As well as doing the physical labor, machinery forms hypotheses and designs experiments to test them
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Sophisticated cutting tools predate Homo sapiens
New technique weakens a fearful association in rats without the use of drugs
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Renewal of cardiac muscles in the human heart; using robots to further automate science; on the origin of flowering plants; and more.
When it comes to weight loss, what you drink may be more important than what you eat, according to researchers. Researchers examined the relationship between beverage consumption among adults and weight change and found that weight loss was positively associated with a reduction in liquid calorie consumption and liquid calorie intake had a stronger impact [...]
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A blood test that can help predict the seriousness of a head injury and detect the status of the blood-brain barrier is a step closer to reality, according to two recently published studies.
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Norwegian red deer are genetically different from other European red deer, due to their historical distribution. However, a century ago, red deer were imported from continental Europe to the island of Otterøya in Namsos, and these imported deer have created hybrid forms with the Norwegian red deer on the island. These hybrids have only to [...]
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Researchers have determined a role for the protein SRF in the skin and found that its expression is markedly decreased in the diseased areas of skin of individuals with psoriasis.
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Researchers have deciphered a key sequence of events governing whether the stem cells that produce red and white blood cells remain anchored to the bone marrow, or migrate into the circulatory system.
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A popular cable reality television show, “Little People, Big World,” focuses on the daily lives of short stature individuals. This series bring achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism, into the spotlight.