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Month: April 2016
Excessive tests don’t benefit patient, do increase cost in age-related immune disorder
A series of tests physicians routinely order to help diagnose and follow their patients with…
It takes more than peer pressure to make large microgels fit in
Researchers believe they’ve solved the mystery of how oversized microgels shrink to fit colloidal crystals,…
New curiously scaled beetle species from New Britain named after ‘Star Wars’ Chewbacca
Chewbacca, the fictional ‘Star Wars’ hairy character, has given his name to a new species…
Scientists provide new insights into gene regulation
Researchers have solved the three-dimensional structure of a gene repression complex that is known to…
Does learning improve when every student gets a laptop?
Schools that provide each student with a laptop computer, as well as the appropriate support…
Citizen scientists collected rare ice data, confirm warming since industrial revolution
In 1442, Shinto priests in Japan began keeping records of the freeze dates of a…
Sulfur behavior in Venus atmosphere explained
The beautiful dark stripes on ultraviolet images of Venus’s disc are in no way connected…
The older you get, the more difficult it may become to ‘smell’ through your mouth
You not only pick up aromas through your nose, but also through your mouth while…
New land snail species from Australia shows dissection not necessary to identify molluscs
Dissection might prove unnecessary when identifying new molluscs after scientists described a previously unknown land…