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The heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas has a significant enough warming effect to influence the character of…
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URMC Contributes to Landmark Study on Origins of Congenital Heart Disease
In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal Nature, scientists identified a group of gene mutations that may be behind…
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When birds unexpectedly flee their nesting grounds, it may be a demonstration of Mother Nature’s…
Scientists measure speedy electrons in silicon
The entire semiconductor industry, not to mention Silicon Valley, is built on the propensity of…
Organic electronics could lead to cheap, wearable medical sensors
UC Berkeley engineers have created a pulse oximeter sensor composed of all-organic optoelectronics that uses…
Diverticulosis much less risky than previously thought, UCLA researchers find
People who have diverticulosis, pouches in the lining of the colon, often worry that they…
Prostate cancer stem cells are a moving target, UCLA researchers say
UCLA researchers have discovered how prostate cancer stem cells evolve as the disease progresses, a…