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Strategy to guide consumers to green energy choices
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- Written by Bjorn Carey
Stanford, California - Convincing people to buy into green, renewable energy plans could be as simple as making it their default option, suggests a new study co-authored by a Stanford behavioral economist.
Scientists use molecular ‘lock and key’ for potential control of GMOs
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- Written by Sarah Yang
Berkeley, California - UC Berkeley researchers have developed an easy way to put bacteria under a molecular lock and key in order to contain its accidental spread. The method involves a series of genetic mutations that render the microbe inactive unless the right molecule is added to enable its viability.
Uncovering a dynamic cortex
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- Written by Rob Matheson
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Researchers at MIT have proven that the brain’s cortex doesn’t process specific tasks in highly specialized modules - showing that the cortex is, in fact, quite dynamic when sharing information.
Seeking rare cells
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- Written by Anne Trafton
Cambridge, Massachusetts - In a blood sample taken from a cancer patient, there may be a single circulating tumor cell among hundreds of thousands of other cells. These tumor cells can provide valuable information about how cancer progresses, and could help doctors decide how to treat individual patients, but they are extremely difficult to find.
Amplifying small motions in large motions
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- Written by Larry Hardesty
Cambridge, Massachusetts - For several years now, the research groups of MIT professors of computer science and engineering William Freeman and Frédo Durand have been investigating techniques for amplifying movements captured by video but indiscernible to the human eye. Versions of their algorithms can make the human pulse visible and even recover intelligible speech from the vibrations of objects filmed through soundproof glass.
Pneumonia found to harm DNA in lung cells
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- Written by Jessica Fujimori
Cambridge, Massachusetts - A bacterium that is the most common cause of pneumonia - a leading cause of death worldwide — can damage DNA in lung cells, a new study has shown.
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