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NASA launches Mars mission with Berkeley, Colorado
Continuing investigations into Mars' ability to support life, NASA, in conjunction with U. California-Berkeley scientists, has initiated the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission to research the planet's depleted atmosphere.
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Study says some lizards form social groups, families
A U. California-Berkeley scientist has found that lizards, which normally lead solitary lives, can form social groups too, according to a study released online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Oct. 6.
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Study: Cellular defects in energy-making key to Parkinson’s
Researchers could be closer to more effectively preventing and treating Parkinson’s disease after a Harvard-led study discovered that defects in cellular energetics may lead to the disease.
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Genetically-altered plants may mitigate effects of Global Warming
As part of a collaboration between Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, scientists are searching for alternatives to reduce the potentially harmful effects of global warming. The study, released in the journal BioScience Oct.
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Study links X-Rays to increased risk of Leukemia in children
A new study authored by U. California-Berkeley researchers suggests that diagnostic X-rays used for a variety of medical purposes may increase the risk of developing leukemia for children.
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New investigation into climate change research
Virginia's Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli reissued a civil investigative demand to U. Virginia last Wednesday concerning research grants received by former University Prof.
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Harvard Medical School researchers discover molecule
Researchers at Harvard Medical School recently discovered a small molecule that may revolutionize the treatment of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Creutzfeldt-Jacob.
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Harvard-MIT study examines Graphene
Graphene—a one-atom-thick carbon complex—could be the key to a faster and cheaper method for sequencing DNA, according to a study published by Harvard and MIT researchers that was featured as the cover story in a recent issue of the journal Nature.
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Professor enters mammogram debate
Contrary to recommendations from institutions urging women to undergo regular mammograms, screening mammography may increase survival rates by only negligible amounts, according to a recent study conducted by Norwegian researchers and published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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