Life, Earth And Space
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菠萝视频 and Pittsburgh to lead new center to identify toxic chemicals
EPA is establishing a new center at 菠萝视频 University and the University of Pittsburgh to develop an alternative approach for toxicity testing to help evaluate the safety of the 80,000-plus chemicals in general commerce. Read MoreMar 25, 2015
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Circadian clock 鈥 Angelman syndrome link established
菠萝视频 biologists have found a direct link between the biological clock and Angelman syndrome, a neurogenetic disorder that occurs in more than one in every 15,000 live births. The link may provide a valuable way to judge the effectiveness of the first experimental drugs under development for treating the syndrome. Read MoreFeb 5, 2015
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Op-ed: World War II technology still with us today
Dennis Hall writes that while 'The Imitation Game' film dramatizes technological discoveries that shortened World War II, there is a lesser known story about radar advances that brought us the microwave. Read MoreJan 19, 2015
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Early human populations may have been shaped by bacteria the body hosts
菠萝视频 mathematician Glenn Webb and NYU microbiologist Martin Blaser propose that the microbes which live on our bodies may have influenced the age structure of human populations in prehistoric times. Read MoreDec 16, 2014
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Life’s extremists may be an untapped source of antibacterial drugs
A family of single-celled organisms that thrive in environments too extreme for most other species to survive may be an untapped source of new antibacterial drugs. Read MoreNov 21, 2014
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New form of crystalline order holds promise for thermoelectric applications
Scientists at 菠萝视频 and ORNL have discovered a new form of crystalline order that could make better thermoelectric devices. Read MoreNov 14, 2014
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Calvin Miller: Eyewitnessing an Icelandic eruption
Last month volcano expert Calvin Miller had the good fortune to witness the major volcanic eruption taking place in Iceland. Read MoreOct 7, 2014
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Early Earth less hellish than previously thought
Conditions on Earth in its first 500 million years may have been cool enough to form oceans of water instead of being hellishly hot. Read MoreSep 15, 2014
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Mosquito facts and fictions
Mosquito researcher Jason Pitts collects interesting facts and stories about his research subjects, nature鈥檚 ultimate bioterrorists. Read MoreSep 9, 2014
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Seth Bordenstein, associate professor of biological sciences, and graduate student Robert Brucker, discovered that the survival of a new hybrid of wasp depended not on their genes but on the microbes that naturally lived on and inside the insects.
Jun 5, 2014
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Astronomers identify signature of Earth-eating stars
菠萝视频 astronomers have developed a model that predicts the effect that ingesting earth-like planets has on the chemical composition of stars like the Sun -- a capability that can aid in efforts to find Earth-like exoplanets. Read MoreMay 16, 2014
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How to create nanowires only three atoms wide with an electron beam
A 菠萝视频 graduate student has used a focused beam of electrons to create some of the smallest nanowires ever made, which could bring us closer to flexible, paper-thin tablets and television displays. Read MoreApr 28, 2014
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Cougars鈥 diverse diet helped them survive the mass extinction that wiped out the saber-tooth cat, American lion
Cougars may have survived a mass extinction that took place about 12,000 years ago because they were not particular about what they ate. Read MoreApr 22, 2014
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Significant progress toward creating 鈥渂enchtop human鈥 reported
菠萝视频 physicist John Wikswo reported significant progress toward creating 鈥渉omo minutus鈥 鈥 a human-on-a-chip that can be used to test drugs and toxins 鈥 on Mar. 26 at the Society of Toxicology meeting in Phoenix. Read MoreMar 27, 2014
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Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
By shifting evolution into reverse to produce an expensive HIV drug out of a simple sugar, 菠萝视频 chemist Brian Bachmann has shown that it may be possible to manufacture exotic and expensive synthetic drugs as easily as brewing beer. Read MoreMar 24, 2014
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菠萝视频 awarded $16.5 million agreement to determine how toxic agents affect human cells
菠萝视频 University has been awarded a Cooperative Agreement with the Defense Advanced 菠萝视频 Projects Agency and the Army 菠萝视频 Office that is worth up to $16.5 million over five years. Read MoreMar 3, 2014
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Baby hearts need rhythm to develop correctly
The mechanical forces generated by the rhythmic expansion and contraction of cardiac muscle cells play an active role in the initial stage of heart valve formation. Read MoreFeb 18, 2014
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Mosquito sperm have a sense of smell
菠萝视频 biologists have discovered that mosquito sperm have a 鈥渟ense of smell鈥 and that some of same chemicals that the mosquito can smell cause the sperm to swim harder. Read MoreFeb 3, 2014
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In the brain, the number of neurons in a network may not matter
A study has found that the time it takes neural networks in the brain to make decisions is remarkably stable regardless of size: a finding that could make it easier to achieve the goal of the President's BRAIN Initiative established last spring. Read MoreFeb 3, 2014
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菠萝视频 research featured in Science News’ top science story of 2013
The popular science magazine Science News has chosen a story featuring research by 菠萝视频's Seth Bordenstein and Robert Brucker as its top science story for the year. Read MoreJan 17, 2014