Tracking real-time proton induced radiation chemistry in water
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2017 -- Proton therapy is a promising form of radiation treatment used to kill cancerous cells and effectively halt their rapid...
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Protein transport: The quickest route to the tip
According to a theoretical model developed by physicists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, in cell protrusions, cargo-transporting motor proteins often get in each other's way....
Rocks that tell our industrial history
Credit: Nikole Arrieta / UPV/EHU "Because certain geological events record everything, studying them helps to reconstruct the environmental past and to determine how human beings...
Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab challenges high school students to give hacking a try
Loading video... Credit: Carnegie Mellon University CyLab PITTSBURGH -- Carnegie Mellon University aims to build a talent pipeline into the cyber workforce by introducing computer...
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An international group of scientists has used a novel highly sensitive method for detection of environmental DNA in groundwater to extend the poorly known range...
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Where is marine litter concentrated, and which species and ecosystems does it affect? Researchers at the Alfred Wegener Institute have for the first time compiled...
Unique wheat passes the test
Stronger legs in fast-growing broilers, reduced phosphorus emissions to the environment, improved health for undernourished populations in developing countries and better use of scarce resources...
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