Archive: 05/01/2009
Chip sales down 30 pct in March: SIA
Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.
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Forest Service closes caves to stop bat fungus
(AP) -- The U.S. Forest Service is closing thousands of caves and former mines in national forests in 33 states in an effort to control a fungus that has already killed an estimated 500,000 bats.
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Genetic secrets of date palm unlocked
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets.
May 01, 2009 |
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Key function in protein, cell transcription identified
When cells decide to make proteins, key building blocks of all organisms, they need to know where to start reading the instructions for assembling them.
May 01, 2009 |
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When cells reach out and touch
MicroRNAs are single-stranded snippets that, not long ago, were given short shrift as genetic junk. Now that studies have shown they regulate genes involved in normal functioning as well as diseases such as cancer, everyone ...
May 01, 2009 |
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Your brain on -- and off -- caffeine
Ever miss your daily cup of coffee and subsequently get a pounding headache? According to reports from consumers of coffee and other caffeinated products, caffeine withdrawal is often characterized by a headache, ...
May 01, 2009 |
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Swine flu virus starting to look less threatening
(AP) -- The swine flu virus that has frightened the world is beginning to look a little less ominous. New York City officials reported Friday that the swine flu still has not spread beyond a few schools. ...
May 01, 2009 |
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How thermal-imaging cameras can spot flu fevers
(AP) -- To screen passengers for swine flu and other contagious diseases, some airports use thermal imaging cameras to see whether travelers have fevers, without having to stick thermometers in their mouths. ...
May 01, 2009 |
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You're not Superman: Despite major medical advances, recovery times for regular folks take time
You fall off your bike and break your collarbone, and your doctor tells you to stay off the bike for six to eight weeks. Lance Armstrong falls and breaks his collarbone in multiple places, and he's back in the saddle in ...
May 01, 2009 |
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CDC advice for those with flulike symptoms
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering advice to people wondering what to do if a family member takes ill with flulike symptoms. Some of the more important points:
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Virus' invasion sets off battle inside the body
Like a sleeper agent, the flu virus causes its damage from within, turning an organism's cells against itself. A single virus can hijack a healthy cell and transform it into a virus factory, making thousands of copies in ...
May 01, 2009 |
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Shift in simulation superiority
Science and engineering are advancing rapidly in part due to ever more powerful computer simulations, yet the most advanced supercomputers require programming skills that all too few U.S. researchers possess. ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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White House opens doors at Internet hot spots
The White House on Friday opened doors at online hot spots MySpace, Facebook and Twitter.
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Online gambling a bad bet for America, U. of I. expert says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gambling addictions would soar and an already-sputtering economy could sink into ruin if Congress overturns a decades-old ban on Internet gambling, a University of Illinois professor and national ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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Sea-floor Sediments Illuminate 53 Million Years of Climate History
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) drillship JOIDES Resolution is returning to port in Honolulu this week after a two-month voyage to chart detailed climate history in the equatorial ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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