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Limits to human endurance
RESEARCHERS from Duke University have determined that irrespective of the activity, human energy expenditure cannot be sustained above 2.5 times the r
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Astronomy
Supermassive black hole and beyond
ASTRONOMERS now have a fairly good idea of the chaotic and crowded neighbourhood surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Wa
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Microbiology
Enzyme to create universal blood type
WHEN medical emergencies arise, either due to large-scale disasters or disease outbreaks, hospitals and agencies such as the Red Cross are faced with
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Biophysics
A new protein that glows
The Nobel Prize-winning technique of fluorescence microscopy is used for studying living tissue that relies on induced luminescence. When exposed to l
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Electronics
Ultrafast movies get longer
High-quality, fast cameras use semiconductor structures called CCD arrays to rapidly store image data before moving them off to longer-term storage. A
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Immunology
Hope for Type I diabetes patients
A team comprising researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSM), IBM Research and four collaborating institutions has made this
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Public health
Shortfall in skilled health workforce
The present study used data from the number of registered practitioners, such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and dentists, from published litera
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