Scientists have discovered a “magnetic superatom” — a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table — that one day may be used to create molecular electronic devices for the next generation of faster computers with larger memory storage.
Recent epidemiological studies have revealed an increase in the frequency of genital malformations in male newborns (e.g., un-descended testes) and a decrease in male fertility.
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The reactions of former President George W. Bush and Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki when an Iraqi reporter flung his shoes toward the two men during a Baghdad news conference confirmed the results of an experiment being conducted by neuroscientists.
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New research highlights the critical role a certain gene and its protein play during early embryonic development on formation of a normal heart and skull.
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Scientists have used genetic engineering to tame one of the most deadly food poisoning microbes and turn it into a potential new way of giving patients medicine and vaccines in pills rather than injections.
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Alcohol-related deaths, heavy drinking episodes and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a new government study shows.
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Move over, silicon — it may be time to give the Valley a new name. Physicists have confirmed the existence of a type of material that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient computer chips.
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Researchers have demonstrated a novel and simple method that can direct and separate cancer cells from normal cells. The device, which takes advantage of a physical principle called ratcheting, is a very tiny system of channels for cell locomotion. Based on this method, they have proposed that cancer cells possibly could be sequestered permanently in [...]
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Clearing the Amazon rainforest increases Brazilian communities’ wealth and quality of life, but these improvements are short-lived, according to new research published in Science. The study shows that levels of development revert back to well below national average levels when the loggers and land clearers move on.
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The genes that regulate human circadian rhythm, or ‘the body clock’, are significantly disturbed in individuals with arthritis, according to a new study. Notably, a specific genetic pathway has been identified as responsible for interactions between the genes that regulate the body clock and those that may worsen symptoms of arthritis.