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Month: May 2010
Mobiles get novel memory material
Smartphones could soon get at images and videos quicker thanks to a memory material that…
Sloths’ bizarre ‘toilet habit’
Two-toed sloths are seen descending from the trees to feed out of a human toilet,…
Rocks record early magnetic field
Scientists push back the date for the earliest known presence of a magnetic field on…
Are obese adolescents too young for bariatric surgery?
Severely obese adolescents may desire or potentially benefit from bariatric surgery. However, half of primary…
‘Different forms of flowers’ continues to fascinate: Darwin’s influential study inspires research on breeding system called heterostyly
Research on the subject of heterostyly is often traced back to 1877 when Charles Darwin…
Hormone mimic reduces liver damage caused by common genetic kidney disease
A hormone mimic called Octreotide may be effective for treating polycystic liver disease (PLD) caused…
Envisat monitoring changes in oil spill
The European Space Agency’s Envisat has captured the changes in direction of the rapidly-growing oil…
People with common heart defect also more likely to have brain aneurysms
People with a common heart defect may also be more likely to have brain aneurysms.