Red hues improve attention to detail, blues enhance creativity, according to new research
Quirk in firefly-enzyme-based assay may throw into question the discovery of drugs for cystic fibrosis and other conditions
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Diverse people inherited their stature from the same recent ancestors
Interbreeding with dogs gave wolves an evolutionary advantage
Gene transfer from dogs to wolves; biochemistry behind better short-term memory; on the origin of art; and more.
A study suggests that extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity.
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The hepatitis C virus is interested in only one thing: human liver cells. That has been one of scientists’ greatest frustrations in their efforts to study the virus, and has hampered the development of useful animal models for the disease. But now, in a major leap forward, scientists have identified a protein that allows this [...]
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A bust made of marble depicting a miniature image of a bearded man’s head was discovered in excavations in the Walls around Jerusalem National Park. The figurine was used as a suspended weight together with a balance scale. This is probably the only find of its kind from excavations in the country.
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Researchers have uncovered clues identifying which proteins are involved in the development of the nervous system and found that the proteins previously thought to play a significant role, in fact, do not. Understanding how the nervous system develops will give researchers a better understanding of neurological diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.
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Research shows that it is possible to produce copper about 4 times stronger than commercial material – and doing so while also having a ductile material. As the thermal and electrical conductivity are also good, the manufacturing of, for example, electrical conductors with improved mechanical properties looks promising.