Researchers find the 'breaking point' of proteins
Scientists from Oxford University have discovered the watery secrets of what makes proteins unstable.
Dec 5, 2007
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Atlantis Countdown Proceeds
The launch team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is continuing its steady march toward a lift off Thursday afternoon for space shuttle Atlantis. The countdown is proceeding smoothly, NASA Test Director Jeff Spaulding said Wednesday.
Space Exploration
Dec 5, 2007
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Easy come easy go: Research shows shift in attitudes towards borrowing
New research by the Personal Finance Research Centre at the University of Bristol provides firm evidence of a major shift in attitudes towards borrowing in recent years.
Other
Dec 5, 2007
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New study finds biodiversity conservation secures ecosystem services for people
Healthy ecosystems that provide people with essential natural goods and services often overlap with regions rich in biological diversity, underscoring that conserving one also protects the other, according to a new study.
Dec 5, 2007
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Major physics breakthrough in understanding supersolidity
Physicists at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, have made a major advance in the understanding of what appears to be a new state of matter.
General Physics
Dec 5, 2007
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When do gas giants reach the point of no return?
Planetary scientists at UCL have identified the point at which a star causes the atmosphere of an orbiting gas giant to become critically unstable, as reported in this week’s Nature. Depending upon their proximity to a ...
Astronomy
Dec 5, 2007
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Study may solve age-old mystery of missing chemicals from Earth's mantle
Observations about the early formation of Earth may answer an age-old question about why the planet’s mantle is missing some of the matter that should be present, according to UBC geophysicist John Hernlund.
Earth Sciences
Dec 5, 2007
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The closest look ever at native human tissue
Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a long-standing goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European Molecular Biology ...
Dec 5, 2007
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YouTube breeding ground for anti-vaccination views
As cold and flu season hits this year amid growing debate over the necessity of vaccinations, University of Toronto researchers have uncovered widespread misinformation in related videos on YouTube.
Internet
Dec 5, 2007
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World's most endangered gorilla fights back
In the wake of a study that documented for the first time the use of weaponry by Cross River gorillas to ward off threats by humans, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today new field surveys to better protect this ...
Dec 5, 2007
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