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Live Nanoscale Microscopy Animates Heart Cells

LabGrab — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:24:07 +0000

Researchers have been able to see how heart failure affects the surface of an individual heart muscle cell in minute detail, using a new nanoscale scanning technique developed at Imperial College London.

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J. Craig Venter Searching for Energy Alternatives Using Biological Replacements

bhackett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:37:43 +0000

The man who helped to first sequence the human genome ten years ago, is looking to use biology to tackle the energy problem.

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Materials Visualization Competition Showcases Penn State's Materials Research

LabGrab — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:52:30 +0000

About two weeks ago I saw an announcement for the Materials Visualization Competition (MVC10) put on by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Materials Research Institute at Penn State. MVC10 is a scientific visual and artistic competition started to highlight the quality of research in materials at Penn State. See the entire gallery.

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The Incredible Beauty of Plants Magnified

LabGrab — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:32:24 +0000

This image gallery brings to focus the splendid vascular systems of common plants, and showcases the beauty that resides at all levels of the natural world. See the entire gallery.

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To Root, or To Shoot ...

LabGrab — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:16:30 +0000

Researchers from the Salk Institute in La Jolla, CA have been studying the power struggle between the master genetic switches within plant cells that determine the orientation for growth - that is which end will put down roots, and which end will grow the shoot.

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Please Tell Us You've Seen The Symphony of Science

LabGrab — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:48:46 +0000

The latest installment from the inspirational site Symphony of Science, called "The Poetry of Reality". No need to be verbose about these creations as they speak volumes all their own.

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Acupuncture and Massage Shown to Reduce Pregnancy Depression Symptoms

LabGrab — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:05:45 +0000

A study published by Stanford University in the March 2010 edition of the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, showed that acupuncture specific to depression helped relieve symptoms in woman who were 12 to 30 weeks pregnant. 150 woman participated in the study.

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New DNA technique leads to a breakthrough in child cancer research

LabGrab — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:54:18 +0000

Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Karolinska Institutet have used novel technology to reveal the different genetic patterns of neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of childhood cancer. This discovery may lead to significant advances in the treatment of this malignant disease, which mainly affects small children.

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Georgia Tech Researchers Bring Graphene Electronics One Step Closer to Large Scale Production

LabGrab — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:14:43 +0000

In semiconductor production there is whats called doping. Unlike doping in the Olympics, this doping is the process of intentionally introducing impurities into an extremely pure (also referred to as intrinsic) semiconductor to change its electrical properties. There are n-type (negative) and p-type (positive) doping processes that are employed in the semiconductor and electronics industries.

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Ancient Greenlander's Genome Sequenced

bhackett — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:59:24 +0000

Using just four hairs and a few small fragments of bone from an ancient man discovered in the permafrost of western Greenland, a research team from the University of Copenhagen have sequenced about 80% of the ancient man's genome.

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