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Ripple Effect: Water Snails Offer New Propulsion Possibilities (10/12/...

10:04am    (1 review)  biomechanics, propulsion, snails, biomimicry  http://www.biomimicrynews.com/research/R...

From the page: "A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface."

DNA Could Reveal Your Surname (10/12/2008)

9:44am    (1 review)  genealogy, genetics, humans, population-genetics  http://www.geneticarchaeology.com/resear...

From the page: "Scientists at the Department of Genetics at the University of Leicester - where the revolutionary technique of genetic fingerprinting was invented by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys -- are developing techniques which may one day allow police to work out someone's surname from the DNA alone."

Circadian clock may be critical for remembering what you learn (10/12/...

9:33am    (1 review)  cognitive-science, learning, memory, circadian-rhythms  http://www.brainmysteries.com/research/C...

From the page: "The circadian rhythm that quietly pulses inside us all, guiding our daily cycle from sleep to wakefulness and back to sleep again, may be doing much more than just that simple metronomic task"

2008 ozone hole larger than last year (10/12/2008)

9:19am    (1 review)  environment, antarctica, ozone  http://www.geologytimes.com/research/200...

From the page: "The 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006."

Sensitive nanowire disease detectors created (10/12/2008)

9:18am    (1 review)  medical-science, nanotech, sensors, nanowires  http://www.nanitenews.com/research/Sensi...

From the page: "Scientists have created nanowire sensors coupled with simple microprocessor electronics that are both sensitive and specific enough to be used for point-of-care (POC) disease detection"

Researchers have proven a significant version of the quantum unique ergodicity...

9:17am    (1 review)  physics, chaos, quantum-mechanics  http://www.matternews.com/research/Resea...

Two researchers both attacking problem using different techniques were astounded to find that their methods miraculously combined to completely solve the problem

Unique fossils capture Cambrian migration (10/12/2008)

9:05am    (1 review)  ancient-history, arthropods, cambrian-explosion  http://www.fossilscience.com/research/Un...

From the page: "Earliest example of collective behavior uncovered by international team"

Fat-regenerating stem cells found in mice (10/12/2008)

9:00am    (1 review)  biotech, microbiology, stem-cells, progenitor-cells  http://www.cloningresources.com/research...

From the page: "Researchers have identified stem cells with the capacity to build fa"

The Beat Goes On: Artificial Heart Technology Holds Promise for Alternatives...

8:51am    (1 review)  heart-conditions, heart, cybernetics, organs  http://www.cyberneticsnews.com/research/...

From the page: "Patients on the waiting list for a heart transplant soon may have more options thanks to a new device being developed by the Texas Heart Institute in collaboration with two University of Houston professors."

Yosemite resurvey shows small mammals moving up in world (10/12/2008)

8:43am    (1 review)  animals, north-america, global-warming, mammals  http://www.wildbiology.com/research/Yose...

From the page: "Global warming is causing major shifts in the range of small mammals in Yosemite National Park, one of the nation's treasures that was set aside as a public trust 144 years ago"