Scientists have set up the microscopic equivalent of the Galapagos Islands — an artificial ecosystem inside a test tube where molecules evolve to exploit distinct ecological niches, similar to the finches that Charles Darwin famously described in “The Origin of Species” 150 years ago.
Until now, it has been extremely difficult to control stem cells in such a way that they grow into new blood vessels outside the body, or — when injected into an organ — lead to the creation of new small blood vessels and tissue repair. New research has resulted in a method whereby the cells [...]
Scholars have recently question whether ancient Indus inscriptions code for language. American and Indian scientists used statistics to show that the 4,500-year-old Indus symbols’ pattern follows that of other spoken languages.
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Pomegranate juice may slow the progression of post-treatment prostate cancer recurrence, according to new long-term research. Researchers found that men who have undergone treatment for localized prostate cancer could benefit from drinking pomegranate juice.
Toxic anti-fouling paints from thousands of leisure craft have given rise to a serious environmental problem in the Sannäs Fjord in Bohuslän, Sweden. Scientists have collaborated with municipalities, companies and the county administrative board to develop what may be the most modern boat wash in the world, setting a new Swedish standard for environmentally friendly [...]
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Thanks to the 24-hour media coverage about swine flu, we’re all aware that a potential flu pandemic could be high. But before you stock up on face masks and hand sanitizer, it’s important to put some things in perspective.
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And that could mean a more lethal virus, one expert says
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Hundreds of rogue black holes could be prowling the galaxy
Researchers find a way to home in on and alter specific genes on plant chromosomes
The idea of isolated communities of dinosaurs surviving the catastrophic extinction event 65 million years ago has stimulated a great deal of literary and cinematic drama. Today the fiction seems just a little closer to reality. New scientific evidence suggests that dinosaurs may have survived in a remote area of what is now New Mexico [...]