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Mineral discovery explains Mars' landscape

10-23-2006 · EurekAlert!

A Queen's University researcher has discovered a mineral that could explain the mountainous landscape of Mars, and have implications for NASA's next mission to the planet.

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Stanford researchers sniff out gene that gives dogs black fur
10-30-2007 · EurekAlert!
A discovery about the genetics of coat color in dogs could help explain why humans come in different weights and vary in our abilities to cope with stress, a team led by researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine reports.
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A study proposes a new universal rule to explain the equilibrium of plant populations
09-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
A study financed by the BBVA Foundation and conducted by scientists Carlos Duarte, Nuria Agustì and Nuria Marbà from the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (CSIC - University of the Balearic Islands) has allowed the first-time formulation of a universal rule that explains the equilibrium of plant communities, showing how plants assure the survival of their species whether their lives last a day or are prolonged over centuries.
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December Geology and GSA Today media highlights
12-01-2006 · EurekAlert!
Topics include: impact of melting glaciers on near-shore ecosystems; discovery of intact egg clusters from a Middle Cambrian oceanic invertebrate; biotic recovery from the End-Permian mass extinction; fossil evidence of unusual animal foraging behavior; dating the destruction of Herod the Great's harbor at Caesarea; El Niño-related landslides along the Big Sur coastline, and evidence of flowing water at Mars' Erebus crater. The GSA Today science article describes dynamics of ice sheet recession in East Antarctica.
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Study helps explain how allergic reactions are triggered
01-14-2008 · EurekAlert!
In demonstrating that a group of calcium ion channels play a crucial role in triggering inflammatory responses, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have not only solved a longstanding molecular mystery regarding the onset of asthma and allergy symptoms, but have also provided a fundamental discovery regarding the functioning of mast cells.
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'Telepathic' genes recognize similarities in each other
01-24-2008 · EurekAlert!
Genes have the ability to recognize similarities in each other from a distance, without any proteins or other biological molecules aiding the process, according to new research published this week in the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. This discovery could explain how similar genes find each other and group together in order to perform key processes involved in the evolution of species.
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MIT gumshoes solve "throbbing" oil mystery
07-17-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Something surprising happens when you mix mineral oil and detergent, and squeeze a drop of the mixture onto a small dish of water. Now MIT Professors Roman Stocker and John Bush are able to explain this heretofore mysterious reaction.
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Ames Laboratory researchers solve fuel-cell membrane structure conundrum
12-11-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have struggled to explain the molecular structure of proton exchange membranes, the key component in hydrogen fuel cells. Researchers at DOE's Ames Laboratory have developed a model that explains how the membrane works.
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New picture of Earth's lower mantle
06-21-2007 · EurekAlert!
Laboratory measurements of a high-pressure mineral believed to exist deep within the Earth show that the mineral may not have the right properties to explain a mysterious layer lying just above the planet's core.
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How 'memory' T cells curb the spread of viruses throughout the body
06-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
A scientific discovery by Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers helps explain how "memory" T cells protect the body from viral diseases. The research published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science Online Early Edition shows lymph nodes are not just organs where immune cells reside and proliferate, but also are the sites where a major fight against the spread of an invading virus occurs.
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Study explains why patients with OSA are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease
06-01-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers have found that patients with obstructive sleep apnea have higher levels of a type of dead cells (apoptotic cells) from the lining (endothelium) of their blood vessels circulating in their bloodstream than people who do not have OSA. The finding may help explain why those with OSA are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease.
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