls immune defenses against viruses

This same molecular “on/off switch” controls immunity against many viruses, highlighting a potential new target for novel therapeutics to fight viruses, the…

Environmental Conservation

Western Wildfires Linked to Atlantic Ocean Temperatures

States like Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and South Dakota all had an increased prevalence of wildfires in recent centuries…

Life & Chemistry

Polarstern's biggest fish catch in 24 years of research in Antarctic waters

Five tons of marbled Antarctic cod (Notothenia rossii), now that was surely a big surprise to scientists and crew on board of Polarstern, alike considering…

Life & Chemistry

East African Predator Targets Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles are best known as the vectors of malaria and E. culicivora is the first predator that has been found to single out Anopheles…

Business and Finance

Consultants Face Challenges From Novice Clients’ Demands

In fact, the opposite may be the case: for the experienced client, much of the value of a management consultant is a function of fashion; more important than…

Life & Chemistry

Simple Resistor Switch Prevents Latent HIV Activation

(In positive feedback, production of something stimulates more production of that thing, resulting in exponential, or faster, growth.) If the viral environment…

Life & Chemistry

MIT’s 3D Scaffold Innovates Stem Cell Growth Methods

An MIT engineer and Italian colleagues will report the invention–which may one day replace the ubiquitous Petri dish for growing cells–in the Dec. 27 issue…

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