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Scientists to Jupiter's Moon Io: Your Volcanoes Are in the Wrong Place
April 4, 2013 — Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains up to 250 miles high. However, concentrations of volcanic ... > full story -
Listening to the Big Bang -- In High Fidelity
April 4, 2013 — Physicist have updated the decade-old re-creation of the sound of the Big Bang that started the ... > full story -
An Ancient Biosonar Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Echolocation in Toothed Whales
April 4, 2013 — Some 30 million years ago, Ganges river dolphins diverged from other toothed whales, making them one of the oldest species of aquatic mammals that use echolocation, or biosonar, to navigate and find ... > full story -
New Measurement of Crocodilian Nerves Could Help Scientists Understand Ancient Animals
April 4, 2013 — A new study has measured the nerves responsible for the super-sensitive skin on a crocodile's face, which will help biologists understand how today's animals, as well as dinosaurs and crocodiles that ... > full story -
Building Better Blood Vessels Could Advance Tissue Engineering
April 4, 2013 — One of the major obstacles to growing new organs -- replacement hearts, lungs and kidneys -- is the difficulty researchers face in building blood vessels that keep the tissues alive, but new findings ... > full story -
A 'Light Switch' in Brain Illuminates Neural Networks: Scientists Can See Cells Communicate by Flipping a Neural Light Switch
April 4, 2013 — Researchers have combined a range of advanced techniques that enable them to identify which neurons communicate with each other at different times in the rat brain, and in doing so, create the ... > full story -
3-D Printer Can Build Synthetic Tissues
April 4, 2013 — A custom-built programmable 3-D printer can create materials with several of the properties of living tissues, scientists have ... > full story -
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New Insight Into Photosynthesis: Carotenoids Can Capture Blue/green Light and Pass Energy on to Chlorophylls
April 4, 2013 — Pigments found in plants and purple bacteria employed to provide protection from sun damage do more than just that. Researchers have found that they also help to harvest light energy during ... > full story -
Discovery of 1,800-Year-Old 'Rosetta Stone' for Tropical Ice Cores
April 4, 2013 — Scientists report a set of ice cores from Quelccaya Ice Cap in Peru which can serve as a "Rosetta Stone" for studying other ice cores from around the ... > full story -
Adult Stem Cells Isolated from Human Intestinal Tissue
April 4, 2013 — For the first time, researchers have isolated adult stem cells from human intestinal tissue. The accomplishment provides a much-needed resource for scientists eager to uncover the true mechanisms of ... > full story
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