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[查看详情]Leishmaniasis vaccine successful in dogs
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[查看详情]Anti-inflammatory drug may be ulcer free
2019-03-02 07:09:00THEfirsthumantrialsofanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorythatisclaimedtobeaspotentasexistingdrugsbutwithfewersideeffectsaresettostartwithinayear.TraditionalNSAIDs
[查看详情]New hermit crab has candy-stick legs and a giant spoon-like claw
2019-03-02 07:08:00EllenMullerByChelseaWhyteHowaboutalittleeyecandy?Anewspeciesofhermitcrab
[查看详情]Does UK-EU science have a future with a hard Brexit looming?
2019-03-02 07:01:00Reuters/FacunoArrizabalagaEvenamidthelatestupsanddownsontheroadtoBrexit
[查看详情]European parliament rejects software patent law
2019-03-02 06:09:00ByWillKnightAcontroversialproposaltoallowsoftwaretobepatentedwasoverwhelminglyvoteddownbytheEuropeanUniononWednesday
[查看详情]Gorilla deaths show tourists should keep their distance
2019-03-02 06:07:00Belowthisarticleisaletterfromoneofthestudy’sauthors.POACHINGisthebiggestkillerofmountaingorillas
[查看详情]'Operational complacency' led to missed nuclear leak
2019-03-02 05:16:00COMPLACENTplantoperatorstookanastoundingeightmonthstospotamassiveleakofhighlyradioactiveliquidattheUK’sThermalOxideReprocessingPlant(THORP)atSellafieldinCumbria
[查看详情]Space gas beats a maser rhythm
2019-03-02 05:08:00AGIANTcloudinspaceisactinglikeamaser–themicrowaveequivalentofalaser–whichisflashinginsynchwithapulsar
[查看详情]The Alzheimer's problem: Why we are struggling to find a cure
2019-03-02 04:18:00MCS/SciencePhotoLibraryNEWdrugwillfinallycureAlzheimer’s!Soundfamiliar?Seeminglyeveryotherweek
[查看详情]Effective Parkinson's treatment halted over safety fears
2019-03-02 04:18:00ANABANDONEDexperimentaltreatmentforParkinson’sreallydidencouragegrowthofthenervecellsthatthediseasedestroys.Thetreatmentinvolvedinjectingagrowthfactorcalledglialcell-linederivedneurotrophicfactor(GDNF
[查看详情]Vacuum transfer advance will help redefine kilogram next year
2019-03-02 04:11:00AndrewBrookes
[查看详情]60 Seconds
2019-03-02 04:11:00TsunamiwarningsystemOn30JunetheUNcreatedanagencytosetupandrunatsunamiwarningsystemfortheIndianOcean.Thebodywillcoordinatethevariouscountriesworkingtobuildthesystem
[查看详情]China's captive pandas in trouble
2019-03-02 04:07:00CHINA’Scaptivegiantpandasareinbadhealthandurgentlyneedbetterveterinarycare
[查看详情]Creationism special: A sceptic's guide to intelligent design
2019-03-02 03:16:00ByBobHolmesandJamesRandersonADVOCATESofintelligentdesignarguethatitdeservestobetakenseriouslyasarigorousscientificalternativetoevolutionbynaturalselection.Butjustwhatisit
[查看详情]Shrinking lotus cut down in its prime
2019-03-02 03:10:00THEHimalayansnowlotushasbeensentdownanevershrinkingevolutionarypath.Andit’salldowntopeoplepickinglargeflowersforherbalremediesandtouristsouvenirs
[查看详情]Patents gagged in the name of national security
2019-03-02 03:06:00ByPaulMarksAFTERyearsofhardwork
[查看详情]Bird flu may soon land in Europe and Australia
2019-03-02 02:19:00ByDeboraMacKenzieThousandsofwildbirdsinnorth-westChinamayhavebeeninfectedbyabirdfluviruscloselyrelatedtotheonethathasdevastatedpoultryfarmsinsouth-eastAsia.ThebirdsmightcarrythevirusasfarasIndia
[查看详情]No escape for the oil slick cheats
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[查看详情]Artificial penis allows rabbits to mate normally
2019-03-01 08:18:01ByRoxanneKhamsiUpdate:Wereportedthisstoryonpenistissuereplacementin2006–it’snowbeenpublishedinProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences(DOI:10.1073/pnas.0909367106
[查看详情]Breathe in a vaccine against cervical cancer
2019-03-01 08:16:01BySIMPLYinhalingavaccinecouldprotectwomenagainstcervicalcancer.Preliminarytestsshowthevaccinecantriggeranimmuneresponsesimilartothatseenwiththeinjectablevaccine
[查看详情]Video game beta test reveals how we might act if the world ends
2019-03-01 08:13:01XLGamesByAnnaNowogrodzkiHaveyoueverwonderedhowyouwouldactattheendoftheworld?Players’actionsinavideogamecouldrevealinsightsintohowanimpendingapocalypsemightaffectpeople’sbehaviour.Ateamofresearchers
[查看详情]Mysterious glowing clouds targeted by NASA
2019-03-01 08:05:01ByMaggieMcKee(Image:NASA/JSC/ESandIA)Glowing
[查看详情]UK drug trial disaster – the official report
2019-03-01 08:01:01ByGaiaVinceThefinalreportintoacatastrophicdrugsafetytrialthatleftsixmenfightingfortheirlivesintheUKinMarch2006hasseverelycriticisedParexel
