Extreme Organisms Use Submarines to Reach the Surface

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Scientists conducting a study of the ocean floor in the northeastern Pacific Ocean were surprised to discover 38 deep-sea limpets of the species Lepetodrilus gordensis attached to their submarine, Alvin. Previously, scientists thought that the pressure ...
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Lake Tahoe Fault Line Poses Significant Seismic Risk

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A group of investigators at the US Geological Survey has just finished conducting a risk assessment of the Tahoe-Sierra frontal fault zone, which is located west of California's Lake Tahoe. They concluded that t ...
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Inflammation, Rapid Aging, Cancer Controlled by Same Master Gene

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A team of experts led by investigator Robert J. Schneider, PhD, have determined that a single master gene is responsible for controlling the development of cancer, inflammation and accelerated aging, all at the same time. The finding presents resea ...
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Giant Matter Wave Created in California

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University of California in San Diego (UCSD) physicists announced that they were recently able to create a giant matter wave, by trapping and cooling excitons with extreme proficiency. The exotic particles then conden ...
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Nanoparticles Simultaneously Deliver DNA, Proteins Inside Cells

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Experts at that Iowa State University (ISU) announce the development of a technique that relies on nanotechnology to deliver both proteins and strands of DNA into plant cells. Their achievement has the po ...
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Calcium Supplement Intake Boosts Heart Attack Risks

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Everyone knows that calcium is good for your bones, so supplements containing the element are widely available and consumed by many. Now, the conclusions of a research show that these supplements significantly increas ...
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Childhood Obesity Rate Higher in C-Section Babies

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A paper published in the latest online issue of the esteemed medical journal Archives of Disease in Childhood suggests that babies delivered via Caesarean section are twice more likely to become obese during childhood than peers born naturally. ...
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Graphene to Replace Hexavalent Chromium as Steel Coating

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Rust is the worst enemy of many iron- and steel-based products, so coatings need to be used in order to protect them from corrosion. This is usually done with compounds containing a carcinogenic element c ...
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New Type of Resistive RAM Developed in the UK

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Researchers at the University College London (UCL), in the United Kingdom, announce the development of a Resistive RAM memory (ReRAM) chip made up entirely of pure silicon oxide. This achievement opens up a new avenue of research f ...
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