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Brain size may depend upon how neural cells are cleaved

...chers that showed that the orientation of cleavage planes in dividing neural progenitor cells in the neocort...it has been speculated that the different division planes dictate the ultimate cell fate adoption of daughter cells," said Tsai. To determine definitively wh...

World-first technology enables study of ancient bacteria

...ive mixture of air and methane above. Any ships or planes travelling over the area could sink or catch fire. "So ancient, deep-sediment bacteria may be a key to sustainable energy in the future and to explaining a few disasters," said Professor Parkes. ...

Scientist uses dragonflies to better understand flight

...birds and planes, which is better? And if we think planes are better -- why?" Conventional wisdom holds that airplanes (airfoils) are more efficient because they travel from point to point with no wasted up-and-down motion. "But there are infinitely many ways you can go up and down," said Wang. "Of all the...

K-Staters design and build a low-cost remote sensing tool for environmental studies

...s images and data, he said. "Small remote-control planes can be put to work in a variety of environmental settings," Ham said. "We want them to be comparatively cheap to build and operate. They'll provide a data-collection tool that offers tremendous flexibility to users. We're really developing a new tool...

Novel computed imaging technique uses blurry images to enhance view

... planes, Ralston said. "Although most of the image planes are blurry, ISAM descrambles the light to produce a fully focused, three-dimensional image." ISAM effectively extends the region of the image that is in focus, using information that was discarded in the past. "We have demonstrated that the disca...

Small, self-controlled planes combine plant pathology and engineering

...s.” Schmale has used the small, self-controlled planes to collect samples of the fungal genus Fusarium tens to hundreds of meters above the surface of the earth. This genus contains some of the world’s most devastating plant and animal pathogens and remains largely a mystery to scientists who do not have...

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