Thursday, December 12, 2013

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Scientists discover chemical modification in human malaria parasite DNA
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NSF-funded engineer Greg Rorrer & Oregon State U. team create nanomaterials using diatoms
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Alpine glacier, unchanged for thousands of years, now melting
Less than 20 miles from the site where melting ice exposed the 5,000-year-old body of Ötzi the Iceman, scientists have discovered evidence that the Italian Alps are warming at an unprecedented rate.

Where do stars end and brown dwarfs begin?
A study has found clear observational evidence for the theoretically predicted break between very low mass stars and brown dwarfs.

Countdown to zero: New 'zero-dimensional' carbon nanotube may lead to superthin electronics and synthesis
Research finds that synthetic, man-made cells and ultrathin electronics built from a new form of "zero-dimensional" carbon nanotube may be possible.

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