The beauty of branes

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Harvard University physicist Lisa Randall's offered novel ways to think about gravity, branes and extra dimensions through the papers submitted in 1999. Randall is collaborating with Andreas Karch of the University of Washington, investigating some of the cosmological implications of branes and extra dimensions.

Research, United States, Officials and employees, Harvard University, Alliances and partnerships, Cosmological physics, University of Washington, Branes, Randall, Lisa (American physicist), Karch, Andreas

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Hot ants

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Saharan silver ants rush out of their burrows when the heat reaches 45 degrees Celsius to eat the remains of other insects that have died in the heat. Rushing from their holes at the hottest time of the day helps the ants avoid a lizard that retires about midday.

Behavior, Natural history, Ants, Deserts

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Lethal cascade: a model for the neurologic damage found in AIDS

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Virologist Howard E. Gendelman and his colleagues have contributed research that furthers understanding about how the HIV virus damages the brains of as many as 60% of people with AIDS.

Complications and side effects, Development and progression, HIV (Viruses), HIV, Genetic aspects, AIDS (Disease), Brain diseases

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