Proteins are the building blocks of life and biological agents. They are drivers of growth and development and the spread of viruses and bacteria, and have key roles in disease pathways and virtually all cellular functions. ...
Biochemistry
Jul 21, 2017
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Australian and German researchers have collaborated to develop a genetic algorithm to confirm the rejection of classical notions of causality.
Quantum Physics
Apr 28, 2017
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Plants transport water in pipe-like structures made of dead and empty cells within a vascular tissue called xylem. Sacha Escamez concludes in his doctoral dissertation that different cell types work together to build the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2016
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Whenever news breaks about what Earth's climate is expected to be like decades into the future or how much rainfall various regions around the country or the world are likely to receive, those educated estimates are generated ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2015
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Environmental scientists are using a new mathematical model to ensure that feral pests are well and truly beaten.
Ecology
Nov 25, 2014
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What is the secret to aging more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently.
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2014
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Although long thought to be devoid of life, the bottom of the deep ocean is now known to harbor entire ecosystems teeming with microbes. Scientists have recently documented that oxygen is disappearing from seawater circulating ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2013
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A new report* by biometric researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) uses data from thousands of frequent travelers enrolled in an iris recognition program to determine that no consistent change ...
Engineering
Aug 20, 2013
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Mitochondria, the organelles that supply the cell with energy, are highly dynamic and can link up to form complex tubular networks. A new study shows that this response can transiently compensate for a shortfall in energy ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 13, 2013
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Scientists from IBM today unveiled a breakthrough software ecosystem designed for programming silicon chips that have an architecture inspired by the function, low power, and compact volume of the brain. The technology could ...
Computer Sciences
Aug 8, 2013
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