(Pond snails make unlikely speed freaks. But dosing the gastropods on methamphetamine is helping us understand how certain "pathological memories" form in human addicts.)
Posted on May 28, 2010 at 4:15 pm in Medicine.
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(An RNA-based drug has treated an infection of the deadly Ebola virus – the first drug to have been shown to do so in all recipients.)
Posted on May 28, 2010 at 4:15 pm in Medicine.
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(An amazing map of the world's underwater cable lines.)
Posted on March 15, 2010 at 10:30 am in Tech.
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(Metal foam is lighter but much stronger than "real" metal. It's designed for use in biomedical engineering and car bumpers.)
Posted on February 26, 2010 at 1:02 pm in Tech.
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(Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. )
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 12:40 pm in Tech.
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(International Paper Co. and MeadWestvaco Corp. are planning to transform plantation forests of the southeastern United States by replacing native pine with genetically engineered eucalyptus.)
Posted on January 29, 2010 at 1:38 pm in Science.
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(Scientists have found that Killer Whales in the North Atlantic Ocean differ in both diet and genetic makeup. In fact, they’re in the process of splitting into two different species all together.)
Posted on January 8, 2010 at 1:51 pm in Nature.
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(Ten remarkable and groundbreaking surgeries and procedures.)
Posted on January 5, 2010 at 9:18 am in Medicine.
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( Sleek designs, robotic aircraft and next-generation weapons will make the ships of the future the most formidable ever )
Posted on December 31, 2009 at 9:04 am in Tech.
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(2009 has been an amazing year in the world of robots and Singularity Hub is here to tell you all about it! )
Posted on December 24, 2009 at 10:36 am in Tech.
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(Still need some geeky last minute gift ideas? You're in luck. )
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 1:47 pm in Tech.
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(What is it about the change from one year to the next that compels people to guess about what's going to happen? )
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 1:47 pm in Tech.
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(Now what may be the future of shipping is docked around the corner from Nyhavn at Kvaesthusmolen pier, a bright orange and yellow North Sea supply ship from Norway dubbed "Viking Lady"—the first ship to employ a fuel cell in history.)
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 1:45 pm in Tech.
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(A fierce, feathered raptor might have been terrifying enough to small dinosaurs, lizards, birds and mammals living 128 million years ago, but add venom to its arsenal and the threat would be paralyzing—literally.)
Posted on December 21, 2009 at 1:44 pm in Nature.
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(This list gets harder to make every year.)
Posted on December 15, 2009 at 11:01 am in Astronomy.
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