Archive for the ‘principles’ Category
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
The crystal structure of an RNA molecule bound to a protein was used by Purdue and University of Texas at Austin researchers to study a stage of evolution. (Credit: Image courtesy of Barbara Golden, Purdue University Department of Biochemistry)
The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
The more modular genetic information becomes, the more complex the web of life becomes. For example, the human being above is far more complex than the singled-celled yeast used to make these loaves of bread rise, yet humans have only about four times as many genes as yeast cells do. ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Engineering physics professor Michael Podowski is project director and principal investigator of the new study. (Credit: Image courtesy of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is leading a $3 million research project that will pair two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers to boost the safety and reliability of next-generation nuclear ...
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Cirrus clouds. (Credit: NOAA Central Library, Photo by Albert E. Theberge Junior)
The widely accepted (albeit unproven) theory that manmade global warming will accelerate itself by creating more heat-trapping clouds is challenged this month in new research from The University of Alabama in Huntsville.
Instead of creating more clouds, individual tropical warming ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
IS IT distressing to experience consciousness slipping away or something people can accept with equanimity? Are there any surprises in store as our existence draws to a close? These are questions that have plagued philosophers and scientists for centuries, and chances are you've pondered them too occasionally.
None of us can ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
A black hole as heavy as almost 16 Suns has set a new weight record for black holes that form from collapsing stars. Its discovery suggests that there may be even heavier ones lurking out there, spawned in the death throes of the universe's most massive stars.
When a very massive ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
A group working at the Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research (ISREC) in collaboration with the University of Pavia has discovered that telomeres, the repeated DNA-protein complexes at the end of chromosomes that progressively shorten every time a cell divides, also contain RNA.
This discovery, published in Science Express, calls into ...
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
There are two basic principles to keep your brain healthy and sharp as you age: variety and curiosity. When anything you do becomes second nature, you need to make a change. If you can do the crossword puzzle in your sleep, it’s time for you to move on to a ...
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