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Medicine 2013-12-05

DNA helicity and elasticity explained on the nanoscale

DNA helicity and elasticity explained on the nanoscale Korean researchers propose simple model to explain DNA helicity and elasticity on a nanometer scale A simple mechanical model to effectively implement the well-known double-stranded structure and the elasticity of ...
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Medicine 2013-12-05

Coffee or beer? The choice could affect your genome

Coffee or beer? The choice could affect your genome Tel Aviv University says caffeine and alcohol can change a part of DNA linked to aging and cancer Coffee and beer are polar opposites in the beverage world. Coffee picks you up, and beer winds you down. Now ...
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Science 2013-12-05

When it comes to peer pressure, teens are not alone

When it comes to peer pressure, teens are not alone It is well known that teenagers take risks—and when they do, they like to have company. Teens are five times likelier to be in a car accident when in a group than when driving alone, and likelier to commit a crime or ...
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Medicine 2013-12-05

Proteins' passing phases revealed

Proteins' passing phases revealed Rice U. theorists combine structural data, genomic analysis to predict short-lived conformations of proteins HOUSTON – (Dec. 5, 2013) – A new method to identify previously hidden details about the structures of proteins may speed the process ...
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Science 2013-12-05

You can't get entangled without a wormhole

You can't get entangled without a wormhole MIT physicist finds the creation of entanglement simultaneously gives rise to a wormhole Quantum entanglement is one of the more bizarre theories to come out of the study of quantum mechanics — so strange, in fact, ...
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Science 2013-12-05

Sharks prefer to sneak up from behind, study shows

Sharks prefer to sneak up from behind, study shows Research shows that Caribbean reef sharks can tell if a human is facing toward them "Never turn your back on a shark" is the take home message from an article published in Springer's journal Animal ...
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Space 2013-12-05

Astronomers discover planet that shouldn't be there

Astronomers discover planet that shouldn't be there The discovery of a giant planet orbiting its star at 650 times the average Earth-Sun distance has astronomers puzzled over how such a strange system came to be An international team of astronomers, led by a University ...
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Medicine 2013-12-05

Could a vaccine help ward off MS?

Could a vaccine help ward off MS? MINNEAPOLIS – A vaccine used to prevent tuberculosis in other parts of the world may help prevent multiple sclerosis (MS) in people who show the beginning signs of the disease, according to a new study published in the December ...
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Science 2013-12-05

Communicating at a katydid's jungle cocktail party

Communicating at a katydid's jungle cocktail party Attracting katydid females in the presence of a masking sound As darkness descends upon the tropical rainforests of Malaysia, male chirping katydids of the Mecopoda complex are just getting warmed up for ...
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