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Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch
— 4 Nov 2009 12:50 | BiologyFor more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful - until now. For the first time, novel and proprietary seeding…
Robots rapidly identify and communicate potential threats in murky waters
— 29 Jun 2009 14:28 | TechnologyNovel underwater laser networking and imaging technologies being developed by scientists at the Ocean Visibility and Optics Laboratory at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida…
BMI and increased death rates: Hazards comparable to smoking
— 21 Mar 2009 17:10 | HealthOn 18 March 2009 The Lancet posted on its website a prepublication of a worldwide collaborative analysis of body mass index (BMI) and increased death rates among 900,000 adults in 57…
Groundbreaking technique reveals modus operandi of the intact living brain
— 25 Jan 2009 16:38 | HealthFor the brain to achieve its intricate functions such as perception, action, attention and decision making, neural regions have to work together yet still retain their specialised roles.…
FAU and Max Planck present the 2009 Nobel Laureate Lecture
— 24 Jan 2009 19:44 | HealthFAU and the Max Planck Florida Institute to Present 2009 Nobel Laureate Lecture with Dr Bert Sakmann - Sakmann received the 1991 Nobel Prize in Medicine and has been credited with revolutionising…
Dynamical theory and novel 4-D colorimetric method reveal modus operandi of intact living brain
— 22 Jan 2009 21:28 | HealthFor the brain to achieve its intricate functions such as perception, action, attention and decision making, neural regions have to work together yet still retain their specialised roles.…
Researcher explains why statins cause low rates of muscle symptoms
— 9 Jan 2009 16:00 | HealthIn the January 2009 issue of the American Journal of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University researcher Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor in the…
Expedition uncovers three never-before identified coral reefs off Florida's coast
— 13 Dec 2008 16:26 | EnvironmentThe team efforts of scientists and crew from the Waitt Institute for Discovery, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute…
Acoustic phenomena explains why boats and animals collide
— 10 Dec 2008 11:48 | TechnologyResearchers at Florida Atlantic University have laid the groundwork for a sensory explanation for why manatees and other animals are hit repeatedly by boats. Last year, 73 manatees…
Discovery provides new perspective on animal evolution
— 5 Dec 2008 01:48 | BiologyGroove-like tracks on the ocean floor made by giant deep-sea single-celled organisms could lead to new insights into the evolutionary origin of animals. Biologist Mikhail 'Misha' Matz…