Blood poisoning can be fatal. If you suffer from sepsis, you used to have to…
Month: December 2010
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Site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty identified
Researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help…
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Pterygotid sea scorpions: No terror of the ancient seas?
New experiments have generated evidence that questions the common belief that the pterygotid eurypterids (“sea…
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HTC May Release the First Verizon LTE Smartphone
The race to be the first smartphone on Verizon Wireless’ brand-new long-term evolution (LTE) network…
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IBM Unveils Memory Technology Breakthough
IBM is developing a new type of ultra-low-cost solid-state memory featuring a storage capacity that…
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Learning from leftovers: A history drawn from turkey bones
Brooklynne Fothergill will have a very different view of Christmas dinner from most people, because…
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Weird and wonderful plant and fungal discoveries of 2010
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are celebrating the diversity of the planet’s plant…
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Protein involved in early steps of melanoma development revealed
A protein required for early stages of melanoma development can also predict melanoma outcome, according…
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Mars movie: I’m dreaming of a blue sunset
A new Mars movie clip gives us a rover’s-eye view of a bluish Martian sunset,…
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You are what your father ate, too: Paternal diet affects lipid metabolizing genes in offspring, research suggests
We aren’t just what we eat; we are what our parents ate, too. That’s an…