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Scientists decode and rewire bacteria communication pathways

Washington, June 13: A research team at MIT have figured out the mechanisms that ensure specificity when bacteria decipher and communicate messages from their environment.

New Zealand scientists issue volcano warning after 5.4 quake

Wellington - Scientists warned tourists against travelling to White Island, New Zealand's biggest and most active volcano, on Thursday following an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale whi

$1 billion and 800 lives can be saved annually with targeted alcohol abuse policy

Washington, June 12 : A new study from Canada has revealed that targeted intervention and policy initiatives can significantly lower the economic burden of alcohol abuse.

Scientists testing computerized depression treatment system in real-world setting

Washington, June 12 : An Indian-origin psychiatry researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has developed a computerized treatment system to assist doctors dealing with case

A scientist is trying to mimic the Earth’s spinning magnetic core

Washington, June 12 : A scientist is trying to mimic the Earth’s spinning magnetic core by spinning a 26-ton steel sphere filled with boiling metal at about 90 miles an hour.

All tree leaves have built-in ‘thermostat’

London, June 12 : Scientists have long believed that temperature of tree leaves is controlled by the outside environment, but a new University of Pennsylvania study has challenged this belief, by f

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