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Brain responds differently to belief and disbelief
— 12 Dec 2007 00:06 | BiologyThe human mind is a prolific generator of beliefs about the world. The capacity of our minds to believe or disbelieve linguistic propositions is a powerful force for controlling both…
Researchers discover cancer cells feel much softer than normal cells
— 3 Dec 2007 07:58 | BiologyA multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the…
Researchers outline structure of largest non-virus particle ever crystallised
— 27 Nov 2007 07:19 | BiologyResearchers at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have modelled the structure of the largest…
Rocky planets forming in Pleiades star cluster
— 15 Nov 2007 18:22 | AstronomyRocky terrestrial planets, perhaps like Earth, Mars or Venus, appear to be forming or to have recently formed around a star in the Pleiades ('Seven Sisters') star cluster, the result…
Planets like earth may have formed around other stars
— 18 Aug 2007 15:20 | AstronomyThe chemical fingerprint of a burned-out star indicates that Earth-like planets may not be rare in the universe and could give clues to what our solar system will look like when our…
Wolves of Alaska became extinct 12.000 years ago
— 5 Jul 2007 02:32 | Geology and palaeontologyThe ancient grey wolves of Alaska became extinct some 12.000 years ago, and the wolves in Alaska today are not their descendants but a different subspecies, an international team of…
Protein sequences converted into classical music
— 16 May 2007 14:00 | BiologyUCLA molecular biologists have turned protein sequences into original compositions of classical music. We converted the sequence of proteins into music and can get an auditory signal…