In August 2009, the Italian Space Agency launched its Mice Drawer System (MDS) investigation on the Shuttle Discovery flight 17A/STS-128. Over the…
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Aggregators PLoS ONE Launches the Mice Drawer System Experiment CollectionRead more
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Aggregators Identical twins caught red-fingeredRead more
Fingerprints are as unique as snowflakes – or so we’re taught in elementary school. Identical twins, though, provide an interesting caveat to…
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Aggregators Happy Arbor Day!Read more
Today’s internationally recognized tree holiday was founded in 1872 by J. Sterling Morton, former Secretary of Agriculture to US President Grover Cleveland…
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Aggregators Observing World Malaria Day 2012: Sustain Gains, Save LivesRead more
Today is the fifth annual World Malaria Day, commemorated every April 25 to recognize and encourage global efforts to control malaria. This…
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Aggregators Earth Day, Every DayRead more
Although the nationally celebrated Earth Day has just passed, it’s important to consider our impact on the environment every day. In their…
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Aggregators PLoS ONE News and Media RoundupRead more
This month in PLoS ONE news: Penguin populations recorded from outer space, super strength bacteria discovered in caves, and much more! Satellite…
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Aggregators A Big Paper for a Tiny DinosaurRead more
In paleontology, the fossil is the basic data point for any research, regardless of the amount of technology used. Consequently, descriptions of…
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Aggregators Using Virtual Reality to Understand Human PerceptionRead more
How do we visualize the world around us? To answer this question, researchers are using virtual reality to gain insight into how…
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Aggregators Worth a Thousand Words: The SpikerboxRead more
Pictured above is the SpikerBox, a low cost, open-source BioAmplifier developed by a team of scientist/engineers in their quest to bring neuroscience…
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Aggregators Drosophila Research Captures our Hearts, and AttentionRead more
The American Heart Association Council on Functional Genomics and Translational Biology recently released their list of “Top Advances in Functional Genomics and…
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Aggregators Worth a Thousand Words: Shall We Dance?Read more
No, these beetles aren’t just trying to boogie down. The curious dance serves as a very important survival tactic, according to scientists…
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Aggregators PLoS ONE News and Blog Round-Up: 2011 in ReviewRead more
In this round-up, we would like to share with you some of the PLoS ONE articles covered by the media in 2011. …