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Researchers begin to decipher metabolism of sexual... - 20 Nov 2009
Findings could lead to new antidotes, treatments IMAGE: This graphic shows the initial steps in the metabolism...
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Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage... - 19 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Mark Hoefer (left), a UCSD materials science grad student, and mechanical engineering professor...
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Microorganism may provide key to combating giant... - 19 Nov 2009
Louisiana Tech researchers say 'natural herbicide' could control destructive biomass IMAGE: This image displays...
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An atomic-level look at an HIV accomplice - 19 Nov 2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS,...
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Reference genome of maize, most important US crop,... - 19 Nov 2009
Complex sequence and 'HapMap' shed light on maize's 'wonderful diversity' Cold Spring Harbor, NY – A four-year, multi-institutional effort...
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New antioxidant compounds have been identified in... - 19 Nov 2009
This release is available in Spanish. Scientists at the University of Granada have identified and characterized for the first time different...
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WPI researchers take aim at hard-to-treat fungal... - 19 Nov 2009
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute has developed a model system to study fungal infections that could a powerful tool for...
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ICT fails to accelerate drug approvals - 19 Nov 2009
Drug approvals are taking just as long as they ever did despite increased expenditure on new information technology at the Food and drug...
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Schizophrenia gene's role may be broader, more... - 19 Nov 2009
UCSF scientists studying nerve cells in fruit flies have uncovered a new function for a gene whose human equivalent may play a critical role in...
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Pivotal study for PSD502 -- the first potential... - 19 Nov 2009
On-demand aerosol spray increased ejaculatory latency ATLANTA / SAN DIEGO (November 19, 2009) – At the annual meeting of the Sexual...
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Promising pharmaceutical agents emerge as sports... - 19 Nov 2009
Findings suggest athletes abuse non-approved therapeutic compounds for performance enhancing effects Researchers from the German Sport...
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Amaizing: Corn genome decoded - 19 Nov 2009
AUDIO: A team of scientists from Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Arizona, Cold Spring...
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Waking up memories while you sleep - 19 Nov 2009
Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance associated memories upon waking EVANSTON, Ill. --- They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a...
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ISU's Plant Sciences Institute researchers provide... - 19 Nov 2009
AMES, Iowa –The maize genome sequence is now complete thanks to a decoding effort so challenging even the epic aptitudes of secret agent...
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Weill Cornell science briefs: November 2009 - 19 Nov 2009
Weill Cornell receives several NIH grants for basic research, including competitive NIH Director's Transformative R01 (T-R01) Award and stimulus...
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Multidisciplinary meeting on urological cancers aims... - 19 Nov 2009
Arnhem, November 2009 -- Experts agree that the urological cancer patient will benefit greatly if the delivered treatment is the result of a...
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University of Miami receives grant towards research... - 19 Nov 2009
Teledyne Scientific and Imaging LLC is awarding the University of Miami College of Engineering a new grant to expand research of hypersonic...
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NIEHS awards Recovery Act funds to focus more... - 19 Nov 2009
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, is increasing its investment in...
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Proton's party pals may alter its internal structure - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: JLab experiment E03-103 made precise new measurements of the EMC effect in a variety of light nuclei....
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Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote... - 18 Nov 2009
Smarter grid, greener buildings could cut pollution and carbon dioxide emissions India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide...
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Greater certainty in monitoring 3 therapeutic... - 18 Nov 2009
Materials advance state-of-the-art pharmaceutical testing, respond to needs of in-vitro drug device industry Rockville, Md., November 18, 2009...
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UCLA researchers create 'fly paper' to capture... - 18 Nov 2009
New method may help improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring IMAGE: Fluorescence micrographs and...
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Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut... - 18 Nov 2009
A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way...
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Saliva proteins change as women age - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Doctors may one day be able to diagnose age-related diseases in women using samples of their...
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Toward explaining why hepatitis B hits men harder... - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: These are hepatitis B particles as viewed under an electron microscope. Click here for more...
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Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near... - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Smaller regional airports may pose a bigger air pollution threat than previously thought. Click here...
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New on-off 'switch' triggers and reverses paralysis... - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: This tiny worm became temporarily paralyzed when scientists fed it a light-sensitive material, or...
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GEN reports on enhancing the applications of qPCR - 18 Nov 2009
New Rochelle, NY, November 18, 2009—Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) technology is experiencing a surge of interest and...
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Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness - 18 Nov 2009
The pedal-to-the-metal signals driving the growth of several types of cancer cells lead to a common switch governing the use of glucose,...
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MIT: Better way to harness waste heat - 18 Nov 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - New MIT research points the way to a technology that might make it possible to harvest much of the wasted heat produced by...
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