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Scientists Unravel Human-Ecosystem Interactions
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 06, 2010
Whether it is a single rock being overturned or an entire mountaintop being removed, humans play a continuous role in environmental processes, and vice versa.
Ecological scientists will discuss findings on human-ecosystem interactions-from the effects of nanomaterials on plant growth to the diversity of insect species on green roofs, and even communities of airborne microbes in hospital bu ... more
Research aims at making artificial silk
Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2010
Scientists say they are closer to learning how to make artificial silk that could bring medical and materials advances, but some obstacles remain.
Researchers have determined natural silk, stronger for its weight than Kevlar or steel, is "a relatively simple protein processed from water," but exactly how spiders and silkworms produce the material is still a mystery, an article in the jo ... more
Wyle Scientist To Study Stress In Haughton-Mars Project Spaceflight Analog
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010
A remote Canadian island is being used to simulate isolated space flight conditions for a NASA-funded medical research study that could produce important information to assist astronauts in potential long duration flights to Mars or an asteroid.
The Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island, well above the Arctic Circle, has many features of isolation and terrain that make it ... more
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Astronauts' brains 'tricked' for training
