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- Humanoid robot helps train children with autism
- Bacteria with vuvuzelas: Microbes use a channel protein as a syringe for toxins
- Stem cells entering heart can be tracked with nano-hitchhikers
- Computers choose national basketball champion
- Some Alaskan trout use flexible guts for the ultimate binge diet
| Humanoid robot helps train children with autism Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:52 PM PDT An interdisciplinary team of mechanical engineers and autism experts have developed an adaptive robotic system and used it to demonstrate that humanoid robots can be powerful tools for enhancing the basic social learning skills of children with autism.  |
| Bacteria with vuvuzelas: Microbes use a channel protein as a syringe for toxins Posted: 20 Mar 2013 12:51 PM PDT The bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens is a constant companion of some roundworms. These worms assault insect larvae, thereby infecting them with the bacteria; the pathogens then attack the cells of their victims with a deadly cocktail of various toxins. Scientists have now discovered that the bacteria use an important toxin complex like a syringe.  |
| Stem cells entering heart can be tracked with nano-hitchhikers Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:27 AM PDT The promise of repairing damaged hearts through regenerative medicine -- infusing stem cells into the heart in the hope that these cells will replace worn out or damaged tissue -- has yet to meet with clinical success. But a highly sensitive visualization technique may help speed that promise's realization.  |
| Computers choose national basketball champion Posted: 20 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PDT When Georgia Tech opens the doors to the Georgia Dome next month as the host institution for the 2013 Final Four, expect third-seeded Florida to walk out as the national champion. That's the prediction from of a new college basketball ranking system, a computerized model that has chosen the men's basketball national champ in three of the last five years.  |
| Some Alaskan trout use flexible guts for the ultimate binge diet Posted: 20 Mar 2013 10:32 AM PDT The stomach and intestines of certain trout double to quadruple in size during month-long eating binges in Alaska each August. The rest of the year, the fish live off their reserves and their digestive tracks shrink. It's the first time researchers have documented fish gut flexibility in the wild.  |
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