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UNSW scientists unveil a giant leap for anti-aging
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Keck School of Medicine of USC receives grant for esophageal cancer research
Credit: Ricardo Carrasco III LOS ANGELES -- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has been ...
Gravitational wave kicks monster black hole out of galactic core
Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) Astronomers have uncovered a supermassive black hole that has been propelled out of ...
New Stanford study calls for US solar policy reform
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Rice U. refines filters for greener natural gas
Credit: Barron Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 23, 2017) - Natural gas producers want to draw all the methane ...
Chemists ID catalytic ‘key’ for converting CO2 to methanol
Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY - Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) and converting it to useful chemicals such as methanol ...
Designer proteins fold DNA
Florian Praetorius and Prof. Hendrik Dietz of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a new method that can ...
A stem’s ‘sense of self’ contributes to shape
Credit: L. Mahadevan/Harvard SEAS It is well known that as plants grow, their stems and shoots respond to outside signals ...
NASA Participates in the NOAA GOES-16 Field Campaign
Credit: Credits: NOAA/NASA NOAA's GOES-16 satellite is ready to embark on another major milestone-- The GOES-16 Field Campaign. During a ...
NASA sees formation of Tropical Cyclone Caleb near Cocos Island
Credit: Credits: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen Shortly after Tropical Cyclone Caleb formed east of Cocos Island, NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite ...
NASA examines Peru’s deadly rainfall
Loading video... Credit: Credits: NASA/JAXA, Hal Pierce The Global Precipitation Measurement mission or GPM constellation of satellites provide data on ...
SLU scientists take aim at diabetes and obesity with exercise in a pill
Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS -- With a series of new grants, Saint Louis University researchers will tackle the ...
Hubble detects supermassive black hole kicked out of galactic core
Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA) An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have uncovered ...
Researchers make flexible glass for tiny medical devices
Credit: Jaren Wilkey/BYU Photo Brigham Young University researchers have developed new glass technology that could add a new level of ...
Laser activated gold pyramids could deliver drugs, DNA into cells without harm
Credit: (Image courtesy of Harvard SEAS) The ability to deliver cargo like drugs or DNA into cells is essential for ...
Plenaries at American Chemical Society meeting focus on energy, materials, partnerships
WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 -- Scientists, in four plenary talks, will explore a variety of subjects related to the "Advanced ...
Novel virus breaks barriers between incompatible fungi
Credit: Wu S, et al. (2017) Scientists have identified a virus that can weaken the ability of a fungus to ...
Dairy farmers should rethink a cow’s curfew, says UBC researchers
Credit: UBC Dairy cows housed indoors want to break curfew and roam free, suggests new research from the University of ...
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