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- Materials Inspired by Mother Nature: One-Pound Boat That Could Float 1,000 Pounds
- The body's bacteria affect intestinal blood vessel formation
- Brain size may determine whether you are good at keeping friends
| Materials Inspired by Mother Nature: One-Pound Boat That Could Float 1,000 Pounds Posted: 25 Mar 2012 02:30 PM PDT Combining the secrets that enable water striders to walk on water and give wood its lightness and strength yielded an amazing material so buoyant that, in everyday terms, a boat made from 1 pound of it could carry five kitchen refrigerators, about 1,000 pounds. It is one of the lightest solid substances in the world.  |
| The body's bacteria affect intestinal blood vessel formation Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:26 AM PDT Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which helps intestinal bacteria to affect the formation of blood vessels. The results may provide future treatments of intestinal diseases and obesity.  |
| Brain size may determine whether you are good at keeping friends Posted: 24 Mar 2012 11:55 AM PDT Researchers are suggesting that there is a link between the number of friends you have and the size of the region of the brain -- known as the orbital prefrontal cortex -- that is found just above the eyes. A new study shows that this brain region is bigger in people who have a larger number of friendships.  |
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