Decoded Science » Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com science news research theories Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How Does Pollination Work? Pollen Tubes Play A Key Role http://www.decodedscience.com/how-does-pollination-work/13337 http://www.decodedscience.com/how-does-pollination-work/13337#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:38:33 +0000 Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=13337 What role does the pollen tube play in pollination, and how does it really work? The Department Molecular Biology, at Brown University, has illuminated the intriguing process of pollination in new research published today in Current Biology.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/how-does-pollination-work/13337/feed 0 Pigeons Navigate With GPS? Science Measures Reaction to Magnetic Field http://www.decodedscience.com/pigeons-navigate-with-gps-reaction-to-magnetic-fields/12728 http://www.decodedscience.com/pigeons-navigate-with-gps-reaction-to-magnetic-fields/12728#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:21:20 +0000 Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=12728 Scientists have figured out how a pigeon's brain figures out where it is, and how to get home - it's an internal GPS, or global positioning system, that uses the Earth's magnetic fields to navigate - and it's probably better than the one you've got in your SUV.

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/pigeons-navigate-with-gps-reaction-to-magnetic-fields/12728/feed 0 Microgravity and Astronauts: Do Spacewalks Cause Optical Abnormalities? http://www.decodedscience.com/microgravity-causes-optical-damage-in-astronauts/11575 http://www.decodedscience.com/microgravity-causes-optical-damage-in-astronauts/11575#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:11 +0000 Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=11575 Is exposure to microgravity hurting our astronauts? A new study, published today in the journal Radiology, discusses 27 astronauts’ MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) results which show that after prolonged time in space, optical abnormalities occur. Interview With Larry Kramer, M.D. Decoded Science had the opportunity to interview the professor of diagnostic and interventional imaging at [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/microgravity-causes-optical-damage-in-astronauts/11575/feed 0 Put Down That Burger! Processed Red Meat Linked to Mortality Rates http://www.decodedscience.com/put-down-that-burger-processed-red-meat-linked-to-mortality-rates/11602 http://www.decodedscience.com/put-down-that-burger-processed-red-meat-linked-to-mortality-rates/11602#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:00:09 +0000 Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=11602 One more steak isn’t going to kill you, right? Maybe, or maybe not – a new study, published today in Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, a JAMA/Archives journal shows that red meat is linked with increased risk of mortality. Whether you want to avoid dying of cardiovascular disease or cancer, you reduce your chances of [...]

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]]> http://www.decodedscience.com/put-down-that-burger-processed-red-meat-linked-to-mortality-rates/11602/feed 1 Bladder Cancer Research Finds Protein That Stops Metastasis In Its Tracks http://www.decodedscience.com/bladder-cancer-research-finds-protein-that-stops-metastasis-in-its-tracks/11453 http://www.decodedscience.com/bladder-cancer-research-finds-protein-that-stops-metastasis-in-its-tracks/11453#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:41:19 +0000 Decoded Science http://www.decodedscience.com/?p=11453 Bladder cancer, according to the CDC, is the 5th most common type of cancer, and has a high short-term survival rate. Unfortunately, however, the larger danger in this type of cancer comes from metastasis, or spread of the cancer cells. When bladder cancer spreads to other portions of the body, such as your lungs, your [...]

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