1969 Fireball Meteorite Reveals New Ancient Mineral
A fireball that tears across the sky is not just a one-time skywatching event—it can reap scientific dividends long afterward. A fireball that.
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Protein Jailbreak Prolongs Breast Cancer
The findings may help develop better therapies and prognostics for the disease. Researchers have traced the molecular interactions that allow a protein to.
- March 29, 2012
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Do Our Medicines Boost Pathogens?
With some exaggeration: medical practice helped in developing a superbug Scientists of the Institute of Tropical Medicine discovered a parasite that not only.
- December 21, 2011
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Dolphins’ Recovery from Injury Offers Important Insights
“Much about the dolphin’s healing process remains unreported and poorly documented,” Zasloff said. A Georgetown University Medical Center scientist who has previously discovered.
- July 25, 2011
- 4 minutes read
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Growing Stem Cells Used to Grow Tooth
.Japanese scientists successfully grew a tooth after they implanted stem cells into a mouse’s kidney. The US Public Library of Science Journal states.
- July 14, 2011
- 1 minute read
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Study Allows Researchers to Learn More About Human Taste Cells
Research from the Monell Center sheds new light on taste cells. A study indicates that taste cells can be maintained in culture for.
- April 8, 2011
- 1 minute read
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Fossil Provides Hints to Earth’s First Flowers
Scientists from the United States and China have discovered the first intact fossil of a mature eudicot, a type of flowering plant whose.
- April 7, 2011
- 3 minutes read
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Scans Show Surprising Differences in Brain-Injury Patients
“Not all minimally conscious patients are the same, and not all patients with locked-in syndrome are the same.” Scanning the mental activity of.
- March 1, 2011
- 2 minutes read
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New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate
studies have shown that cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, appears to reduce the risk of heart disease by boosting levels of HDL.
- February 9, 2011
- 1 minute read
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United Nations Urged to Ban Mercury Fillings
Mercury, the main ingredient in "silver" or amalgam fillings, will be the subject of a United Nations conference to be held in Chiba,.
- January 20, 2011
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