Researchers solve structure of human protein critical for silencing genes

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This is a schematic representation of the hAgo2-miR-20a complex with the PAZ domain in red and the Mid domain in green. The microRNA, shown in stick representation, is anchored at its ends in the PAZ and Mid d ...
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High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts

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Eons ago, nature solved the problem of converting solar energy to fuels by inventing the process of photosynthesis. Plants convert sunlight to chemical energy in the form of biomass, while releasing oxygen as an environmentally benig ...
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Yahoo! ditches digital newsstand for iPads

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Yahoo! shuttered its fledgling digital newsstand for iPads on Friday in what it said was the start of a product purge intended to make the floundering Internet pioneer more nimble. Yahoo! shuttered its fle ...
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Gulf remittances soar as rupee weakens

Source: Times of India

HYDERABAD: A weakening rupee has brought much cheer to expats living abroad and the large Indian population in the Gulf couldn't be happier. Remitting a large part of their salary back to India, they are happy as this now converts into more ru ...
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Math predicts size of clot-forming cells

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UC Davis mathematicians have helped biologists figure out why platelets, the cells that form blood clots, are the size and shape that they are. Because platelets are important both for healing wounds and in strokes and other con ...
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NASA sees Hurricane Bud threaten western Mexico's coast

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NASA's TRMM satellite passed above Hurricane Bud on May 25 at 12:49 a.m. EDT/U.S. and it saw a large area of moderate to heavy rainfall with rates of over 30mm/hr (~1.2 inches). Bud's past and predicted locations are shown overlaid in wh ...
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Typhoon Sanvu affecting Iwo To, then expected to fade over weekend

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Another instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured a stunning view of Typhoon Sanvu that clearly showed an eye. The image was taken on May 25 at 0355 UTC from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument onboard A ...
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Industry Thought Leaders Share Dynamic Solutions at the Eighth Annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit

Source: Directions Magazine

- Senior transportation and IT executives met with leading technology providers in a unique forum to discuss solutions to critical industry challenges at the 8th annual ALK Transportation Technology Summit, M ...
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A new invading sea crab reaches the Ebro Delta

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The new invading crab could have arrived at the Ebro Delta (Spain) on sea transport or other trade exchanges. Credit: Guillermo Guerao Originally endemic to the Atlantic Coast of North America, over the past 30 ...
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