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Oxygen Consumption of Individual Cells Measured: Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy Decisively Optimized
May 13, 2013 How active a living cell is can be seen by its oxygen consumption. The method for determining this consumption has now been significantly improved. The problem up to now was that the measuring ... > full story -
Family Trees for Yeast Cells
May 13, 2013 Researchers have developed a revolutionary method to analyze the genomes of yeast ... > full story -
How Multitasking Can Improve Judgments
May 13, 2013 Multitasking does not always result in poor judgments. In fact, multitasking can improve performance -- provided that the task at hand can be best resolved by using a simpler, less demanding ... > full story -
Agent Orange Exposure Linked to Life-Threatening Prostate Cancer
May 13, 2013 A new analysis has found a link between exposure to Agent Orange and lethal forms of prostate cancer among US Veterans. The findings suggest that Agent Orange exposure history should be incorporated ... > full story -
Early Formula Use Helps Some Mothers Breastfeed Longer
May 13, 2013 Recent public health efforts have focused extensively on reducing the amount of formula babies are given in the hospital after birth. But in the first randomized trial of its kind, researchers have ... > full story -
Invasion of the Slugs; Halted by Worms
May 12, 2013 The gardener’s best friend, the earthworm, is great at protecting leaves from being chomped by slugs, suggests new research. Although they lurk in the soil, they seem to protect the plants ... > full story -
Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions
May 12, 2013 When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. A new ... > full story -
Graphene Joins the Race to Redefine the Ampere
May 12, 2013 New research could pave the way for redefining the ampere in terms of fundamental constants of physics. The world's first graphene single-electron pump provides the speed of electron flow needed to ... > full story -
Non-Inherited Mutations Account for Many Heart Defects
May 12, 2013 New mutations that are absent in parents but appear in their offspring account for at least 10 percent of severe congenital heart disease, reveals a massive genomics ... > full storyMore: -
Four New Genetic Risk Factors for Testicular Cancer Identified
May 12, 2013 A new study looking at the genomes of more than 13,000 men identified four new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of testicular cancer, the most commonly diagnosed type in young men ... > full story
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