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Half-baked Asteroids Have Earth-like Crust
Asteroids are hunks of rock that
orbit in the outer reaches of
space, and scientists have
generally assumed that their small
size limited the types of rock
that could form in their crusts.
But two newly discovered
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Ancient Odor-detecting Mechanism In Insects Discovered
A newly discovered family of
receptors in the fly nose fills in
a missing piece of the insect
olfactory system -- and also
suggests a new role for a class of
receptors long believed to be
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Evolution In Action: Our Antibodies Take 'Evolutionary Leaps' To Fight Microbes
With cold and flu season in full
swing, the fact that viruses and
bacteria rapidly evolve is
apparent with every sneeze,
sniffle and cough. A new report
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NASA Space Balloon Mission Tunes In To Cosmic Radio Mystery
Listening to the early universe
just got harder. Astronomers have
discovered cosmic radio noise that
booms six times louder than
expected. ... > full story
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Spookfish Uses Mirrors For Eyes
A remarkable new discovery shows
the four-eyed spookfish to be the
first vertebrate ever found to use
mirrors, rather than lenses, to
focus light in its eyes. ... > full story
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Hubble Finds Stars That Go 'Ballistic'
Even some stars go ballistic,
racing through interstellar space
like bullets and tearing through
clouds of gas. ... > full story
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Lunar Rock-Like Material May Someday House Moon Colonies
Dwellings in colonies on the moon
one day may be built with new,
highly durable bricks developed by
students from the College of
Engineering at Virginia Tech. ... > full story
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Testes Stem Cells Can Change Into Other Body Tissues
Scientists have succeeded in
isolating stem cells from human
testes. The cells bear a striking
resemblance to embryonic stem
cells -- they can differentiate
into each of the three main types
of tissues of the body -- but the
... > full story
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Black Holes Lead Galaxy Growth
Peering deep into the early
universe, astronomers may have
solved a longstanding cosmic
chicken-and-egg problem -- which
forms first -- galaxies or the
black holes at their cores? ... > full story
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Levitation At Microscopic Scale Could Lead To Nanomechanical Devices Based On Quantum Levitation
Magicians have long created the
illusion of levitating objects in
the air. Now researchers have
actually levitated an object,
suspending it without the need for
... > full story
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- Half-baked Asteroids Have Earth-like Crust
- Ancient Odor-detecting Mechanism In Insects
- Human Antibodies Take 'Evolutionary Leaps'
- Space Balloon Tunes In To Cosmic Radio Mystery
- Spookfish Uses Mirrors For Eyes
- Hubble Finds Stars That Go 'Ballistic'
- Lunar Material May House Moon Colonies
- Testes Stem Cells Change Into Other Tissues
- Black Holes Lead Galaxy Growth
- Levitation Created At Microscopic Scale
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Low-carb Diets Prove Better At Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
January 8, 2009 — In a six-month comparison of low-carb diets, one that encourages eating carbohydrates with the lowest-possible rating on the glycemic index leads to greater improvement in blood sugar control, ... > full story -
Star Light, Star Bright, Its Explanation Is Out Of Sight
January 8, 2009 — A mysterious flash of light from somewhere near or far in the universe is still keeping astronomers in the dark long after it was first detected by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 2006. It might ... > full story -
'On Switch' For Cell Death Signaling Mechanism Discovered
January 8, 2009 — Scientists have determined the structure of the interactions between proteins that form the heart of the death inducing signaling complex, which is responsible for triggering apoptosis, or programmed ... > full story -
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ElectricityTilting At Wind Farms
January 8, 2009 — A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to new ... > full story -
Test Will Catch Sports Cheats On New Endurance Drugs
January 8, 2009 — Avoiding detection just got harder for drug cheats who try to use a particular range of untested, but potentially enhancing, compounds. In the past, tests have been developed once a drug is known to ... > full story
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Obesity Starts In The Head? Six Newly Discovered Genes For Obesity Have A Neural Effect
January 8, 2009 — Obesity is known to increase the risk of chronic disorders, such as diabetes (type 2). Scientists have now identified six new obesity genes. Gene expression analyses have shown that all six genes are ... > full story -
Chemopreventive Agents In Black Raspberries Identified
January 8, 2009 — Components of black raspberries have been found to have chemopreventive potential. Anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids in black raspberries, inhibited growth and stimulated apoptosis in the esophagus ... > full story -
NO Help: Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Help Most Children With Asthma
January 8, 2009 — A recent multi-center prospective study found that calibrating medications based on daily monitoring of the fractional exhaled nitric oxide and symptoms in asthmatic children showed no significant ... > full story -