[查看详情]Lava tubes snapped snaking across Mars
2019-03-01 07:16:01ByKellyYoung(Image:ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/GNeukum)Dramatic3DimagesofancientlavatubesontheMartianvolcano
[查看详情]Solar spacecraft gets new lease of life
2019-03-01 07:11:01ByKellyYoung(Image:NASA)NewfundingfortheSolarandHeliosphericObservatory(SOHO)spacecraftwillextenditsmissiontospyontheSuntoatleastDecember2009.TheSun-monitoringmissionisjointlyoperatedbyNASAandtheEuro
[查看详情]Metabolism may be older than life itself and start spontaneously
2019-03-01 07:04:01AFarchive/AlamyStockPhotoByLindaGeddesAsetofchemicalreactionsoccurringspontaneouslyinEarth’searlychemicalenvironmentscouldhaveprovidedthefoundationsuponwhichlifeevolved.ThediscoverythataversionoftheKr
[查看详情]The most believable video game sidekick is a giant flying cat
2019-03-01 07:03:01TheLastGuardian™/SCEEByDouglasHeavenIlivewithaverybigcat.HelikestosprawlacrossmylapwhenIplaygames.He’sgoodcompanybutprettystupid.Ioftenwonderwhat’sgoingonbehindhisbigwideeyes.Soperhapsit’snotsurprisi
[查看详情]Experts call for smarter seat belts
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[查看详情]The Moon's highlands show their age
2019-03-01 06:19:01ByKellyYoungFromthehighlandstotheplains
[查看详情]Fiddler crab's drumming shows off the size of its home
2019-03-01 06:11:01AngliaRuskinUniversity/PAWireByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationIt’snotjustarmwaving.Malefiddlercrabsusetheirhugeclawstoadvertisethesizeoftheirhome–andtheirfitness—toprospectivemates.Malebananafidd
[查看详情]Global warming stretches subtropical boundaries
2019-03-01 06:02:01ByJeffHechtTheatmosphereiswarmingfasterinsubtropicalareas–around30°northandsouthoftheequator–thananywhereelseintheworld
[查看详情]Interactive display system knows users by touch
2019-03-01 05:14:01ByLakshmiSandhana(Image:MERL)Aninteractivecomputerdisplaythatkeepstrackofmultipleusersbydifferentiatingbetweentheirtouchcouldleadtosafervehiclecontrolsandsmartervideogames
[查看详情]Robot hand controlled by thought alone
2019-03-01 05:11:01ByWillKnight(Image:Honda)ArobotichandcontrolledbythepowerofthoughtalonehasbeendemonstratedbyresearchersinJapan.Therobotichandmimicsthemovementsofaperson’srealhand
[查看详情]Earthshine inspires hunt for alien life
2019-03-01 05:04:01ByIvanSemeniuk(Image:EarthshineProject
[查看详情]World's indigenous groups may risk a 'slow death'
2019-03-01 04:19:01ByRoxanneKhamsiCertainindigenousgroupsofpeoplecoulddisappearforeverifglobaldevelopmenttargetsarenotreformedtobetterincludethem
[查看详情]Physicists draw up plans for real 'cloaking device'
2019-03-01 04:18:01ByZeeyaMeraliPhysicistshavedrawnupblueprintsforacloakingdevicethatcould
[查看详情]Plants have evolved a taste for sand that deters hungry insects
2019-03-01 04:02:01Florapix/AlamyStockPhotoByAliceKleinGettingsandinyourmouthisanunpleasantexperience–andplantsseemtoknowit.Emergingevidencesuggeststhatsomeplantscultivateasandytastetodeterherbivoresfromeatingthem.Grass
[查看详情]Double rethink on prion diseases
2019-03-01 03:13:01ByAndyCoghlanITISwidelyacceptedthatdiseasessuchasBSEcanbecontractedbyeatingbraintissuefromaninfectedanimal.Yetitremainsamysteryhowsimilardiseasessuchasscrapiecanspreadbetweensheepthateatnothingbutgras
[查看详情]Heart may be home to its own stem cells
2019-03-01 02:10:01ByAnnaGoslineAteamofUSresearchershasdiscoveredthe“home”ofstemcellsintheheart
[查看详情]Controversy over claims in favour of GM corn
2019-03-01 02:01:01ByALEADINGresearcherintoscientificethicsiscallingforthewithdrawalofapaperpublishedintheBritishFoodJournaltwoyearsagopurportingtoshowthatconsumerspreferredgeneticallymodifiedtonon-GMsweetcorn.Thestudy
[查看详情]Phishers could start using the personal touch
2019-03-01 01:19:01ByCelesteBieverASIF“phishing”emailsweren’talreadyhardenoughtospot
[查看详情]Oldest plant-like fossils discovered are 1.6 billion years old
2019-03-01 01:09:01StefanBengtsonByMattiasKarlssonTHEoldestplant-likefossilseverdiscoveredsuggestmulticellularlifebeganatleast1.6billionyearsago.FossilsofredalgaewerefoundinrocksfromChitrakootincentralIndiaembeddedinmat
[查看详情]Three-armed robot to work on space station
2019-02-28 08:14:00ByDavidShiga(Image:ESA)Athree-armedrobotthatcouldautonomouslyclamberaroundtheoutsideoftheInternationalSpaceStationandhelpastronautswithmaintenanceworkhassuccessfullycompletedaroundoftestsontheground.
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