New experiments show that it’s possible to focus light through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them, provided you know enough about the material.
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Antiviral drugs have reduced AIDS to more of chronic disease rather than a death sentence, but why is the disease so hard to cure? New research shows that bone marrow, previously thought to be resistant to the virus, can contain latent forms of the infection. Targeting these reservoirs of latent cells may open the door [...]
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Shortly after the Moon formed, an asteroid smacked into its southern hemisphere and gouged out a truly enormous crater, the South Pole-Aitken basin, almost 1,500 miles across and more than five miles deep.
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Biologists have identified, in greater detail, how the retina’s cellular hardware is used in color preference. The findings enhance our understanding of how eyes and the brain process color.
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Scientists have made synthetic ’sea shells’ from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups — and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable.
Seeing the letter A before an exam can improve a student’s exam result while exposure to the letter F may make a student more likely to fail, according to a new study.
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A scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture.
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Another weapon in the arsenal against cancer: nanoparticles that identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone.
Normal-weight women who drink a light to moderate amount of alcohol appear to gain less weight and have a lower risk of becoming overweight and obese than nondrinkers, according to a new article.
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Prostate-specific dietary supplements should not be taken during radiation therapy treatments because they have been shown to increase the radiosensitivity of normal prostate cell lines, leading to normal tissue complications, according to a new study.
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