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New study hints at spontaneous appearance of primordial DNA
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 08, 2015
The self-organization properties of DNA-like molecular fragments four billion years ago may have guided their own growth into repeating chemical chains long enough to act as a basis for primitive life, says a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of University of Milan. While studies of ancient mineral formations contain evidence for the evolution of bacteria from 3.5 to 3.8 billion years ago - just half a billion years after the stabilization of Earth's crust - what m ... read more

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Moon formed when young Earth and little sister collided It's long been believed that Earth's moon was formed by a significant planetary collision with a Mars-like protoplanet called Theia. Now, a new study suggests the primordial protoplanet that crashed into a young Earth was quite similar in size and composition. ... more		Plants Use Sixth Sense for Growth Aboard the Space Station Although it is arguable as to whether plants have all five human senses - sight, scent, hearing, taste and touch - they do have a unique sense of gravity, which is being tested in space. Researchers ... more		Wanted: a mission name for astronaut Thomas ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet will fly to the International Space Station next year on a six-month adventure of science in weightlessness. Now Thomas wants you to think of a name for his flight - and ... more
				Black holes don't erase information, scientists say Shred a document, and you can piece it back together. Burn a book, and you could theoretically do the same. But send information into a black hole, and it's lost forever. That's what some physicists ... more		Cornell plays key role surfing for gravitational waves A full century after Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity proclaimed that gravitational waves cause ripples in spacetime, humanity may finally have the tools to detect these waves. The Natio ... more

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Team Returning Orbiter to Duty After Computer Swap NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, at Mars since 2006, made an unplanned switch on Wednesday from one main computer to a redundant one onboard, triggering a hiatus in planned activities. Sens ... more		Dusty substructure in a galaxy far far away Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics (MPA) have combined high-resolution images from the ALMA telescopes with a new scheme for undoing the distorting effects of a powerful gravita ... more		UN atomic chief urges Iran to take 'concrete' steps for cooperation Belarus holds snap inspection of nuclear arms carriers China suspected in cyberattack on UK defence ministry		Hunting Hidden Treasures: Antarctic Meteorites Arrive at JSC Meteorite samples collected in Antarctica over the past two seasons arrived at Johnson Space Center on March 24. The samples will be examined, classified and curated in the Antarctic Meteorite Proce ... more
				Rogozin vows spaceport to be completed without more scandals Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin has vowed that the construction of Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome will be completed without any further corruption scandals. Managing to reach a com ... more		NASA advances composite materials for aircraft of the future NASA has established a public-private partnership with five organizations to advance knowledge about composite materials that could improve the performance of future aircraft. Composites are i ... more

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Supernova crime scene shows a single white dwarf to blame Using archival data from the Japan-led Suzaku X-ray satellite, astronomers have determined the pre-explosion mass of a white dwarf star that blew up thousands of years ago. The measurement strongly ... more		Battery energy storage project shows promise for electricity network With rising electricity prices one of the biggest issues facing households, Griffith University (Australia) research into energy storage and supply holds the promise of cheaper, better quality power ... more		Chimps learn and improve tool-using skills even as adults International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction NASA Advances Climate Research with New Earth System Explorers Program Proposals		Nanoscale speed bump could regulate plasmons for high-speed data flow The name sounds like something Marvin the Martian might have built, but the "nanomechanical plasmonic phase modulator" is not a doomsday device. Developed by a team of government and university rese ... more
Physicists create new molecule with record-setting dipole moment A proposed pathway to construct quantum computers may be the outcome of research by a University of Oklahoma physics team that has created a new molecule based on the interaction between a highly-ex ... more		Pick a color, any color In 2005, scientists studying tiny sac-like creatures called sea squirts found bacteria containing two types of chlorophyll (a and b) in cavities inside the squirts' tissues. These two pigments were ... more		A new breakthrough in thermoelectric materials French physicist Jean Charles Athanase Peltier discovered a key concept necessary for thermoelectric (TE) temperature control in 1834. His findings were so significant, TE devices are now commonly r ... more		Optics, nanotechnology combined to create low-cost sensor for gases Engineers have combined innovative optical technology with nanocomposite thin-films to create a new type of sensor that is inexpensive, fast, highly sensitive and able to detect and analyze a wide r ... more

	Frustrated magnets - new experiment reveals clues to their discontent An experiment conducted by Princeton researchers has revealed an unlikely behavior in a class of materials called frustrated magnets, addressing a long-debated question about the nature of these dis ... more		Amazon gives new power to personal assistant, 'Alexa' Amazon's personal assistant speaker is taking over more functions for home automation networks. ... more

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