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- Got food allergies? You can now test your meal on the spot using a cell phone
- Dead guts spill history of extinct microbes: Fecal samples from archeological sites reveal evolution of human gut microbes
- Cassini spots mini Nile River on Saturn's moon Titan
- Protein strongest just before death
- Scientists train honey bees to stick out their tongues
- Micro sensors help underwater robots swim like fish
- Basketball as a statistical network
| Got food allergies? You can now test your meal on the spot using a cell phone Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:59 PM PST Scientists have developed a lightweight device called the iTube, which attaches to a common cell phone to detect allergens in food samples. The iTube attachment uses the cell phone's built-in camera, along with an accompanying smart-phone application that runs a test with the same high level of sensitivity a laboratory would.  |
| Posted: 12 Dec 2012 05:56 PM PST Extinct microbes in fecal samples from archaeological sites across the world resemble those found in present-day rural African communities more than they resemble the microbes found in the gut of cosmopolitan US adults, according to new research.  |
| Cassini spots mini Nile River on Saturn's moon Titan Posted: 12 Dec 2012 01:40 PM PST Scientists with NASA's Cassini mission have spotted what appears to be a miniature, extraterrestrial likeness of Earth's Nile River: a river valley on Saturn's moon Titan that stretches more than 200 miles (400 kilometers) from its "headwaters" to a large sea. It is the first time images have revealed a river system this vast and in such high resolution anywhere other than Earth.  |
| Protein strongest just before death Posted: 12 Dec 2012 01:27 PM PST Researchers have discovered a protein that does its best work with one foot in the grave. The study focuses on the nontraditional lifestyle of Retinoblastoma tumor suppressor proteins, which could lead to new ways to treat cancer.  |
| Scientists train honey bees to stick out their tongues Posted: 12 Dec 2012 10:07 AM PST A new video-article illustrates a novel tactile conditioning experiment using honey bees. The technique trains honey bees to stick out their tongues when their antennae touch an object. This procedure allows researchers to analyze how changes in antennal movement correspond to tactile pattern recognition and learning.  |
| Micro sensors help underwater robots swim like fish Posted: 12 Dec 2012 06:26 AM PST Scientists have invented a 'sense-ational' device, similar to a string of 'feelers' found on the bodies of the Blind Cave Fish, which enables the fish to sense their surrounding and so navigate easily.  |
| Basketball as a statistical network Posted: 11 Dec 2012 08:27 AM PST What started out as a project to teach undergraduate students about network analysis, turned into an in-depth study of whether it was possible to analyze a National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball team's strategic interactions as a network. Researchers discovered it is possible to quantify both a team's cohesion and communication structure.  |
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