Probing the unsolved mysteries of the deep

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A Jan 1993 meeting at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discussed plans for researching vent glow given off by hydrothermal vents. Discovery of an eye patch on a deep-sea shrimp suggests that the source of the light may not be thermal radiation.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Hydrothermal vents, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Shrimps, Shrimps (Animals), Underwater light

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Physics festival brightens rainy San Jose

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The 1995 APS meeting featured reports on the development of an atomic force microscope with a catalytic tip for use in chemical research, a project studying the possibility of bacterial iron on Mars and research on the shape of spinning sand.

Innovations, Mars (Planet), Natural history, Life on other planets, Extraterrestrial life, Atomic force microscopy, Granular materials

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Novel anticancer agents move closer to reality

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Two teams of scientists have discovered new compounds that prevent mutated ras genes from making cells cancerous. The drugs may be effective in treating the 20% of cancers caused by ras activity.

Cancer, Chemotherapy, Ras genes, Enzyme inhibitors

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