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Surprising New Species Of Light-harvesting Bacterium Discovered In Yel In the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park, researchers have discovered a novel chlorophyll-producing bacterium that transforms light into chemical energy. The researchers also discovered that the new genus and species belongs to a new phylum, Acidobacteria -- only the third time in the past 100 years that a new bacterial phylum has been added to the list of those with chlorophyll-producing members, of which there are now only six. Gifts for Every Geek: Shutterbugs, Empty Nesters, Foodies and Urban Co You've got your mediaphiles, handymen, road warriors, new parents and treehuggers. We cover the gamut of gifts for the geeks in your life. Everlasting quantum wave: Physicists predict new form of soliton in ul Solitary waves that run a long distance without losing shape or dying out are called solitons. Theoreticians now believe there may be a new kind of soliton that's expected to be found in certain types of ultracold gases. The new soliton may provide insights into other physical systems, including the early universe. Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds A new study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps is an endocrine disruptor that can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory -- and does so by a previously unreported mechanism. Called endocrine disruptors, or endocrine disrupting substances (EDS), such chemicals have been linked in animal studies to a variety of problems, including cancer, reproductive failure and developmental anomalies. Planes Remain Vulnerable Targets With even the most sophisticated screening equipment unable to prevent terrorists from smuggling bomb ingredients on board a jetliner, a ban on many everyday items that could be used to trigger explosives may be coming. The way we travel could be changed forever. Breast Milk Causes More Cavities Than Cow Milk, According To New Study In a comparison of fluids fed to infants and toddlers -- cola, sucrose drinks, honey, human milk, cow milk and water -- researchers found that cola, sucrose and honey were by far the worst for young teeth and that human milk caused significantly more cavities than cow milk. Apple Ultraportable Rumor of the Month The latest bit of evidence for an Ultraportable Mac. SciFi Scoop Users of the old Sci-FiToday site should edit their bookmarks, update their blogs and homepages and check out the science writing community now thriving at www.SciScoop.com. All contributions welcome. Battery Of The Future: New Storage Material Improves Energy Density Of High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times – these visions of the future are being brought one step nearer. Researchers have developed a new method that utilizes silicon for lithium-ion batteries. Its storage capacity is ten times higher than the graphite substrate which has been used up to now, and promises considerable improvements for users. How crops survive drought Breakthrough research done earlier this year by a plant cell biologist has greatly accelerated scientists' knowledge on how plants and crops can survive difficult environmental conditions like drought. In drought conditions certain receptor proteins in plants perceive ABA, causing them to inhibit an enzyme called a phosphatase. The receptor protein is at the top of a signaling pathway in plants, functioning like a boss relaying orders to the team below that then executes particular decisions in the cell. Now recent published studies show how those orders are relayed at the molecular level.
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