Mountaineers Measure Lowest Human Blood Oxygen Levels On Record
January 8, 2009 — The lowest ever levels of oxygen in humans have been reported in climbers on an expedition led by UCL doctors. The world-first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the top of Mount ... > full story -
Restoring Trust Harder When It Is Broken Early In Relationship
January 8, 2009 — In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs after ties are established, a new study suggests. While betraying trust is never good for ... > full story
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Older Women Who Are More Physically Fit Have Better Cognitive Function
January 8, 2009 — Being physically fit helps the brain function at the top of its game, according to new research. People who are fit have been found it have better blood flow to their brain. New findings also show ... > full story -
Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators
January 8, 2009 — Acorn squash and other winter squashes at your local supermarket likely got their start months ago, when their colorful blossoms were pollinated by hardworking ... > full story -
Prognostic Test for Breast Cancer May Not Detect All Tumor Types
January 8, 2009 — An antibody-based test that is used to detect circulating breast cancer cells and provide prognostic information for patients during treatment may not detect all subtypes of breast ... > full story -
From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs
January 8, 2009 — Scientists have created exotic biological compounds in a test tube by uncovering some of Nature's chemical ... > full story -
Smokers With Stroke In Family Six Times More Likely To Have Stroke Too
January 8, 2009 — A new study shows that people who are smokers and have a family history of brain aneurysm appear to be significantly more likely to suffer a stroke from a brain aneurysm ... > full story
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Avian Flu Becoming More Resistant To Antiviral Drugs
January 8, 2009 — A new study shows the resistance of the avian flu virus to a major class of antiviral drugs is increasing through positive evolutionary selection, with researchers documenting the trend in more than ... > full story -
To Climate-change Worries, Add One More: Extended Mercury Threat
January 8, 2009 — Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer ... > full story -
New Bartonella Species That Infects Humans Discovered
January 8, 2009 — Researchers have produced the first link between a species of bacteria most commonly found in sheep and human ... > full story -
Big Raindrops Favor Tornado Formation, Simulations Suggest
January 8, 2009 — One of the largest sources of uncertainty in weather prediction involves how microscale structures influence larger-scale phenomena. For instance, previous studies have demonstrated that the ... > full story -
'It Takes Two To Know One': Shared Experiences Change Self-recognition
January 8, 2009 — Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. A new study challenges this common-sense notion about our own self image. The ... > full story
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'Scrawny' Gene Keeps Stem Cells Healthy
January 8, 2009 — Stem cells are the body's primal cells, retaining the youthful ability to develop into more specialized types of cells over many cycles of cell division. How do they do it? Scientists have identified ... > full story -
Cassiopeia A Comes Alive Across Time And Space
January 8, 2009 — Two new efforts have taken a famous supernova remnant from the static to the dynamic. A new movie of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows changes in time never seen before in this type of ... > full story -
Cellular Task Force To Safeguard Genome Stability
January 8, 2009 — The maintenance of genome stability is crucial for protecting an organism against the onset of cancer and the study of the mechanisms controlling genome stability represents one of the most promising ... > full story -
Odd-looking Martian Craters Indicate Hidden Ice
January 8, 2009 — Surface features common in the northern and southern midlatitudes of Mars and known as lobate debris aprons and lineated valley fill are believed to have formed either as debris flows mobilized by ... > full story -
Wii Fit A Promising Tool For All Ages, Though Game's Health Measurements Are Flawed
January 8, 2009 — Games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ... > full story
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Control Of Blood Vessels A Possible Weapon Against Obesity
January 8, 2009 — Mice exposed to low temperatures develop more blood vessels in their adipose tissue and metabolise body fat more quickly, according to a new study. Scientists now hope to learn how to control blood ... > full story -
Asian Grasslands May Hold Global Promise To Restore Grasslands In Arid Areas
January 8, 2009 — Grazinglands in the Asian steppes and the rangelands in the western United States share similar climates, vegetation, land-use practices and problems. So an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ... > full story -
Producing A More Effective Oral Form Of A Powerful Disease-fighting Protein
January 8, 2009 — Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward using a natural disease-fighting protein in pills or syrups that patients can take by mouth rather than injection. Their study is the first to show ... > full story -
P2P Traffic Control: Wireless Technology Could Reduce Congestion, Accidents
January 8, 2009 — Could a concept from information technology familiar to online file sharers be exploited to reduce road congestion and even traffic accidents? That is the question answered in the affirmative by ... > full story -
