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Posted On: 04/18/2013 8:02:49 AM
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Scientists Produce Best Image Yet of Atoms Moving in Real Time
April 17, 2013 — Call it the ultimate nature documentary. Scientists have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level. Their recording ... > full story
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A New Twist for Quantum Systems
April 17, 2013 — Physicists have developed a method for precisely controlling quantum systems by exploiting a trick that helps cats to land on their feet and motorists to fit their cars into parking spots. In the ... > full story
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Gene Regulates Heart's Ability to Regenerate After Injuries
April 17, 2013 — Researchers have identified a specific gene that regulates the heart's ability to regenerate after ... > full story
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Massive Galaxy Had Intense Burst of Star Formation When Universe Was Only 6 Percent of Current Age
April 17, 2013 — Astronomers find the most prolific star factory yet seen, in a far-distant galaxy that reveals important information about the cosmic environment in the early history of the ... > full story
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Going Places: Rat Brain 'GPS' Maps Routes to Rewards
April 17, 2013 — Studying rats' ability to navigate familiar territory, scientists found that the hippocampus uses remembered spatial information to imagine routes the rats then follow. Their discovery has ... > full story
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Coelacanth Genome Surfaces: Unexpected Insights from a Fish With a 300-Million-Year-Old Fossil Record
April 17, 2013 — An international team of researchers has decoded the genome of the African coelacanth. The species was once thought to be extinct, but a living coelacanth was discovered off the African coast in ... > full story
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Quantum Computing Taps Nucleus of Single Atom
April 17, 2013 — Australian engineers have demonstrated that quantum information can be "written" onto the nucleus of a single atom and "read" out with incredible accuracy. The result was achieved using a silicon ... > full story
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Family Ties: Completion of Zebrafish Reference Genome Yields Strong Comparisons With Human Genome
April 17, 2013 — Researchers demonstrate today that 70 per cent of protein-coding human genes are related to genes found in the zebrafish and that 84 per cent of genes known to be associated with human disease have a ... > full story
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Parents Tend to Share More Bacteria With Family Dogs Than Children
April 17, 2013 — As much as dog owners love their children, they tend to share more of themselves, at least in terms of bacteria, with their ... > full story
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ALMA Telescope Pinpoints Early Galaxies at Record Speed
April 17, 2013 — Astronomers have used the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope to pinpoint the locations of over 100 of the most fertile star-forming galaxies in the early ... > full story
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