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Water may not run uphill, but it practically flies off new surface

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Engineering researchers have crafted a flat surface that refuses to get wet. Water droplets skitter across it like ball bearings tossed on ice.

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

DNA sequencing unlocks relationships among flowering plants

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The origins of flowering plants from peas to oak trees are now in clearer focus thanks to the efforts of University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Tuesday, February 23, 2010.

Dolphins could be ideal model to study human cervical cancer, UF veterinarians say

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After testing dozens of samples from marine mammals, University of Florida aquatic animal health experts say they have found the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people.

Filed under Health, Research, Sciences, Veterinary on Thursday, February 18, 2010.

Dark matter or background noise? Results intriguing but not conclusive

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Physicists may have glimpsed a particle that is a leading candidate for mysterious dark matter but say conclusive evidence remains elusive.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Thursday, February 11, 2010.

UF researchers: Ancient crocodile relative likely food source for Titanoboa

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A 60-million-year-old relative of crocodiles described this week by University of Florida researchers in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology was likely a food source for Titanoboa, the largest snake the world has ever known.

Filed under Research, Sciences on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.