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Ceramics Analyzed (IMAGE)
Mar 09, 2019 09:00 AM EST

Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity

A study analyzes the selective attention processes that determine how we explore and interact with our environment

New gene hunt reveals potential breast cancer treatment target
Mar 09, 2019 08:46 AM EST

New gene hunt reveals potential breast cancer treatment target

Australian and US researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, and have already identified one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers.

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Mar 09, 2019 08:37 AM EST

NASA's LRO sheds light on lunar water movement

Scientists, using an instrument aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), have observed water molecules moving around the dayside of the Moon.

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Mar 09, 2019 08:23 AM EST

THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them

MADISON, Wis. -- "Microbial communities run the world," says Jo Handelsman, director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Mar 08, 2019 10:34 AM EST

Atmospheric scientists reveal the effect of sea-ice loss on Arctic warming

Enhanced warming in the Arctic (north of 67°N) is found in both recent observational investigations and model simulations with greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions increasing.

Synchronized Fireflies (IMAGE)
Mar 08, 2019 09:20 AM EST

Fireflies, heart beats, and the science of sync

Physicists have discovered surprisingly complex states emerging out of simple synchronized networks

Coal
Mar 08, 2019 09:18 AM EST

Shifting away from coal is key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions,

The United States could fulfill its greenhouse gas emission pledge under the Paris Climate Agreement by virtually eliminating coal as an energy source by 2024, according to new research from Portland State University.

Acoustic Metamaterial (IMAGE)
Mar 08, 2019 09:04 AM EST

BU researchers develop 'acoustic metamaterial' that cancels sound

Boston University mechanical engineers create a synthetic, sound-silencing structure that blocks 94 percent of sounds

Magnesium Binds To Ribosomes (IMAGE)
Mar 08, 2019 08:56 AM EST

Researchers discover a new mechanism used by bacteria to evade antibiotics

Surprise survival mechanism could lead to retooled drugs to treat infectious diseases

High-Crowding Environment (IMAGE)
Mar 08, 2019 08:48 AM EST

Using laser 'tweezers,' scientists grab and study tiny protein droplets

University at Buffalo physicists are using innovative tools to study the properties of a bizarre class of molecules that may play a role in disease: proteins that cluster together to form spherical droplets inside human cells.

seawater
Mar 07, 2019 09:28 AM EST

Seawater bacteria provides leads to fight melanoma

Malignant melanoma can be a particularly dangerous form of cancer, and more therapeutic options are needed. Now, researchers report in ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters that a bacteria from seawater has inspired promising leads for an entirely new way to treat the disease.

CRISPR (IMAGE)
Mar 07, 2019 09:26 AM EST

Scientists find method to boost CRISPR efficiency

Discovery made while editing genetic defect behind Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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