Drug combo could save thousands of lives in Africa
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Paper and tape make for a powerful disease detector
A global study of the wide variation among birds in this trait, known as the “clutch size,” now provides biologists with some answers. The study combined data on the clutch sizes of 5,290 species of birds with information on the biology and environment of each of these species.
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A new study illuminates an incurable eye disease that afflicts approximately 100,000 Americans. Your retina contains two types of cells that send signals when they detect light: rods and cones. In patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa, first the rods, then the cones die, leading to blindness. While most cases of the disease are due to mutations [...]
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Scientists have released a complete draft assembly of the soybean genetic code, making it widely available to the research community to advance new breeding strategies for one of the world’s most valuable plant commodities. Soybean not only accounts for 70 percent of the world’s edible protein, but also is an emerging feedstock for biodiesel production [...]
Violent behavioral problems that persist in early childhood are good indicators of school drop-outs and future delinquency.
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A new image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows a turbulent star-forming region, where rivers of gas and stellar winds are eroding thickets of dusty material.
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Researchers have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients. This happens in the same way - and with the same effects – as when cells receive a message from a hormone. This finding can teach us more about how food affects our body; and, furthermore, it can form the basis for [...]
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Ultra-thin and energy efficient displays that use organic compounds to emit light have been stirring up excitement in the consumer electronics industry for several years. Researchers have now developed a cost-effective method for manufacturing flexible displays in much the same way that newspapers are printed. Their work promises to revolutionize packaging, advertising and even clothing.
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Have you ever wondered why it seems like the littlest things make people angry? Why a glance at the wrong person or a spilled glass of water can lead to a fist fight or worse? One researcher has three words to explain why people may be evolutionarily inclined to make a mountain out of molehill: [...]
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