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- Predator-producing bacteria may be battling in human intestines
- Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue
- How our sense of touch is a lot like the way we hear
- Ancient red dye powers new 'green' battery: Chemists use plant extract in eco-friendly, sustainable lithium-ion battery
- Black holes have properties that resemble dynamics of both solids and liquids
- Termites strike gold: Ant and termite colonies unearth gold in Australia
- Most ancient evidence of insect camouflage: 110 million years ago
| Predator-producing bacteria may be battling in human intestines Posted: 11 Dec 2012 04:35 PM PST Researchers have found that a bacteriophage unique to the Enterococcus faecalis strain V583 acts as a predator, infecting and harming similar, competing bacteria. They believe these lab results suggest what goes on in the human intestine.  |
| Mussel goo inspires blood vessel glue Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST A researcher has helped create a gel -- based on the mussel's knack for clinging to rocks, piers and boat hulls -- that can be painted onto the walls of blood vessels and stay put, forming a protective barrier with potentially life-saving implications.  |
| How our sense of touch is a lot like the way we hear Posted: 11 Dec 2012 12:44 PM PST Researchers have found that the timing and frequency of vibrations produced in the skin when exploring surfaces play an important role in how humans use the sense of touch to gather information, drawing a powerful analogy to the auditory system.  |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2012 11:52 AM PST Rose madder -- a natural plant dye once prized throughout the Old World to make fiery red textiles -- has found a second life as the basis for a new "green" battery. Chemists have developed a non-toxic and sustainable lithium-ion battery powered by purpurin, a dye extracted from the roots of the madder plant.  |
| Black holes have properties that resemble dynamics of both solids and liquids Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:29 AM PST Black holes are surrounded by many mysteries, but now researchers have come up with new groundbreaking theories that can explain several of their properties. The research shows that black holes have properties that resemble the dynamics of both solids and liquids.  |
| Termites strike gold: Ant and termite colonies unearth gold in Australia Posted: 11 Dec 2012 06:50 AM PST Ant and termite nests could lead to hidden treasure, according to researchers in Australia. Scientists have found that at a test site in the West Australian goldfields termite mounds contained high concentrations of gold. This gold indicates there is a larger deposit underneath.  |
| Most ancient evidence of insect camouflage: 110 million years ago Posted: 11 Dec 2012 05:29 AM PST An insect larva covered by plant remains that lived in the Early Cretaceous, about 110 million years ago, evidences the most ancient known insect camouflage, according to a new article.  |
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