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Learning from Nature: Scientists Break Down Carbon Dioxide Into Carbon Monoxide Using Visible Light

ScienceDaily (Mar. 10, 2010) — A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there -- or could be created --...

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Bacterial Balance Keeps Us Healthy: Microbial Genes in Gut Outnumber Genes in Human Body

ScienceDaily (Mar. 4, 2010) — The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier...

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3-D Hand Movement Reconstructed Using Brain Signals: Future Portable Prosthetic Devices for Movement-Impaired

ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2010) — Researchers have successfully reconstructed 3-D hand motions from brain signals recorded in a non-invasive way, according to a study in the March 3 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. This finding uses a technique that...

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Canine Morphology: Hunting for Genes and Tracking Mutations

ScienceDaily (Mar. 3, 2010) — Why do domestic dogs vary so much in size, shape, coat texture, color and patterning? Study of the dog genome has reached a point where the molecular mechanisms governing such variation across mammalian species are becoming understood.

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NASA Radar Finds Ice Deposits at Moon's North Pole; Additional Evidence of Water Activity on Moon

ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2010) — Using data from a NASA radar that flew aboard India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, scientists have detected ice deposits near the moon's north pole. NASA's Mini-SAR instrument, a lightweight, synthetic aperture radar, found more than 40 small...

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