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Climate Change Committee Disbanded by White House

The Trump Administration appointed opponents of climate change theory in the first key weeks of the administration at the beginning of the year. Now the White...

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by Seth Augenstein

Senior Science Writer

@SethAugenstein

8.22.2017

2:41pm

Biology

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Two Genes May Dictate How Social, Friendly You Are

Whether you are a social butterfly or more of a shy homebody may – at least in part – be attributable to your genes. A new study reports that two genes play a...

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by Lauren Scrudato

Managing Editor

@LabEquipment

8.22.2017

2:25pm

FEATURED STORIES

Los Angeles Woman Awarded $417M in Talcum-cancer Lawsuit

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Marian Diamond, Scientist who Studied Einstein’s Brain, Dies at 90

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Multicolor MRIs Could Improve Disease Detection

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Heavily Used Pesticide Linked to Breathing Problems in Farmworkers’ Children

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Two Arizona Counties Report Bubonic Plague Fleas

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Roman Rise Documented in Lead Isotopes of Coins

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Gene Editing Used to Eliminate Viruses in Live Pigs

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Cannibalistic Bone Artists had Complex Rituals in Ice Age

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Women Have More Active Brains than Men, Study Shows

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Is This What the World’s First Flower Looked Like?

Energy/Fuel

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What’s the Annual Value of Trees? $500 Million per Megacity, Study Shows

In the megacities that are home to nearly 10 percent of the world’s 7.5 billion people, trees provide each city with more than $500 million each year in...

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by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

8.22.2017

1:56pm

Biology

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No Microbes? No Problem for Caterpillars

The microbiome seems ubiquitous: humans and many other species rely on billions of tiny organisms in their guts to aid in digestion, metabolism and other...

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by University of Colorado at Boulder

8.22.2017

1:49pm

Ethology

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Study Links Fish Stress Hormones to Whether they Take the Bait

Take a fish out of water and its stress hormones will go up. Adrenaline and noradrenaline, the "fight or flight" hormones, peak first, followed more gradually...

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by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

8.22.2017

1:47pm

Space

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Turning Human Waste into Plastic, Nutrients Could Aid Long-distance Space Travel

Imagine you're on your way to Mars, and you lose a crucial tool during a spacewalk. Not to worry, you'll simply re-enter your spacecraft and use some...

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by American Chemical Society

8.22.2017

1:40pm

Pharma

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Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Fight Infectious Disease

That statin you’ve been taking to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke may one day pull double duty, providing protection against a whole host of...

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by Duke University

8.22.2017

1:35pm

Space

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Neptune is Raining 'Diamonds'

Researchers have managed to demonstrate "diamond showers" forming in the ice giants of our solar system. Using an ultra-strong X-ray laser, they simulated the...

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by Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

8.22.2017

9:51am

Physics/Engineering

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How Green Roofs Can Help Cities Sponge Away Excess Stormwater

Spring and summer 2017 have been among the wettest on record in eastern North America. Urbanization has led to a rapid loss of permeable surfaces where water...

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by Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake, Liat Margolis, University of Toronto

8.22.2017

9:33am

Climate Change

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Warmer Waters Could Leave Fish Shrinking, Gasping for Air

Fish are expected to shrink in size by 20 to 30 percent if ocean temperatures continue to climb due to climate change. A new study updates previous estimates...

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by University of British Columbia

8.22.2017

9:21am

Archaeology

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'Lost City' Used 500 Years of Soil Erosion to Benefit Crop Farming

Researchers working on a 700-year-old abandoned agricultural site in Tanzania have shown that soil erosion benefited farming practices for some 500 years.

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by University of York

8.22.2017

9:17am

Geoscience

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Ancient Earth’s Hot Interior Created 'Graveyard' of Continental Slabs

Plate tectonics has shaped the Earth’s surface for billions of years: Continents and oceanic crust have pushed and pulled on each other, continually...

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by MIT

8.22.2017

9:11am

Biology

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Both Chimpanzees, Humans Spontaneously Imitate Each Other's Actions

Copying the behavior of others makes us effective learners and allow skills, knowledge and inventions to be passed on from one generation to the next. Decades...

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by Lund University

8.21.2017

3:20pm

A.I./Robotics

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Research Could Help Robots to Correct Errors on-the-fly

Errors in Artificial Intelligence that would normally take a considerable amount of time to resolve could be corrected immediately with the help of new...

