Scientists have known for a long time that folate is important for good health, but only recently have they discovered that the vitamin helps moderate oxidative stress, which is linked to aging and disease. These researchers have been studying the vitamin and how it supports the functioning of cells and keeps them healthy. They found [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2010
Man’s Project Defies Gravity
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics
Kokichi Sugihara is obviously a smart man. He is a scientist, after all. But can he really defy gravity? It appeared that he did with his latest illusion. He created what appeared to be four ramps going uphill that met at the center. However his audience did not realize at first that the ramps were [...]
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No More Bitterness
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics
Don’t you hate those bitter tasting foods? It seems to you that no one should even have to consume them, but yet you do not want to insult the cooking of a loved one. What do you do? Well, members of the Givaudan Flavors Corporation have created a special molecule. It is capable of blocking [...]
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Protect the Monkeys!
May 31st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology
A new scientific experiment has given scientists exciting insight into protecting monkeys, and, perhaps, ultimately humans. The experiments revolved around the lethal virus called Ebola. The experiment’s results have led scientists to discover a way to protect monkeys against the Ebola virus. By using particles called small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), the scientists target the L [...]
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Obesity From Bacteria?
May 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
A new study suggests that obesity can be linked to a bacteria group called Bacteroidetes. The study, while yielding unimportant results with no application potential originally, now compares both the bacteria and the genetic makeup of a person to help lead to a greater understanding of the relationship between bacteria and obesity. The bacteria under [...]
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Art Of Science Contest
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Other Science, Physics
Physicist Jerry Ross who builds and test aircraft at Princeton’s plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey doesn’t spend lot of time thinking about art. When he heard about Princeton’s “Art of Science” contest, he thought about glowing plumes streaking out of his ion thrusters in a new light. Plasma technology allows satellites and spacecrafts to maneuver. [...]
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Aircraft Sets Hypersonic Flight Record
May 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Physics
An Air Force aircraft has set a new hypersonic flight record by flying at six times the speed of sound (Mach 6) for more than three minutes. (Hypersonic essentially means super-supersonic.) This new aircraft, the X-51A Waverider, was launched off the California coast from a B-52 Stratofortress in the air. The former record was only twelve [...]
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Two New Frog Species Discovered in Panama
May 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology
War is a treacherous place. The war at which I’m writing about is a disease that the animals near Colombia are fighting against. Even though hundred or so species are being lost, scientists have been discovering new species of frogs. Twenty-one years ago, scientists discovered the disease that has led to the decline of frogs. Zoos [...]
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New species of invertebrates discovered in the Antarctic
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
The article I just read was about the new discovery of new species of invertebrates in the Antarctic. “The six new species have been collected using sampling techniques for benthic fauna.”(Scientia Marina) The scientists discovered many new species in the Antarctic by using the modern technology. Four new species are from the area of the [...]
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Two New Frog Species Discovered in Panama’s Fungal War Zone
May 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
The article I just read was about the frogs around the world are dieing. So the scientists were trying their best to figure out what is the cause. Eventually, they found the problem. It was a caused by chytridiomycosis. ”In 1989 researchers realized that frogs were dying around the world. Then they identified the cause: a [...]
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