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Chelyabinsk meteorite had previous collision or near miss 27 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
The Chelyabinsk meteorite either collided with another body in the solar system or came too close to the Sun before it fell to Earth, according to research announced today (Tuesday 27th August) at the...
Microneedle patch could replace standard tuberculosis skin test 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
Each year, millions of people in the United States get a tuberculosis skin test to see if they have the infection that still affects one third of the world's population. A chitin microneedle patch is...
Thyroid cancer biopsy guidelines should be simplified, researchers say 27 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
A team led by UC San Francisco researchers has called for simplified guidelines on when to biopsy thyroid nodules for cancer, which they say would result in fewer unnecessary biopsies. Lead author Re...
Eastern US water supplies threatened by a legacy of acid rain 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Human activities are changing the water chemistry of many streams and rivers in the Eastern U.S., with consequences for water supplies and aquatic life, so reports a new study in the journal Enviro A...
Watching the production of new proteins in live cells 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
New York, NY – Researchers at Columbia University, in collaboration with biologists in Baylor College of Medicine, have made a significant step in understanding and imaging protein synthesis, pinpoint...
Scripps Research Institute scientists report breakthrough in DNA editing technology 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
LA JOLLA, CA—August 26, 2013—Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly than ever before. A study by Scripps Rese...
Sea otters promote recovery of seagrass beds 27 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
Scientists studying the decline and recovery of seagrass beds in one of California's largest estuaries have found that recolonization of the estuary by sea otters was a crucial factor in the seagrass ...
UC research takes first look at catalyst behind evangelicals' forays into today's culture wars 26 Aug 2013 | 11:30 pm
It's apparent to Andrew Lewis that as the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) expands its role in our nation's culture wars, there is one battle cry rallying the group's nearly 16 million members: advoc...
Size matters as nanocrystals go through phases 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
Understanding what happens to a material as it undergoes phase transformations – changes from a solid to a liquid to a gas or a plasma – is of fundamental scientific interest and critical for optimizi...
Why do haters have to hate? 26 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
PHILADELPHIA (August 26, 2013) – New research has uncovered the reason why some people seem to dislike everything while others seem to like everything. This image shows Dolores Albarracín (left), Uni...
