Cryo-electron tomography permits researchers to study in detail the microscopic structures inside of cells. Researchers who typically required a week of effort to dissect the 3-D structure of a single cell will now be able ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Newly discovered human-like footprints from Crete may put the established narrative of early human evolution to the test. The footprints are approximately 5.7 million years old and were made at a time when previous research ...
Archaeology
Aug 31, 2017
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Officials at collegiate sporting venues have been leading efforts toward zero-waste events with many professional and collegiate leagues adopting energy and water conservation efforts as well as increased recycling and composting. ...
Environment
Aug 31, 2017
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A bacterium that attacks people suffering from chronic lung disease and compromised immune systems could be halted by disrupting the distribution channels the organism uses to access the nutrient-rich cytoplasm of its host ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2017
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Like some bats and marine mammals, people can develop expert echolocation skills, in which they produce a clicking sound with their mouths and listen to the reflected sound waves to "see" their surroundings. A new study published ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2017
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In recent years unauthorized immigrants known as "dreamers" have captured nationwide attention and become a force in American politics. Brought to the United States as children, these young adults came forward to ask for ...
Social Sciences
Aug 31, 2017
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Bee larvae develop into workers, in part, because their diet of pollen and honey, called beebread, is rich in plant regulatory molecules called microRNAs, which delay development and keep their ovaries inactive. Xi Chen of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2017
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A team of biologists has found an unexpected source for the brain's development, a finding that offers new insights into the building of the nervous system.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2017
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After 13 rapid divisions a fertilized fly egg consists of about 6,000 cells. They all look alike under the microscope. However, each cell of a Drosophila melanogaster embryo already knows by then whether it is destined to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 31, 2017
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Apple sent out invitations Thursday to a first-ever media event in the Steve Jobs Theater at its new "spaceship" campus in Silicon Valley.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 31, 2017
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