A new way of detecting how fast large gaseous planets are rotating suggests Saturn’s day lasts 10 hours, 34 minutes and 13 seconds — over five minutes shorter than previous estimates that were based on the planet’s magnetic fields.
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Scientists have re-engineered a human enzyme, a protein that accelerates chemical reactions within the human body, to become highly resistant to harmful agents such as chemotherapy.
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Scientists have developed a new system for comparing the sensory performance of electronic noses against that of the fly — a breakthrough which should lead to improved e-nose performance.
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Smoking has once again been implicated in the development of advanced cancer. Exposure to nicotine by way of cigarette smoking may increase the likelihood that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma will become metastatic, according to new research.
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A new computer game prototype combines work and play to help solve a fundamental problem underlying many computer hardware design tasks.
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People make environmental choices the same way they manage money, preferring smaller gains right away to bigger gains later, according to new research.
Researchers have shown that they can engineer mouse and human cells to produce brown fat, a natural energy-burning type of fat that counteracts obesity. If such a strategy can be developed for use in people, the scientists say, it could open a novel approach to treating obesity and diabetes.
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A new urine test will allow doctors to diagnose chlamydia infection in men within the hour, improving the ability to successfully treat the infection on the spot and prevent re-transmission.
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There is no evidence that organically produced foods are nutritionally superior to conventionally produced foodstuffs, according to a new study.
The androgen receptor — a protein ignition switch for prostate cancer cell growth and division — is a master of adaptability. When drug therapy deprives the receptor of androgen hormones, thereby halting cell proliferation, the receptor manages to find an alternate growth route. A new study demonstrates how.
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