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by University of Leicester

8.21.2017

3:13pm

Disease Research

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Biochemical 'Fingerprints' Reveal Diabetes Progression

Researchers describe a new method to study biochemical changes that occur in the pancreas during the development of diabetes. The method is based on molecular...

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by Umea University

8.21.2017

3:06pm

Biology

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Siesta Doldrums: Afternoon Slump Due to Reward-response Lag

The desk-bound drag one feels after lunch on a workday is partly due to a lapse in the brain’s reward-response system, according to new research. The drop in...

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by Seth Augenstein

Senior Science Writer

@SethAugenstein

8.21.2017

2:33pm

Disease Research

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80 Percent of Ebola Survivors Suffer Disabilities One Year after Discharge

New research highlights the need for long-term rehabilitation of Ebola survivors after almost 80 percent of those interviewed were found to have major...

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by University of Liverpool

8.21.2017

2:22pm

Biology

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Repairing Damaged Hearts with Self-healing Heart Cells

New research has discovered a potential means to trigger damaged heart cells to self-heal. The discovery could lead to groundbreaking forms of treatment for...

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by National University Health System

8.21.2017

2:15pm

Biology

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Breastmilk Sugars Found to Fight Bacteria

Mother’s milk, which consists of a complex and continually changing blend of proteins, fats and sugars, helps protect babies against bacterial infections.

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by Vanderbilt University

8.21.2017

2:01pm

Chemistry

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Magnetic Beads Soak Up Toxic Sunblock Additive

Sunblock can be a lifesaver, screening out cancer-causing ultraviolet radiation. But one particular chemical in some of the lotions becomes unloosed in...

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by Seth Augenstein

Senior Science Writer

@SethAugenstein

8.21.2017

10:11am

Food/Bev

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Avocado Seed Husks Could be Gold Mine of Medicinal, Industrial Compounds

The least appreciated part of an avocado could soon undergo a trash-to-treasure transformation. Scientists report that avocado seed husks are hidden gold mines...

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by American Chemical Society

8.21.2017

10:00am

Imaging

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Novel Approach Offers New Insights into HIV’s Lifecycle

Scientists have developed a novel method of tracking HIV infection, allowing the behavior of individual virions — infectious particles — to be connected to...

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by Northwestern University

8.21.2017

9:54am

Chemistry

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Clay-based antimicrobial Packaging Keeps Food Fresh

Sometimes it seems as if fresh fruits, vegetables and meats go bad in the blink of an eye. Now, scientists report that they have developed a packaging film...

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by American Chemical Society

8.21.2017

9:50am

Archaeology

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Wreckage of WWII-era USS Indianapolis Found

Civilian researchers say they have located the wreck of the USS Indianapolis, the World War II heavy cruiser that played a critical role in the atomic bombing...

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by Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press

8.21.2017

9:45am

Biotechnology

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Scientists Sequence Whole Genome to Identify Plant Species within Hours

In a paper published today, researchers detail for the first time the opportunities for plant sciences that are now available with portable, real-time DNA...

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by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

8.21.2017

9:39am

Laughs from Lab

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Laughs from Lab: August 21, 2017

The editors of Laboratory Equipment want to start your week off with a smile. So, here's a science joke you might like: Q: What did the environmentalist name...

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by Michelle Taylor

Editor-in-Chief

@LabEquipment

8.21.2017

8:50am

Disease Research

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Organ 'Crosstalk:' Fatty Liver Can Cause Damage to Other Organs

Studies show that not only the extent, but above all the location and function of adipose tissue play a decisive role in the development of diabetes.

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by German Center for Diabetes Research

8.18.2017

2:15pm

Food/Bev

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Science Says: Put Some Water in that Whiskey

A new study by a pair of Swedish scientists has proven the answer to "neat, over ice, or water" at a molecular level: a few drops of water in whiskey helps...

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by Seth Augenstein

Senior Science Writer

@SethAugenstein

8.18.2017

2:05pm

Chemistry

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A Heart Made of Spider Silk

Researchers from Erlangen and Bayreuth investigate the potential of spider silk protein for engineering artificial cardiac tissue.

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by Friedrich-Alexander-Universität

8.18.2017

2:00pm

Energy/Fuel

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New Chemical Process Could Reduce Nitrogen Oxides from Diesel Exhaust

Chemical engineers have discovered a catalytic process that could help curb emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from diesel-powered vehicles, a priority air...

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by University of Notre Dame

8.18.2017

1:54pm

Wellness

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