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A new study finds that amounts of protein (green) and mRNA (red) vary from cell to cell. Full Story Y. Taniguchi, P. Choi, G. Li and H. Chen
- Behold, the antilaser Physicists describe a device that absorbs all incoming light. Read the full story. | Jul 30th 2010 Found in: Matter & Energy and Physics
- Genetics redraws marsupial family tree A new analysis traces the group’s origin to South America. Read the full story. | Jul 28th 2010 Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
- Two is the magic number New experiments confirm a fundamental postulate of quantum mechanics. Read the full story. | Jul 27th 2010 Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Matter & Energy
- New data suggest a lighter Higgs Fermilab results heat up the race for an elusive particle. Read the full story. | Jul 26th 2010 Found in: Atom & Cosmos
- Frogs leapt before they landed Jumping preceded mastery of the touchdown in amphibian evolution, a new study suggests. Read the full story. | Jul 23rd 2010 Found in: Biology, Ecology and Life
- Hole from on high Researchers discover a fresh meteorite impact crater using Google Earth. Read the full story. | Jul 22nd 2010 Found in: Atom & Cosmos, Earth, Earth Science and Planetary Science
- Separating wheat from chaff in celiac disease Three partial proteins may trigger the T cell immune reactions that cause the symptoms of this intestinal ailment, new research shows. Read the full story. | Jul 21st 2010 Found in: Body & Brain
- Taming time travel New work is solving paradoxes by making the impossible impossible. Read the full story. | Jul 20th 2010 Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Matter & Energy
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| New action film set in solar system's center Videos are first to capture a comet's fiery plunge into the sun | Newly created machine | Researchers have built a machine that harnesses energy from the random motion of bouncing beads to perform work. | Artificial butterfly mixes high, low tech Model swallowtail shows importance of wing veins, bobbing flight |
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For ducks, penis length depends on the other guys 7.30.10 - Genitals grow longer with more male competition Found in: Life
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Dark matter eldorado 7.30.10 - Nearby galaxy holds record for densest concentration of mysterious mass Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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Noisy bacteria 7.29.10 - Cell-by-cell analysis finds big differences among genetically identical cells Found in: Genes & Cells
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Sadness response strengthens with age 7.29.10 - In study, older people reacted more strongly to sad scenes than twentysomethings did Found in: Humans, Psychology and Science & Society
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Lemurs on contraceptives don’t smell right 7.28.10 - Birth control disrupts female odors that are important social cues Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
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Trailing dust devils 7.28.10 - Whirlwinds create dark paths by sucking sand grains clean Found in: Earth, Earth Science and Planetary Science
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Erasing wrinkles, the physicists’ way 7.27.10 - Researchers study how folds and other creases disappear Found in: Materials Science, Matter & Energy and Physics
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Researchers create global map of tree height 7.26.10 - Mapping changes over time could help track forest carbon content Found in: Earth
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‘Housekeeping’ proteins may set aging limit 7.25.10 - Aging cells may seal their fate by keeping worn-out proteins when they sprout offspring Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
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Swarming locusts impossible to predict 7.23.10 - Mathematical analysis shows that insects travel to the beat of their own drum Found in: Environment, Life, Numbers and Physics
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Among stars, heavyweight champ 7.23.10 - Stellar record-holder weighs in at 265 times mass of sun
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Oldest dog debated 7.22.10 - Fossil jaw may, or may not, come from oldest known example of man’s best friend Found in: Life and Paleontology
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