University of Florida professor designs plasma-propelled flying saucer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.
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Stem cell discovery sheds light on placenta development
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Researchers studying embryonic stem cells have explored the first fork in the developmental road, getting a new look at what happens when fertilized eggs differentiate to build either an embryo or a placenta.
Andes Mountains grew in rapid spurts, not slowly, UF researcher says
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mountain building may occur in faster fits and spurts than previously realized, according to a new study tracking the uplift of a central portion of the massive Andes Mountains in South America.
Visiting the South’s ‘stroke buckle’ increases risk of stroke death
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It might not only be the state of your health but also the state you visit that increases the chances of dying from a stroke, a new University of Florida study finds.
Scientists edge closer to unlocking secrets of mysterious Crab Pulsar
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Like a celestial top, the spinning neutron star known as the Crab Pulsar is slowing, a phenomenon that astronomers have yet to fully understand.
Imported aquacultured reef clams found to have foreign disease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Vividly colorful giant clams officially called tridacnids decorate many an upscale aquarium. But now experts say they boast an exterior beauty that masks an ugly truth: their potential for carrying foreign diseases.
Scientists: New technique identifies molecular ‘biomarkers’ for disease
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida chemists are the first to use a new tool to identify the molecular signatures of serious diseases — without any previous knowledge of what these microscopic signatures or “biomarkers” should look like.
Physicists: After 30 years of study, rare particle confirms prediction
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — High-energy physicists devoted to recreating the conditions at the beginning of the universe have for the first time observed a new way to produce those basic particles of atoms, protons and neutrons.
First global malaria map in decades shows reduced risk
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — About 35 percent of the world’s population is at risk of contracting deadly malaria, but many people are at a lower risk than previously thought, raising hope that the disease could be seriously reduced or eliminated in parts of the world.
Advertisers, neuroscientists trace source of emotions in brain
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — First came direct marketing, then focus groups. Now, advertisers, with the help of neuroscientists, are closing in on the holy grail: mind reading.