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- Jurassic jaws: How ancient crocodiles flourished during the age of the dinosaurs
- Scientists create new memories by directly changing the brain
- Possibility of selectively erasing unwanted memories
- Panda poop microbes could make biofuels of the future
- Extreme life forms: Life found in the sediments of an Antarctic subglacial lake for the first time
- Motorized microscopic matchsticks move in water with sense of direction
- Scientists aim to develop intelligent and wearable body 'exoskeleton'
- Ants turn unwelcome lodgers into a useful standing army
| Jurassic jaws: How ancient crocodiles flourished during the age of the dinosaurs Posted: 10 Sep 2013 05:55 PM PDT New research has revealed the hidden past of crocodiles, showing for the first time how these fierce reptiles evolved and survived in a dinosaur dominated world.  |
| Scientists create new memories by directly changing the brain Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:23 AM PDT By studying how memories are made, neurobiologists created new, specific memories by direct manipulation of the brain, which could prove key to understanding and potentially resolving learning and memory disorders.  |
| Possibility of selectively erasing unwanted memories Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:09 AM PDT For the first time, scientists have been able to erase dangerous drug-associated memories in mice and rats without affecting other more benign memories. The surprising discovery points to a clear and workable method to disrupt unwanted memories while leaving the rest intact.  |
| Panda poop microbes could make biofuels of the future Posted: 10 Sep 2013 11:09 AM PDT Unlikely as it may sound, giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le in the Memphis Zoo are making contributions toward shifting production of biofuels away from corn and other food crops and toward corn cobs, stalks and other non-food plant material.  |
| Extreme life forms: Life found in the sediments of an Antarctic subglacial lake for the first time Posted: 10 Sep 2013 07:49 AM PDT Evidence of diverse life forms dating back nearly a hundred thousand years has been found in subglacial lake sediments by scientists. The possibility that extreme life forms might exist in the cold and dark lakes hidden kilometers beneath the Antarctic ice sheet has fascinated scientists for decades.  |
| Motorized microscopic matchsticks move in water with sense of direction Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:49 AM PDT Chemists, physicists and computer scientists have come together to devise a new powerful and very versatile way of controlling the speed and direction of motion of microscopic structures in water using what they have dubbed chemically 'motorized microscopic matchsticks'.  |
| Scientists aim to develop intelligent and wearable body 'exoskeleton' Posted: 10 Sep 2013 06:39 AM PDT Scientists are designing a human-guided exoskeleton to improve work safety and enhance productivity in the industrial environment.  |
| Ants turn unwelcome lodgers into a useful standing army Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:22 PM PDT Mercenary soldiers are notoriously unreliable because their loyalty is as thin as the banknotes they get paid, and they may turn against their employers before moving on to the next dirty job. Not so in fungus-farming ants, where a new study reports that permanent parasites that are normally a chronic social burden protect their hosts against a greater evil.  |
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