Sentences with phrase «newly discovered»

The teeth of the newly discovered species of mysticete, called Coronodon havensteini, lend support to the latter view.
There is even a newly discovered category of subviral agents known as viroids: naked snippets of RNA that lack even an outer protein coat and don't encode for anything.
To commemorate Carl Linnaeus's Birthday, an international committee of taxonomists has released its annual roundup of the most noteworthy newly discovered species
The findings suggest that targeting newly discovered pathways could be an effective approach to improving the clinical outcome of patients with BRAF inhibitor - resistant melanoma tumors.
These newly discovered nodule - dwellers may help scientists monitor the impact of future deep - sea mining.
A newly discovered class of microbe could help to resolve one of the biggest and most controversial mysteries in evolution — how simple microbes transformed into the complex cells that produced animals, plants and fungi
This newly discovered mechanism may be a reason.»
Historical documents are becoming much more accessible for research as newly discovered records surface from private collections across the world.
But a newly discovered white dwarf, about 1,200 light - years away in the constellation Draco, has no hydrogen or helium at its surface.
A newly discovered stress response pathway relies on fat molecules to mediate cellular health.»
Now, he has another claim on immortality: Geneticists have named a newly discovered fruit fly gene in his honor.
And in the newly discovered Antarctic ecosystem crustaceans may eat the protists, and fish, at the top of the pyramid, may eat the crustaceans.
The bright x-ray source in the lower left of this Chandra image of the star cluster Westerlund 1 is the newly discovered neutron star.
The newly discovered properties could be used for other future applications in information technology.
«Molecular switch generates calorie - burning brown fat: Blocking newly discovered pathway reduces obesity, diabetes risk in mice.»
Identifying which species produce the newly discovered click varieties could help scientists better keep tabs on wild dolphin populations and movements.
Instead of seeking the standard quarry of deer or wild boar, Schleper was in search of Lokiarchaeota, or Loki, a newly discovered group of organisms first identified near deep - sea vents off the coast of Norway.
The birdlike arachnids also prowl the forests of South Africa and Australia, but the newly discovered pelican spiders are found only in Madagascar.
The next phase of study involving the newly discovered gene mutations will investigate their function using human blood samples at the molecular level.
A newly discovered partial skull is offering another clue to help solve the mystery of the ancestry of Neandertals.
Even if the newly discovered fish turn out to feed on microbes directly, that still means at least 10 kilograms of microbes per kilogram of fish.
«Newly discovered cellular pathway may lead to cancer therapies.»
The molecular structure of the two key lipid components in the newly discovered signaling pathway are ceramide (right) and cardiolipin (upper left).
«Although this newly discovered event is more dramatic than others found to date, comparisons of the 14C data among them can help us to work out what happened to the sun at this time,» Fusa Miyake of Nagoya University says.
Also investigated were detailed descriptions of the event from a newly discovered diary of the Higashi - Hakura family of Kyoto.
Newly discovered asteroid 2013 TV135 made a close approach to Earth on Sept. 16, when it came within about 4.2 million miles (6.7 million kilometers).
A newly discovered mineral phase may solve a long - standing enigma: the composition of the D double prime layer, or D».
Colin Barras's article on the newly discovered eukaryota among the deep earth biota was fascinating (27 April, p 36).
This image represents synthetic lethal wiring of a cancer cell, with previously known interactions in red and newly discovered interactions in gray.
The newly discovered Merkel cell - nerve ending synapse is unique, Gu says, «because it is the only example of a synapse formed between a non-neuronal cell and a nerve cell, and it is the first synapse that is found underneath the skin.»
Still others could be potential targets, but go from newly discovered to out of range of our telescopes so quickly there is not enough time to observe them adequately.
The weak point is a newly discovered «pocket,» or binding site, identified by HHMI investigator Kevan M. Shokat and colleagues.
The database, dubbed the Protein Atlas, is intended to help biochemists identify the functions of newly discovered proteins.
One of the newly discovered supernovae, named SNLS - 06D4eu, is the most distant and possibly the most luminous member of an emerging class of explosions called superluminous supernovae.
Taxonomists have described 349 newly discovered mammals since 1992, including an elephant shrew from Tanzania early this year.
The newly discovered fossils demonstrate that elapid snakes — such as cobras, kraits and sea snakes — were present in Africa as early as 25 million years ago, said lead author Jacob McCartney, a postdoctoral researcher in the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Another newly discovered family of genes makes compounds called uncoupling proteins, which allow people to convert excess fat into heat instead of storing it.
The researchers propose that, unlike in Antarctica where surface temperatures remain below freezing all year round, the newly discovered lakes are most likely fed by melting surface water draining through cracks in the ice.
The newly discovered vessels, which were also identified in human samples, could explain the long - standing conundrum of how the immune system manages to contribute to neurological and psychiatric disease.
And new research from The Rockefeller University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai suggests these newly discovered commonalities may open the door to «engineered» gut flora who can have therapeutically beneficial effects on disease.
Much remains to be learned about the lifestyle of the newly discovered crocs.
Coming up with a new genus based on newly discovered individuals has happened only a couple times since the 1800s, the scientists say.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh studied newly discovered muscle - specific proteins, found in a membrane that surrounds the DNA in each of our cells — known as the nuclear membrane.
The same thing seems likely to happen with the newly discovered BRCA1 gene, which may be responsible for some cases of breast cancer.
«Stopping the spread of breast cancer: Newly discovered pathway may advance treatment.»
By 35,000 years ago, H. sapiens appears to have had the planet to itself, with the possible exception of an isolated population of H. floresiensis — the «hobbit» people of Southeast Asia — and another newly discovered hominid species in China.
By ROGER LEWIN Students of anthropology have become accustomed to intellectual eruptions in the discipline, as newly discovered fossils turn cherished theories on their heads.
This newly discovered specimen was 10 to 20 centimetres larger and around 10 kilograms heavier than the Iberian lynx that currently inhabits Doñana National Park in Spain.
SEEING YELLOW A newly discovered sea snake subspecies (top) is shorter — and a lot brighter — than its yellow - bellied brethren (bottom).
Reading articles about the newly discovered (or, more accurately, newly admitted - to) dearth of science jobs, one frequently encounters the «gun to the head» line of reasoning.
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