Wonderful Cheese Is All In The Culture
January 8, 2009 — Scientists have identified a new line of bacteria they believe add flavor to some of the world's most exclusive ... > full story
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Dangerous New Method For Bacterial Toxin Transfer Discovered
January 8, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a new way for bacteria to transfer toxic genes to unrelated bacterial species, a finding that raises the unsettling possibility that bacterial swapping of toxins and other ... > full story -
Modified Lignin Has Potential Benefits For Ethanol, Paper And Feed
January 8, 2009 — Cellulose is a key component of plant cell walls that can be converted into ethanol and other products. New findings could help make that conversion process ... > full story -
Cystic Fibrosis
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Workplace HealthCystic Fibrosis Patients' Self-assessment Of Health Can Predict Prognosis
January 8, 2009 — Adult cystic fibrosis patients can provide important information that helps to predict their prognosis, according to research that asked 223 adult CF patients to assess their own health and ... > full story -
Cause Of Glacial Earthquakes In Greenland Clarified
January 8, 2009 — Satellite observations during the past decade have shown dramatic changes in flow speed on year-to-year timescales at Greenland's outlet glaciers. Seismic events traced back to glaciers during the ... > full story -
Lifelong Gender Difference In Physical Activity Revealed
January 8, 2009 — Females of all ages are less active than their male peers. Two new studies reveal the gender difference in activity levels among school children and the over 70s. Both studies show males to be more ... > full story
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Promising New Drug Being Evaluated As Possible Treatment Option For Fragile X Syndrome
January 8, 2009 — A pilot trial of an oral drug therapy called fenobam has shown promising initial results and could be a potential new treatment option for adult patients with Fragile X syndrome. Findings of the open ... > full story -
Treating Gum Disease Linked To Lower Medical Costs For Patients With Diabetes
January 8, 2009 — A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to 10 to 12 percent lower medical costs per ... > full story -
Modulation Of Gene Expression By Protein Coding Regions Demonstrated
January 8, 2009 — Scientists have discovered how the expression of one of the Hox master control genes is regulated in a specific segment of the developing brain. The findings provide important insight into how and ... > full story -
Tackling Climate Change With New Permits To Pollute
January 8, 2009 — A new way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and tackle climate change had been unveiled by leading ... > full story -
Young Adults Need To Make More Time For Healthy Meals
January 8, 2009 — Researchers observed that while young adults enjoy and value time spent eating with others, 35 percent of males and 42 percent of females reported lacking time to sit down and eat a meal. They ... > full story
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Mountaineers Measure Lowest Human Blood Oxygen Levels On Record
The lowest ever levels of oxygen in humans have been reported in climbers on an expedition led by UCL doctors. The world-first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the top of Mount ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Obesity Starts In The Head? Six Newly Discovered Genes For Obesity Have A Neural Effect
Obesity is known to increase the risk of chronic disorders, such as diabetes (type 2). Scientists have now identified six new obesity genes. Gene expression analyses have shown that all six genes are ... > full story
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Restoring Trust Harder When It Is Broken Early In Relationship
In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs after ties are established, a new study suggests. While betraying trust is never good for ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Chemopreventive Agents In Black Raspberries Identified
Components of black raspberries have been found to have chemopreventive potential. Anthocyanins, a class of flavonoids in black raspberries, inhibited growth and stimulated apoptosis in the esophagus ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Across The Americas, Squash And Gourd Bees Are Superb Pollinators
Acorn squash and other winter squashes at your local supermarket likely got their start months ago, when their colorful blossoms were pollinated by hardworking ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Catastrophic Coincidence: Second Ever Example Of Contemporaneous Meteorite Impact And Flood Volcanism Discovered
Scientists have discovered only the second example of a meteorite impact that occurred at the same time as massive volcanic activity. The first time such a coincidence was observed, at the ... > full story
Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Cassiopeia A Comes Alive Across Time And Space
Two new efforts have taken a famous supernova remnant from the static to the dynamic. A new movie of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows changes in time never seen before in this type of ... > full story
Matter & Energy
From Rare Bugs To Test Tube Drugs
Scientists have created exotic biological compounds in a test tube by uncovering some of Nature's chemical ... > full story
Computers & Math
Wii Fit A Promising Tool For All Ages, Though Game's Health Measurements Are Flawed
Games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ... > full story
