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- Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer, research suggests
- Parasite-infected rodents attracted to cat odor
- Physicists undo the 'coffee ring effect'
- Why spiders don't drop off of their threads: Source of spider silk's extreme strength unveiled
- Gator in your tank: Alligator fat as a new source of biodiesel fuel
- Lions in Greece, the reforestation of the west and the use of satire in environmental conservation
| Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer, research suggests Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research. The study, carried out by researchers in Germany, is the first to find that sniffer dogs can reliably detect lung cancer. |
| Parasite-infected rodents attracted to cat odor Posted: 17 Aug 2011 02:59 PM PDT New research shows how a brain parasite can manipulate rodent fear responses for the parasite's own benefit. The single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii makes infected rodents more likely to spend time near cat odors. |
| Physicists undo the 'coffee ring effect' Posted: 17 Aug 2011 10:53 AM PDT A team of physicists has shown how to disrupt the "coffee ring effect" -- the ring-shaped stain of particles leftover after coffee drops evaporate -- by changing the particle shape. The discovery provides new tools for engineers to deposit uniform coatings. |
| Why spiders don't drop off of their threads: Source of spider silk's extreme strength unveiled Posted: 17 Aug 2011 09:02 AM PDT It has five times the tensile strength of steel and is stronger then even the best currently available synthetic fibers: Spider thread. Scientists have now succeeded in unveiling a further secret of silk proteins and the mechanism that imparts spider silk with its strength. |
| Gator in your tank: Alligator fat as a new source of biodiesel fuel Posted: 17 Aug 2011 06:49 AM PDT Amid growing concern that using soybeans and other food crops to produce biodiesel fuel will raise the price of food, scientists have identified a new and unlikely raw material for the fuel: Alligator fat. A new article documents alligator fat's suitability for biofuel production. |
| Lions in Greece, the reforestation of the west and the use of satire in environmental conservation Posted: 17 Aug 2011 04:54 AM PDT As the Greek economy maintains its slide towards default and the global climate continues to change for the worse, one organization has come up with some novel answers to both problems. Reforest the country to offset historic deforestation and reintroduce long extinct animals such as lions, boosting the economy through eco-tourism. |
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