Bacteria know that they are too small to make an impact individually. So they wait, they multiply, and then they engage in behaviors that are only successful when all cells participate in unison. There are hundreds of behaviors that bacteria carry out in such communities. Now researchers have discovered one that has never been observed [...]
A researcher has found a set of genes that modulates stress responses that could cause some people to take drugs, specifically alcohol consumption.
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Could the cars and laptops of the future be fueled by old chip fat? A group of engineers believe so, and are developing an energy efficient, environmentally-friendly hydrogen production system. The system enables hydrogen to be extracted from waste materials, such as vegetable oil and the glycerol by-product of bio-diesel. The aim is to create [...]
Cystic fibrosis medicines that help to break down mucus in the lungs may carry an unexpected long-term benefit, a study suggests. The treatments not only help breathing in the short term — they may also make lung infections develop to be less harmful in the long run, research shows.
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Four newly designed highly efficient solar power collection dishes will be used in commercial-scale deployments beginning in 2010.
Insurgent groups like the Taliban can only be effectively engaged with timely and accurate military intelligence, and even good intelligence may only succeed in containing the insurgency, not defeating it, according to a new study.
A single evolutionary event appears to explain the short, curved legs that characterize all of today’s dachshunds, corgis, basset hounds and at least 16 other breeds of dogs, researchers report. In addition to what it reveals about short-legged dogs, the unexpected discovery provides new clues about how physical differences may arise within species and suggests [...]
A daily dose of sodium bicarbonate — baking soda, already used for baking, cleaning, acid indigestion, sunburn and more — slows the decline of kidney function in some patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, reports an upcoming study.
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New evidence for ice-free summers with intermittent winter sea ice in the Arctic Ocean during the Late Cretaceous — a period of greenhouse conditions — gives a glimpse of how the Arctic is likely to respond to future global warming.
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A new chemotherapy regimen for pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients has been identified. The new treatment enhances efficacy through dose-dense drug delivery while simultaneously reducing the long-term risks presented by high cumulative dose chemotherapy.
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