Archive: 03/02/2007
Genome sequencing reveals key to viable ethanol production
As the national push for alternative energy sources heats up, researchers at the University of Rochester have for the first time identified how genes responsible for biomass breakdown are turned on in a microorganism that ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Researcher reveals the truth about cats and dogs
Ask most pet owners, and they will tell you they love their pets. So why is it that every year in Australia around 400,000 cats and dogs are surrendered to animal shelters or pounds?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Samsung Begins World's First 60nm-DRAM Mass Production
Samsung Electronics announced today that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 1Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 DRAM (dynamic random access memory) using 60 nanometer (nm)–class process technology.
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Cold medicine not for little children
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta cautioned against giving cough syrup or cold medicine to children younger than 2 years old.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Manhattan Project scientist dies
Rose A. Carney, who as a Chicago graduate student worked on the Manhattan Project, which led to the creation of the atomic bomb, has died at the age of 86.
Mar 02, 2007 |
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U.S. colleges going smoke-free
College campuses across the United States are going smoke-free, banning cigarettes inside and out.
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Air travelers offered way to ease guilt
A Virginia non-profit group is one of a number of groups benefiting from travelers who feel guilty about environmental damage caused by jetliners.
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Indonesia will share bird flu virus
Indonesia says it will once again share bird flu virus samples with the World Health Organization.
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Computer-designed molecule to clean up fluorocarbons?
The chemical bond between carbon and fluorine is one of the strongest in nature, and has been both a blessing and a curse in the complex history of fluorocarbons. Now, in a powerful demonstration of the relatively ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Using morphine to hasten death is a myth, says doctor
Using morphine to end a person's life is a myth, argues a senior doctor in a letter to this week's BMJ. It follows the case of Kelly Taylor, a terminally ill woman who went to court earlier this month for the right to be ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Rare cell prevents rampant brain activity
One of the mysteries of the brain is how it avoids ending up in a state of chaos, something which happens only on exceptional occasions, when it can lead to epileptic fits. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet have now uncovered ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Hubble sees 'Comet Galaxy' being ripped apart by galaxy cluster
There are many galaxies of different shapes and sizes around us today. Roughly half are gas-poor elliptical-shaped galaxies with little new star formation activity, and half are gas-rich spiral and irregular ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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'Micro-rack' measures cell mechanical properties
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) cell-stretcher that can measure the mechanical properties of a living cell, such as its ...
Biology /
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Conflicting signals can confuse rescue robots
Sensor-laden robots capable of vital search and rescue missions at disaster sites are no figment of a science fiction writer's imagination. Prototypes and commercial models of urban search and rescue (US&R) robots will soon ...
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Nanotube formation captured on video
A Cambridge University-led team of scientists have successfully produced live video footage that shows how carbon nanotubes, more than 10,000 times smaller in diameter than a human hair, form.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 02, 2007 |
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