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  Progress in Using Ethanol to Make Key Raw Material Now Produced from Oil

  July 31, 2013 — Ethanol from corn and other plants could become the sustainable, raw material for a huge variety of products, from plastic packaging to detergents to synthetic rubber, that are currently ... > full story
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  Insect-Inspired Super Rubber Moves Toward Practical Uses in Medicine

  July 31, 2013 — The remarkable, rubber-like protein that enables dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects to flap their wings, jump and chirp has major potential uses in medicine, scientists conclude. A new ... > full story
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  Computational Biology: Cells Reprogrammed on the Computer

  July 31, 2013 — Scientists have developed a model that makes predictions from which differentiated cells -- for instance skin cells -- can be very efficiently changed into completely different cell types -- such as ... > full story
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  Polar Ecosystems Acutely Vulnerable to Sunlight-Driven Tipping Points

  July 31, 2013 — Slight changes in the timing of the annual loss of sea-ice in polar regions could have dire consequences for polar ecosystems, by allowing a lot more sunlight to reach the sea floor. The research ... > full story
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  Scientists Analyze Genetic Makeup of Human and Mouse Embryos in Amazing Detail

  July 31, 2013 — Scientists have used the powerful technology of single-cell RNA sequencing to track the genetic development of a human and a mouse embryo at an unprecedented level of accuracy. The success of this ... > full story
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  Hide, Ambush, Kill, Eat: The Giant Water Bug Lethocerus Patruelis Kills a Fish

  July 31, 2013 — The largest European water insect Lethocerus patruelis, commonly known as giant water bug, can reach the impressive size of up to 8 cm in length. A recent study provides detailed information on ... > full story
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  Could Planting Trees in the Desert Mitigate Climate Change?

  July 31, 2013 — As the world starts feeling the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and consequent global temperature rise, researchers are looking for a Plan B to mitigate climate change. A group of ... > full story
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  Dawn of Carnivores Explains Animal Boom in Distant Past

  July 31, 2013 — Scientists have linked increasing oxygen levels and the rise and evolution of carnivores (meat eaters) as the force behind a broad explosion of animal species and body structures millions of years ... > full story
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  Naked Mole Rat's Secret to Staying Cancer Free

  July 31, 2013 — Scientists have discovered the naked mole rat's unique mechanism to staying cancer free -- a super sugar called high-molecular-mass Hyaluronan (HMM-HA). When secreted by the naked mole rat's cells, ... > full story
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  How Did Earth's Primitive Chemistry Get Kick Started?

  July 30, 2013 — How did life on Earth get started? Three new papers strengthen the case that Earth's first life began at alkaline hydrothermal vents at the bottom of oceans. Scientists are interested in ... > full story

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