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Glowing DNA invention points towards high speed disease detectionCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Oct 10, 2012 Many diseases, including cancers, leave genetic clues in the body just as criminals leave DNA at the scene of a crime. But tools to detect the DNA-like sickness clues known as miRNAs, tend to be slow and expensive. Now a chemist and a biologist from University of Copenhagen have invented a method that promises to shave days off the lab work done to reveal diseases, using cheap methods and easy to use analytical apparatuses. Fast, quick and elegant Chemistry researcher Tom Vosch and plant molecular bio ... read more |
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  Study maps greenhouse gas emissions to building, street level for US cities Arizona State University researchers have developed a new software system capable of estimating greenhouse gas emissions across entire urban landscapes, all the way down to roads and individual buil ... more | .. |
  New Commercial Imaging Spacecraft Progressing at Lockheed Martin as IKONOS Satellite Achieves 13 Years in Operations Lockheed Martin is making steady progress in a key test phase on GeoEye's next-generation, high-resolution imaging satellite, GeoEye-2, as IKONOS, the world's first commercial remote sensing spacecr ... more | .. |
  Study finds nearly 50% of retail firewood infested with insects A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology reports that live insects were found in 47% of firewood bundles purchased from big box stores, gas stations and grocery stores in Colorado ... more | .. |
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  Significant wheat production potential in 8 African nations-climate, soil and economic data analysis In releasing the first ever comprehensive report on sub-Saharan Africa's economic and biological potential for producing wheat, scientists said [today] that the region's farmers may be growing only ... more | .. |
  River Thames invaded with foreign species Almost 100 freshwater species not native to the UK have invaded the River Thames catchment making it one of the most highly invaded freshwater systems in the world, according to scientists at Queen ... more | .. |
  DRI scientist co-authors study outlining vast differences in polar ocean microbial communities An international team of scientists, led by Dr. Alison Murray, an Associate Research Professor at the Desert Research Institute's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences reported this week in the P ... more | .. |
 Demographic miracle in the deserts Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the Earth's land surface. These ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global environmental change and desertification. But climate change seems to have a positive impac ... more |
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Cheap and environmentally friendly - the next generation LEDs may soon be here
Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gas
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  Calls to free China activist Liu two years Activists on Tuesday urged democracies to speak out for the release of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, fearing that pressure on Beijing has eased two years after he won the Nobel peace prize. ... more | .. |
  Floods kill 7 in Russian Caucasus: official Seven people were killed when overnight torrential rain unleashed heavy flooding in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan, officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Brazil activists occupy controversial Amazon dam More than 150 fishermen and indigenous natives occupied Brazil's Belo Monte dam on Tuesday, claiming the project will do irreparable damage to the Amazon ecosystem and their way of life. ... more | .. |
 U.S.-China climate action suggested Australia's former prime minister urged China and the United States - the top two emitters of carbon dioxide from fuel combustion - to cooperate on climate change. ... more |
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 Rearing Technique May Bolster Biocontrol Wasp's Commercial Prospects Two to three millimeters long, the parasitoid wasp Habrobracon hebetor is a top candidate for use in programs to biologically control Indianmeal moths and other stored-product pests. But despi ... more | .. |
 Contracts for Community Support Agriculture clarify expectations for producers and consumers University of Illinois professor of agricultural law A. Bryan Endres and his wife are both lawyers so, between the two of them, they've read a lot of legal documents, but when they became members of ... more | .. |
  USC develops software to facilitate large-scale biological inquiry The world's leading mass spectrometer manufacturers have agreed to license technology that enabled University of Southern California (USC) researchers to develop software that, for the first time, a ... more | .. |
 A Welcome Predictability Synthetic biology is the latest and most advanced phase of genetic engineering, holding great promise for helping to solve some of the world's most intractable problems, including the sustainable pr ... more |
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'Very broad consensus' emerging among Europeans on Ukraine: France
US envoys head to Moscow for Ukraine ceasefire talks
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 Swimming with hormones: Researchers unravel ancient urges that drive the social decisions of fish Researchers have discovered that a form of oxytocin-the hormone responsible for making humans fall in love-has a similar effect on fish, suggesting it is a key regulator of social behaviour that has ... more | .. |
 Moving forward with controversial H5N1 research Last winter, scientists at the University of Wisconsin and Erasmus University (Netherlands) shocked the world by announcing they had developed strains of H5N1 influenza that could easily pass betwee ... more | .. |
 Stanford researchers show oil palm plantations are clearing carbon-rich tropical forests in Borneo Expanding production of palm oil, a common ingredient in processed foods, soaps and personal care products, is driving rainforest destruction and massive carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new ... more | .. |
 Delaying harvest of fodder maize results in a higher starch concentration and lower methane emission Harvesting fodder maize at an increased stage of maturity improves the starch content of maize silage and the proportion of rumen by-pass starch without negative effects on silage preservation, feed ... more |
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 'Brain-eating' amoeba kills 10 in Pakistan: officials Authorities in Pakistan's largest city have launched an urgent investigation after a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba killed 10 people in four months, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Gates to focus on charity, rules out presidency Microsoft co-founder turned global philanthropist Bill Gates said Tuesday that he will focus on charity rather than running for US presidency. ... more | .. |
 Israel PM calls early election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday called an early general election, presenting himself as the only option in the face of the Iranian nuclear threat, upheavals in the Middle East and the global economic crisis. ... more | .. |
 Japan tsunami gives lessons on disaster management The experiences of survivors of the massive quake and tsunami that smashed into Japan last year were being mined Tuesday at an international meeting on disaster management. ... more |
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More wait for stranded astronauts after replacement crew delayed
Scientists Develop New Technique to Detect Life in Martian Rock Samples
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 Southern Hemisphere becoming drier A decline in April-May rainfall over south-east Australia is associated with a southward expansion of the subtropical dry-zone according to research published in Scientific Reports, a primary resear ... more | .. |
 ESA satellites looking deeper into sea ice This year, satellites saw the extent of Arctic sea ice hit a record low since measurements began in the 1970s. ESA's SMOS and CryoSat satellites are now taking a deeper look by measuring the volume ... more | .. |
 Freezing water droplets form sharp ice peaks Researchers at the University of Twente, in the Netherlands, placed water droplets on a plate chilled to -20 degrees Celsius and captured images as a freezing front traveled up the droplet. Th ... more | .. |
  Duck-bill dinosaurs had plant-pulverizing teeth more advanced than horses A team of paleontologists and engineers has found that duck-billed dinosaurs had an amazing capacity to chew tough and abrasive plants with grinding teeth more complex than those of cows, horses, an ... more |
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 Evolution In Action Everyday All About Us Take a good look around on your next nature hike. Not only are you experiencing the wonders of the outdoors - you're probably also witnessing evolution in action. New research from the University of ... more | .. |
 Researchers Find Ancient Carbon Resurfacing in Lakes A new study reveals that a significant amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from lakes and rivers in Southern Quebec, Canada, is very old - approximately 1,000 to 3,000 years old - challeng ... more | .. |
  International research group shows that the aging of organic aerosols is caused by OH radicals Atmospheric aerosol particles have a significant effect on climate. An international team of researchers has now discovered that a chemical process in the atmosphere called aging determines to a maj ... more | .. |
Nevada mountain lions moving into Calif. Many mountain lions in Nevada are migrating westward and moving into California, a finding scientists say is the reverse of what they expected. ... more |
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