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• Running hot and cold in the deep sea: Scientists explore rare environment
• Specific antibodies halt Alzheimer's disease in mice
• Scientists revolutionize electron microscope: New method could create highest resolution images ever
• Galaxy cluster hidden in plain view
• Looking at the man in the moon: Astronomers explain why the man in the moon faces Earth
• Exercise and caffeine change your DNA in the same way, study suggests
• With extra gene, mice are footloose and cancer free

Running hot and cold in the deep sea: Scientists explore rare environment Posted: 06 Mar 2012 04:57 PM PST It's extremely rare to find hot hydrothermal vents and cold methane seeps intersecting in one place, but that's what researchers found and explored during an expedition in 2010. A description of the scientists' findings, including a large number of mysterious, undescribed species, has just been published.

Specific antibodies halt Alzheimer's disease in mice Posted: 06 Mar 2012 03:11 PM PST Antibodies that block the process of synapse disintegration in Alzheimer's disease have been identified, raising hopes for a treatment to combat early cognitive decline in the disease.

Scientists revolutionize electron microscope: New method could create highest resolution images ever Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:18 AM PST Researchers have revolutionized the electron microscope by developing a new method which could create the highest resolution images ever seen.

Galaxy cluster hidden in plain view Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:18 AM PST A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant cluster of red galaxies ever observed using FourStar, a new and powerful near-infrared camera on the 6.5m Magellan Baade Telescope. The galaxy cluster is located 10.5 billion light years away in the direction of the constellation Leo. It is made up of 30 galaxies packed closely together, forming the earliest known "galaxy city" in the universe.

Looking at the man in the moon: Astronomers explain why the man in the moon faces Earth Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:18 AM PST Many of us see a man in the moon -- a human face smiling down at us from the lunar surface. The "face," of course, is just an illusion, shaped by the dark splotches of lunar maria (smooth plains formed from the lava of ancient volcanic eruptions). Like a loyal friend, the man is always there, constantly gazing at us as the moon revolves around Earth. But why did the moon settle into an orbit with the man facing Earth? Researchers explain.

Exercise and caffeine change your DNA in the same way, study suggests Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:12 AM PST When healthy but inactive men and women exercise for a matter of minutes, it produces a rather immediate change to their DNA. Perhaps even more tantalizing, the study suggests that the caffeine in your morning coffee might also influence muscle in essentially the same way.

With extra gene, mice are footloose and cancer free Posted: 06 Mar 2012 10:12 AM PST In a perfect world, we could eat to our heart's content without sacrificing our health and good looks, and now it appears that maybe we can. Mice with an extra dose of a known anti-cancer gene lose weight even as their appetites grow. Not only that, but according to new research, the animals also live longer, and that isn't just because they aren't getting cancer, either.

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