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Monday, November 4, 2013

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Nanotube-based sensors can be implanted under the skin for a year

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:06 AM PST

Research shows that carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.

Scientists expose molecular secrets of bile duct cancers from different countries

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:06 AM PST

New molecular insights point to potentially different treatment regimens for the same cancer type depending on underlying genetic alterations. The discovery came after bile duct cancers were compared from different parts of the world.

Life, but not as we know it: Rudimentary form of life sidesteps normal replication process

Posted: 03 Nov 2013 11:02 AM PST

A rudimentary form of life that is found in some of the harshest environments on Earth is able to sidestep normal replication processes and reproduce by the back door, researchers have found.

Nationwide disparities of deaths reported to coroners, British study suggests

Posted: 01 Nov 2013 06:17 AM PDT

A leading detective turned university researcher has discovered huge nationwide disparities in the numbers of deaths reported to coroners in the United Kingdom. It could mean that in some areas, inquests into unnatural deaths are not being conducted when they might have been deemed necessary elsewhere. Also, it has emerged that deaths of women are less likely to be reported and go to inquest - and when they do, they are less likely to result in a verdict of unnatural death. 

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