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• New material combines useful, typically incompatible properties
• Researchers show 'dirty mice' could clean up immune system research
• Mice flown in space show nascent liver damage, research shows
• Ancient DNA reveals evolution of giant bears in the Americas
• Zip software can detect the quantum-classical boundary
• Have trouble media multitasking? Mindfulness intervention helps sharpen focus, study shows

New material combines useful, typically incompatible properties Posted: 20 Apr 2016 12:15 PM PDT Most materials are capable of being only one thing at a time, but a team of engineers and physicists have created an entirely new material in which completely contradictory properties can coexist.

Researchers show 'dirty mice' could clean up immune system research Posted: 20 Apr 2016 12:15 PM PDT Scientists have developed a new way to study mice that better mimics the immune system of adult humans and which could significantly improve ways to test potential therapeutics. The researchers describe the limitations of laboratory mice for immunology research and reveal the benefits of what they are calling 'dirty mice.'

Mice flown in space show nascent liver damage, research shows Posted: 20 Apr 2016 12:14 PM PDT In a discovery with implications for long-term spaceflight and future missions to Mars, researchers have found that mice flown aboard the space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth with early signs of liver disease.

Ancient DNA reveals evolution of giant bears in the Americas Posted: 20 Apr 2016 07:25 AM PDT Researchers are shedding new light on the evolution of what are believed to be the largest bears that ever walked the Earth.

Zip software can detect the quantum-classical boundary Posted: 20 Apr 2016 07:25 AM PDT A new technique to detect quantum behavior relies on a familiar tool: a 'zip' program you might have installed on your computer.

Have trouble media multitasking? Mindfulness intervention helps sharpen focus, study shows Posted: 19 Apr 2016 05:17 AM PDT People who often mix their media consumption -- texting while watching TV, or listening to music while reading -- are not known for being able to hold their attention on one task. But sharpening their focus may be as simple as breathing.

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