Many organs arise from simple sheets and tubes of cells. During development, these sheets bend and deform into the more complex final shape of the organ. This can be seen, for example, in the hindgut of fruit flies (Drosophila), ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2018
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Worried about your lawn drying up in the summer heat? A bigger threat may lie next door, in your neighbor's—and his or her neighbor's—lawns. They all look alike, and that may not be a good thing.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2018
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A new study from the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education finds that low-income children or children enrolled in urban schools do not benefit more from enrolling in private school between kindergarten and ninth ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2018
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Commercial fish farms should be moved away from seagrass meadows in order for both to thrive in the future, according to new research.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2018
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The scientific study of penalty taking suggests that there are unexploited opportunities for footballers.
Other
Jul 12, 2018
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We can't cram any more processing power into silicon-based computer chips. But a paper published in Nature overnight reveals how we can make electronic devices 10 times smaller, and use molecules to build electronic circuits ...
Nanophysics
Jul 12, 2018
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As antibiotics become less effective against superbugs, a Swinburne researcher has been focusing on traditional agents to modify the behaviour of bacteria rather than killing bacteria.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2018
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Software could transform underground imaging of fossil fuel reserves by providing unprecedented detail in record time.
Engineering
Jul 12, 2018
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After a successful launch on April 18, 2018, NASA's newest planet hunter, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is currently undergoing a series of commissioning tests before it begins searching for planets. The TESS ...
Space Exploration
Jul 12, 2018
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The vacuole, a compartment inside human red blood cells in which malaria parasites reproduce and develop, takes on a distinct spherical shape just minutes before its membrane ruptures, leading to the release of parasites ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 12, 2018
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