Potato-shaped asteroid could be a stillborn planet
October 30th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 30 (IANS) A potato-shaped asteroid observed by a European space probe last year may be the remnant of an ancient stillborn planet, say scientists."This is the first object ... Read more...
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Synthetic muscles make nanobots effective
October 18th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 18 (IANS) Powerful synthetic muscles fabricated by researchers will now impart cutting edge to medical nanobots for diagnostics and treatment.Although nanobots have been in the news for cancer ... Read more...
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Nature inspires scientists to create new materials
October 14th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) Inspired by nature's approach, which bonds tiny atoms into diamonds and silicon, scientists are fashioning new crystals from nanoparticles and DNA, the basic building blocks of ... Read more...
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Strong, flexible artificial muscles designed
October 14th, 2011 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Oct 14 (IANS) New artificial muscles as flexible as an elephant's trunk but strong enough to rotate objects two thousand times their own weight, have been designed by researchers.Using ... Read more...
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Indian-American identifies ‘wake-up’ gene
September 30th, 2011 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Wonder why you wake up in the morning effortlessly, even without the shrill alarm?
A team led by Indian-American scientist, Satchidananda Panda, has identified a new ... Read more...
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Going to work makes people miserable: Study
September 30th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 30 (IANS) The moods of people, who are happy in the morning, plummets during the day at the office, a two-year-long international study has found.Most people who wake ... Read more...
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Hidden DNA code more influential than our genes
September 19th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) The "hidden" DNA code may be far more influential than our genes, passing down new biological traits more rapidly than previously thought.The study throws up the ... Read more...
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Asteroids are linked to meteorites striking earth
September 18th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 18 (IANS) Asteroids in space are linked to meteorites that land on earth, a new discovery claims. Analysis of dust samples from an asteroid known as Itokawa has ... Read more...
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Virus brainwashes caterpillars to melt themselves
September 12th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 12 (IANS) It could be a plot from a Hollywood blockbuster -- a virus that brainwashes caterpillars into practically melting themselves.
Scientists at Penn State University have isolated ... Read more...
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New material alginate to boost battery life
September 11th, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) Scientists have extracted a promising new material, alginate, which can boost battery life.Researchers from the Clemson University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have extracted the ... Read more...
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Ice samples show climate capable of abrupt changes
September 11th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) Samples drilled from Greenland's ice sheets have thrown up intitial clues that our climate is capable of very rapid and rather abrupt changes, according to an ... Read more...
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Biocomputer kills cancer cells, spares healthy ones
September 4th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 4 (IANS) Scientists have designed a biocomputer which can identify and kill cancer cells without harming the healthy ones.Biocomputers use biologically derived materials such as DNA or proteins ... Read more...
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‘Electronic skin’ patch will do many things
August 12th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 12 (IANS) American scientists have created little patches of 'electronic skin' that might heal wounds and monitor a patient's heart rate in the near future.
"What we are ... Read more...
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Forests remove 2.4 bn tonnes of carbon from air
August 11th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 11 (IANS) Forests worldwide absorb as much as 2.4 billion tonnes of carbon per year from the air, equivalent to a third of the annual fossil fuel emissions.The ... Read more...
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Scientists find signs of flowing water on Mars
August 5th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 5 (IANS/WAM) The first signs of flowing water on Mars have been discovered by US scientists, the journal Science reported.Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona in ... Read more...
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Cheap procedure to reuse seawater
August 5th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 5 (IANS) Scarcity of water can soon be a thing of past if salty seawater is filtered by a cheap process called reverse osmosis, by making the water ... Read more...
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New gel can restore damaged soft tissue
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A new gel can now potentially restore damaged soft tissue safely and durably.The material, a composite of biological and synthetic molecules, is injected under the skin, ... Read more...
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Plant develops echo to attract bats
August 2nd, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) A rainforest vine has evolved dish-shaped leaves which develop echoes to attract bats for pollination, researchers claim.The Cuban plant's leaves develop such conspicuous echoes that the ... Read more...
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Greenland ice melted more than Antartica’s
August 1st, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) The last prolonged warm spell caused the oceans to rise between 4 to 6.5 metres higher than their current levels.Where did all that extra water come ... Read more...
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Modern humans scripted Neanderthals’ disappearance
July 29th, 2011 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) What befell our Neanderthal ancestors to make them vanish after their domination of the world for 300,000 years? Modern humans, say scientists.
According to Cambridge University ... Read more...
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Gene coats different butterfly species in similar patterns
July 24th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 24 (IANS) The presence of similar colour patterns among different species of poisonous butterflies has intrigued scientists for 150 years. How is that they evolved to mimic one ... Read more...
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New hope for heart patients
July 21st, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) A gene injection that can make hearts beat stronger and to even overcome the damage caused by previous heart attacks provides new hope of effectively curing ... Read more...
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Sperm coat protein may be key to male infertility: Study
July 21st, 2011 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 21 (IANS) The loss of a protein that coats sperm cells may explain a significant proportion of infertility in men worldwide, according to a new study.The research ... Read more...
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Loss of large predators hits ecosystem
July 17th, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) The loss of large predators at the top of the food chain has hit ecosystems across the world.An analysis of research from a wide range of ... Read more...
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Forests can store more carbon emissions than earlier thought
July 15th, 2011 - 7:27 am ICT by IANS
Vienna, July 15 (IANS) Forests can store more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought, a study has found.From 1990 to 2007, 8.8 billion tonnes of CO2 were released in the ... Read more...
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Gene study offers clues on memory puzzle
July 10th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) Scientists have shed light on why it is easier to learn about things related to what we already know than it is to learn about unfamiliar ... Read more...
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Planes influence local weather during take-off
July 1st, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) People living close to airports may not only suffer sleepless nights, they could also experience lousy weather.The very presence of aircraft increases the possibility of snow ... Read more...
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GE Healthcare urges Indian scientists to compete for award
June 18th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 18 (IANS) Global healthcare major, GE Healthcare Life Sciences has exhorted young Indian scientists and scholars in molecular biology to compete for its prestigious science award, which includes ... Read more...
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Research identifies how cancer cells cheat death
June 9th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 9 (IANS) Cancer cells survive easily and researchers have now identified how biochemical pathways rewired by cancer cells help them cheat death."This work focused on understanding how cancer ... Read more...
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Scientists doubt if Chronic fatigue syndrome is linked to virus or not
June 2nd, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, June 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists have announced that a 2009 study which concluded that chronic fatigue syndrome is caused by virus has been found to be flawed. The new findings ... Read more...
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Intestinal cells activate defence against salmonella bug
May 29th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) We may only have our own immune system to thank for protecting us silently from ravages of salmonella, a bug behind severe intestinal infections.
Generally speaking, ... Read more...
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Gossip lies in the eye of the beholder
May 23rd, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 23 (IANS) Gossip not only changes what humans know about one another, it literally affects how they see one another."Usually we assume that what you see influences what ... Read more...
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Sniffiing led to smarter mammals
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 22 (IANS) An improved sense of smell jump-started brain evolution in the ancestral cousins of present-day mammals, according to paleontologists.
The findings may help explain why mammals evolved ... Read more...
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Hounded by office stares - someone maybe gossipping about you
May 20th, 2011 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 20 (IANS) Do you wonder why your colleagues keep staring at you? Lingering stares in office may be a sign that you are being targeted by malicious gossip ... Read more...
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Neanderthals may have lived 8,000 years longer than thought
May 13th, 2011 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 13 (IANS) Neanderthals, experts believe, died between 37,000 and 40,000 years ago. However, latest stone artefacts discovered in Russia may mean they actually lived for a further 8,000 ... Read more...
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