Biology
Astronauts recently had their gloves swabbed in an early effort to develop planetary protection measures that prevent humans from accidentally contaminating the moon or Mars on future missions.
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The National Research Council and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) surveyed a sample of AAAS members in the life sciences to assess their awareness of and attitudes toward "dual-use" research studies undertaken for beneficial purposes that could also have harmful applications such as bioterrorism.
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University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver nanoparticles so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone, tumor cells and the iridescent green scales of the so-called photonic beetle.
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Using a new technique based on terahertz (THz) spectroscopy, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have recently taken the first step toward revealing the hidden machinations of biomolecules in water.
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Periwinkle plant cells could synthesize potential drugs
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Artificial bone marrow that can continuously make red and white blood cells has been created in a University of Michigan lab.
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The Hastings Center has received a $500,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a two-year project to examine the ethical questions surrounding synthetic biology.
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EPA has finalized the Academic Laboratory rule to provide increased regulatory flexibility, while enhancing safe management of hazardous waste.
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The landmark $500 million biofuels research partnership that created the Energy Biosciences Institute has been named a Deal of Distinction by the Licensing Executives Society.
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For the first time, nanoscale catalysts have been observed as they change during a reaction. With this development, Berkeley Lab scientists envision a new era of smarter catalysts that could be harnessed to fight pollution, feed hydrogen fuel cells, and drive fuel refinement techniques.
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MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.
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A Florida State University researcher who uses high-powered computers to map the workings of proteins has uncovered a mechanism that gives scientists a better understanding of how evolution occurs at the molecular level.
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