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U-M scientists identify major psoriasis susceptibility gene

...e are several different brands of each gene on the shelf and one of them is bad for you. If you pull down enough bad ones, then you can get sick. "But even if you get all the bad genes, you still need a trigger from the environment to develop the disease," explains Elder. "In psoriasis, strep throat is a ...

Stable polymer nanotubes may have a biotech future

...he NIST team developed processes for extending the shelf life of polymer nanotubes--considered essential for commercial applications--and forming sturdy nanotube network structures. First the researchers made tiny, fluid-filled spherical containers with bi-layer membranes consisting of polymers with one e...

Creating a window on 'oceans in motion'

...rage about 80 km (50 mi) wide, and the edge of the shelf occurs at an average depth of about 200 m (660 ft), where it falls steeply into the deep sea. Salmon and many other marine animals travel extensively along shelves. A pilot array has been successfully demonstrated by the British Columbia-based Proj...

New system could drastically reduce herbicide use

...panel that powers the robot. "We custom-built a shelf that holds the solar panel," said Gingrich. "It also protects the machine from weather and gives it shade for its vision system." Although the robot is equipped with ultrasonic sensors that go all the way around the machine, "we're going to try an...

Satellites shed light on global warming

...f extended melt water streams and ponds on the ice shelf surfaces," Rott said. The sections of Larsen-A...arctic Peninsula that previously nourished the ice shelf retreated many kilometres above the previous grounding line. Altogether about 250 square kilometres ...

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