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August 08, 2016

"Neural Dust" enables wireless recording of nerve activity
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 08, 2016
Therapeutic modulation of the activity of the body's peripheral nervous system (PNS) holds a world of potential for mitigating and treating disease and other health conditions-if researchers can figure out a feasible long-term mechanism for communicating with the nerves and pathways that make up the body's information superhighway between the spinal cord and other organs. What does "feasible" look like? Small is the best start-small enough to someday perhaps be injected or ingested-but also precis ... read more

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Trading farmland for nitrogen protection Excess nitrogen from agricultural runoff can enter surface waters with devastating effects. Algal blooms and fish kills are a just a couple of possible consequences. But riparian buffer zones - area ... more		Understanding the feeding ecology of Pleistocene proboscideans The proboscidean fossil record in China is characterized by a high evolutionary rate, wide spatio-temporal distribution and richness of environmental indicators. Therefore, proboscideans make import ... more		Mantis shrimp use UV color spots, chemical cues to size up opponents Mantis shrimp, often brightly colored and fiercely aggressive sea creatures with outsized strength, use the ultraviolet reflectance of their color spots as well as chemical signals to assess the lik ... more
				Looking back into the future: Are corals able to resist a declining pH Because the oceans absorb man-made carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere, its pH declines. Effects of this chemical change on tropical coral reefs can be examined in laboratory or short-term fiel ... more		Desert elephants pass on knowledge - not mutations - to survive Despite reported differences in appearance and behavior, DNA evidence finds that Namibian desert elephants share the same DNA as African savanna elephants. However, Namibian desert-dwelling elephant ... more

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				Researchers work to understand causes of search and rescue in the Arctic Search and rescue operations in Nunavut have more than doubled over the past decade. In the communities of the vast northern Canadian territory, it's commonly felt that climate change is one factor ... more		From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many of our genes with these organisms, but our capacity for regene ... more

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Macedonia storms kill at least 20 Fierce storms packing strong winds and torrential rains overnight killed at least 20 people in Macedonia's capital of Skopje, the health minister said Sunday. ... more		First evidence of legendary China flood may rewrite history Geologists have found the first evidence for China's Great Flood, a 4,000-year-old disaster on the Yellow River that led to birth of the Xia dynasty and modern Chinese civilization, researchers said Thursday. ... more		South Sudan accepts deployment of regional force: IGAD South Sudan on Friday accepted the deployment of a regional intervention force after escalating violence put a fragile peace deal in danger, the head of the East African bloc IGAD said. ... more		Banned election candidates lead Hong Kong independence rally Candidates banned from standing for election in Hong Kong because they are advocating a split from mainland China led the city's first pro-independence rally Friday as tension over the upcoming vote escalates. ... more

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Nepal lawmakers elect Maoist chief as prime minister

Council of Europe chief backs Turkey 'clean-up' after coup

Flooding, mudslide warning as hurricane aims for Belize

Australia boosts climate science research in u-turn

Scientists discover light could exist in a previously unknown form

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