[ad_1] New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what the textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now – precisely as the copy of genetic material that, once initiated, is properly deactivated. The discovery concerns a key process essential to life: the transcription stage of …
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[ad_1] When people make choices, they have to evaluate a number of variables. What is the risk? What is the gain or the cost? What upheaval will the choice cause? What is the likely outcome? The researchers employed a range of techniques, from brain scans to personal surveys, to try …
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[ad_1] New research has found that water beneath glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland flows into nearby oceans, carrying elements that could affect how life grows and thrives. The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that subglacial lakes in Antarctica and streams emerging from …
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[ad_1] The way you move a computer mouse while deciding whether to click on a risky bet or a safe bet can reveal just how much a risk taker you are. The researchers found that people whose mouse moved to the safe option on their computer screen, even when they …
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[ad_1] Joana Campos 1 hour ago 4 min Currently, it is scientifically accepted that the Universe is in a state of expansion. In the 1990s, astronomers admitted that, for four billion years, the pace of this expansion is accelerating. After studying the thermal history of the Universe over the past …
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[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study by Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and Ohio State University College of Medicine researchers finds that exercising the brain with “neurobics” before surgery may help prevent post-operative delirium. . Essentially, your brain can be prepared for surgery, just like the body can, …
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[ad_1] Who says you can’t get hotter with age? Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and other institutions have found that, on average, the temperature of galaxy clusters today is 4 million degrees Fahrenheit. This is 10 times hotter than 10 billion years ago and four times hotter than the Sun’s …
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[ad_1] The universe is getting hotter, a new study has discovered. The study, published Oct.13 in the Astrophysical Journal, probed the thermal history of the universe over the past 10 billion years. He found that the average gas temperature in the universe increased more than 10 times over that time …
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