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Researchers Create First-of-its-kind Gene Map of Sulfate-reducing Bacterium  
Critical genetic secrets of a bacterium that holds potential for removing toxic and radioactive waste from the environment have been revealed in a study led by Berkeley Lab researchers....

 

Electronic Life on the Edge  
Long before anyone isolated graphene, a honeycomb lattice of carbon just one atom thick, theorists predicted that narrow ribbons of graphene would display extraordinary electronic and ...

 

Leak shuts down S. California reactor  
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear plant remains shut down because of a leak of radioactive steam, Southern California Edison said. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A reactor ...

 

Cold frame (thing)  
A cold frame is an enclosure which traps solar radiation for the purpose of growing plants in cold weather . Typically, a cold frame is a simple open-bottomed frame made from wood or other constr...

 

Iran's Mystery Nuclear Scientist  
Natalie Nougayrede, Le Monde He is the mysterious man behind Iran's nuclear program, the invisible “boss” of the military program at the heart of current Middle East ten...

 

Students find rent a hurdle  
Record high rents are pushing some young people to cancel university studies and others to sign up for welfare grants. As the academic year dawned, Auckland's biggest student union said steep accomm...

 

The Problem With Defining Life  
The problem, in a word, is language. Carl Zimmer’s recent article Can Life Be Defined in Three Words raised just that issue. He referred to the many attempts that have been made by scientists to def...

 

Surgical procedure repairs severed nerves  
A revolutionary surgical procedure could repair severed nerves within minutes and set the patient firmly on the road to recovery within mere days or weeks, reveals a study.

 

Canada: Earthquake Magnitude 5.7 - Vancouver Island  
Date-Time: Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 20:05:32 UTC Saturday, February 04, 2012 at 12:05:32 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location: 48.867°N, 127.876°W Depth: 12.8 km (8....

 

Professor dispels myths around teaching English  
Using several methods simultaneously can be counterproductive for students learning it as a foreign language, research shows