New process could preserve digital data essentially forever
Genetics hint at potential population collapse
Researchers find pathogen-fighting cells similar to ours
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NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has found a cosmic “ghost” lurking around a distant supermassive black hole. This is the first detection of such a high-energy apparition, and scientists think it is evidence of a huge eruption produced by the black hole.
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A dog born with a deadly disease similar to glycogen storage disease type 1A has survived for nearly two years after receiving gene therapy. The achievement puts scientists a step closer to finding a cure for the disorder in children.
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Plant scientists have identified two new genes and two new enzymes in tomato plants. Those findings led them to discover that the plants were making monoterpenes, compounds that help give tomato leaves their distinctive smell, in a way that flies in the face of accepted thought.
Hospitalized patients who receive acid-suppressive medications such as a proton-pump inhibitor have a 30 percent increased odds of developing pneumonia while in the hospital, according to a new study.
Honey bee colony losses in the U.S. were approximately 29 percent from all causes from September 2008 to April 2009, according to a new survey.
Portions of the brain that activate when people view pictures of objects compared to scrambled images can also be activated by touch alone, confirms a new report.
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Researchers have made a virtual reconstruction of a female Neanderthal pelvis found in Israel. Although the size of the reconstructed birth canal shows that Neanderthal childbirth was about as difficult as in present-day humans, the shape indicates that Neanderthals retained a more primitive birth mechanism than modern humans.