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Shale Gas Development Spurring Spread of Invasive Plants
Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from local native plant communities, but a team of researchers has...
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by Penn State University
7.20.2017
4:47pm
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Researchers Discover Biological Hydraulic System in Tuna Fins
The outstanding maneuverability and precision locomotion of bluefin tuna are supported by a vascular specialization that is unique among vertebrates, according...
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by Stanford University
7.20.2017
4:44pm
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For First Time, More than Half of People with HIV Taking AIDS Drugs
For the first time in the global AIDS epidemic that has spanned four decades and killed 35 million people, more than half of all those infected with HIV are on...
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by Maria Cheng, Associated Press
7.20.2017
4:40pm
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Desk Lamp Offers Convenience, Versatility
Aven’s OptiVue LED Magnification Desk Lamp is designed to add style to any workspace while delivering high-performance functions and flexibility.
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by Aven Inc.
7.20.2017
4:35pm
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3-D Printing Sweeps Toy Manufacturing Off the Shelves
Cheap, plastic toys—no manufacturer necessary. The 2020 toy and game market is projected to be $135 billion, and 3-D printing brings those profits home.
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by Michigan Technological University
7.20.2017
2:32pm
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Faulty Support Cells Disrupt Communication in Brains of People with Schizophrenia
When researchers transplanted human brain cells generated from individuals diagnosed with childhood-onset schizophrenia into mice, the animal's nerve cell...
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by University of Rochester Medical Center
7.20.2017
2:29pm
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A Super-algae to Save our Seas
Researchers lay the foundation for genetically engineering a species of microalgae that lives in corals to stop a global coral bleaching catastrophe.
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by Frontiers
7.20.2017
2:24pm
Ethology
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Elephant Seals Recognize Each Other by Rhythm of their Calls
Every day, humans pick up on idiosyncrasies such as slow drawls, high-pitched squeaks, or hints of accents to put names to voices from afar. This ability may...
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by Cell Press
7.20.2017
2:20pm
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Indestructible Virus Yields Secret to Creating Incredibly Durable Materials
It’s like the Superman of viruses, astonishingly tough and able to survive in an environment that would dissolve flesh and bone. And now scientists have...
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by University of Virginia Health System
7.20.2017
2:16pm
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Dust Deposits Give New Insights into History of the Sahara
Remote Saharan dust influences the earth's radiation budget and tropical North Atlantic ocean-atmosphere temperature variability that might even attenuate...
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by Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)
7.20.2017
2:12pm
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Living Together Brings Couples' Microbiomes Together
After analyzing skin microbiomes from cohabitating couples, microbial ecologists found that people who live together significantly influence the microbial...
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by American Society for Microbiology
7.20.2017
1:56pm
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Advancing Biopsy Storage with Automation-friendly Tubes
Micronic's 1.00ml and 3.50ml tubes with external thread are innovative and secure.
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7.20.2017
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Leakproof Vials Offer Enhanced Sample, User Safety
A new series of leakproof vials has been developed to provide sample protection and user safety by enabling correct cap application every time.
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by Thermo Fisher Scientific
7.20.2017
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Artifacts Suggest Humans Arrived in Australia Earlier than Thought
When and how the first humans made their way to Australia has been an evolving story. While it is accepted that humans appeared in Africa some 200,000 years...
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by University of Washington
7.20.2017
9:19am
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Understanding Life on Mars through Meteorites
Research has added a new dimension to understanding life on Mars with the discovery that meteorites may be able to 'trap' evidence of Martian life.
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by Monash University
7.20.2017
9:10am
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Experts: One in Three Cases of Dementia Preventable
The first Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention and Care identifies powerful tools to prevent dementia and touts the benefits of nonmedical interventions...
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by University of Southern California - Health Sciences
7.20.2017
8:54am
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Massive Simulation Shows HIV Capsid Interacting with its Environment
It took two years on a supercomputer to simulate 1.2 microseconds in the life of the HIV capsid, a protein cage that shuttles the HIV virus to the nucleus of a...
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by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
7.20.2017
8:51am
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Type 1 Diabetes Risk Linked to Intestinal Viruses
Doctors can’t predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one’s own immune system destroys the cells needed to control...
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by Washington University in St. Louis
7.20.2017
8:45am
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World's Plastic Waste Could Bury Manhattan 2 Miles Deep
Industry has made more than 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950 and there's enough left over to bury Manhattan under more than two miles of trash, according...
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by Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
7.20.2017
8:43am
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Non-toxic Underwater Adhesive Could Bring New Surgical Glue
A non-toxic glue modeled after adhesive proteins produced by mussels and other creatures has been found to out-perform commercially available products,...
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by Purdue University
7.19.2017
3:02pm
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Memory Takes Time, Researchers Conclude
How short-term memories become long-term ones has frequently been explored by researchers. While a definitive answer remains elusive, a group concludes that...
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by New York University
7.19.2017
1:09pm
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Pilot Program will Test Novel Approach to Teaching Science
Though scientists know children with strong spatial thinking skills have an edge in STEM, and that those skills are teachable, no one has formally infused them...
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by Johns Hopkins University
7.19.2017
1:00pm
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Lithium Ion Advances Could Make Electric Vehicles as Cheap as Gas Power in 10 Years
Energy storage is one of the main limitations of solar power. But a new meta-analysis of the progress of green energy forecasts coming lithium-ion improvements...
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7.19.2017
12:51pm
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Social Interaction Affects Cancer Patients' Response to Treatment
How well cancer patients fare after chemotherapy can be affected by their social interaction with other patients during treatment, according to a new study.
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by NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute
7.19.2017
12:31pm
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Did Life Begin on Land Rather than in the Sea?
For three years, researchers scoured the forbidding landscape of the Pilbara region of Western Australia looking for clues to how ancient microbes could have...
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by University of California, Santa Cruz
7.19.2017
12:25pm
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Months Needed for Additional Study of Dakota Access Pipeline
Additional environmental review of the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline is likely to take the rest of the year to complete, U.S. officials said in court...
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by Blake Nicholson, Associated Press
7.19.2017
12:07pm
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Personalized 'Earable' Sensor Monitors Body Temperature in Real-time
Researchers report that they have developed a 3-D printed sensor worn on the ear that measures one of the most basic medical indicators of health in real-time...
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by American Chemical Society
7.19.2017
9:32am
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Sea Cave Preserves 5,000-year Snapshot of Tsunamis
An international team of scientists digging in a sea cave in Indonesia has discovered the world’s most pristine record of tsunamis, a 5,000-year-old...
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by Rutgers University
7.19.2017
9:28am
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Clark Solutions' Huba 210 Series Vortex Flow Transmitter is designed for water and water/glycol based heat exchange and hydronic systems.
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7.19.2017
9:14am
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Tweezers are Color Coated for Easy Identification
Aven E-Z Pik Tweezers are made from 304 series stainless steel, and feature a highly durable coating for easy identification.
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by Aven Inc.
7.19.2017
9:08am
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Swim Robot Probes Fukushima Reactor to Find Melted Fuel
An underwater robot has captured images and other data inside Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on its first day of work.
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by Associated Press
7.19.2017
8:57am