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Fungi have enormous potential for new antibiotics![]() ![]() Gothenburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 Fungi are a potential goldmine for the production of pharmaceuticals. This is shown by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, who have developed a method for finding new antibiotics from nature's own resources. The findings - which could prove very useful in the battle against antibiotic resistance - were recently published in the journal, Nature Microbiology. Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were discovered in the 1940s. But recently we've had to learn a new term: an ... read more |
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![]() Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 20, 2017 Spacecraft rely on liquids for everything from fuel to life support systems for astronauts. Storing these liquids at the correct temperature and pressure is essential to prevent loss of fluids or fa ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 There's one force whose effects are so deeply entrenched in our everyday lives that we probably don't think much about it at all: gravity. Gravity is the force that causes attraction between masses. ... more ![]() ![]() Abuja (AFP) April 19, 2017 A meningitis outbreak in Nigeria has killed 745 people, an increase of more than 50 percent in barely a week, officials said Wednesday, sounding the alarm over the feared epidemic. ... more ![]() ![]() San Francisco (AFP) April 14, 2017 Alphabet's life sciences unit Verily on Friday unveiled a wrist-worn "Study Watch" designed to gather complex health data in clinical studies. ... more |
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![]() Washington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 Scientists have uncovered how our ancestors may have wiped out an ancient retrovirus around 11 million years ago. Retroviruses, which include human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), are abundant i ... more ![]() ![]() Seattle WA (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016 West African epidemic reveals insights into factors that sped or slowed the rampage and calls for usi ... more ![]() ![]() Geneva (AFP) April 13, 2017 Cholera and acute diarrhoea have killed more than 500 people and left tens of thousands of others sick in drought-hit parts of Somalia since January, the United Nations said Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Geneva (AFP) April 10, 2017 Swiss researchers said Monday they have developed a wireless camera system to monitor vital signs in premature babies, a move that could replace uncomfortable and highly inaccurate skin sensors. ... more ![]() ![]() Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 10, 2017 SES and the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs report that they have extended a contract to maintain and support SATMED, an e-health satellite platform, until 2020. Under the ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Apr 06, 2017 Getting sick isn't fun for anyone, but it could be especially taxing for crew members aboard the International Space Station. Protecting crew health is important as NASA prepares for long duration, ... more |
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![]() ![]() Deep sleep may act as fountain of youth in old age ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 6, 2017 Scientists have already successfully developed pluripotent stem cells in the lab, cells which can form any type of tissue. Totipotent stem cells are the pinnacle for stem cell scientists, however. And for the first time, researchers have found a way to engineer them. ... more ![]() ![]() Paris (ESA) Apr 04, 2017 When his father was diagnosed with a debilitating disease four years ago, it sparked Ivo Vieira into developing a novel means of communication for people coping with extreme limitations, building on ... more ![]() ![]() Houston TX (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 Crew members aboard the International Space Station will begin conducting research this week to improve the way we grow crystals on Earth. The information gained from the experiments could speed up ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 The ability to detect X-rays on a tiny scale paves the way for high-precision medical imaging and therapies. Such detection capabilities have been achieved by researchers from the CNRS, the Universi ... more |
![]() Luxembourg (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US to honour 'dumb' refugee deal with Australia: Pence ![]() ![]() Rights group urges China to release N. Korean refugees ![]() ![]() 'Is this Miami?': An Iraqi family's Colombian odyssey |
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![]() Houston TX (SPX) Apr 18, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Galileo's search and rescue service in the spotlight ![]() ![]() Russia inaugurates GPS-type satellite station in Nicaragua ![]() ![]() Northrop Grumman, Honeywell receive EGI-M contracts |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Neuroscientists measure 'higher' state of consciousness ![]() ![]() Putting social science modeling through its paces ![]() ![]() Science says: Let a stranger pick your profile picture |
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![]() Wurzburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Mammoths suffered from diseases that are typical for people ![]() ![]() Ants rescue their injured ![]() ![]() Can coyotes fill the ecological gaps left by lost wolf populations? |
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![]() Abuja (AFP) April 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN ![]() ![]() A big-picture look at the world's worst Ebola epidemic ![]() ![]() Viral fossils reveal how our ancestors may have eliminated an ancient infection |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China rights lawyer denied own defence for trial ![]() ![]() Chinese tycoon accuses Beijing of meddling in interview ![]() ![]() Dutch panda mania as giant bears arrive from China |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) April 9, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Philippines seeks US, China help to combat sea pirates |
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![]() Brussels (AFP) April 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Russia boosts military spending despite sanctions: study ![]() ![]() Russia flies multiple bomber missions near Alaska: Pentagon ![]() ![]() US warship in west Pacific for Japan navy drills |
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![]() Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() ZERO-G Research aims to advance deep-space mission technology ![]() ![]() Cells adapt ultra-rapidly to zero gravity ![]() ![]() 'Gravitational noise' interferes with determining distant sources |
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![]() Stockholm (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Baking Hack Resistance Directly into Hardware ![]() ![]() Web pioneer slams UK, US calls to weaken encryption ![]() ![]() German military to launch cyber command |
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![]() Mosul, Iraq (AFP) April 20, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Volunteers search rubble to save Mosul university ![]() ![]() Western Iraq ambush on military convoy kills 10 ![]() ![]() Iraq summons Turkish envoy over Erdogan interview |
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![]() Kabul (AFP) April 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Afghan defence minister, army chief resign after Taliban attack ![]() ![]() Over 100 killed, wounded in Taliban attack on Afghan military base ![]() ![]() U.S. State Department approves arms sale for Peshmerga forces |
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![]() Washington (UPI) Apr 17, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() US environmental groups file suit to block new coal mining on public lands ![]() ![]() Adani to begin work on Australia mine by August: report ![]() ![]() Czech energy group bucks green trend with bet on coal |
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![]() Ithaca NY (SPX) Apr 24, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Climatic effect of irrigation over the Yellow River basin ![]() ![]() A better way to predict the environmental impacts of agricultural production ![]() ![]() Researchers quantify grasslands' carbon storage value |
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![]() Paris (AFP) April 19, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Landslides on Ceres Reflect Ice Content ![]() ![]() New study ranks hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive ![]() ![]() NASA images Asteroid 2014 JO25 using radar prior to flyby |
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