Researchers Wanted: Humans Need Not Apply?
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As science fiction plot lines go, the unintended consequences of yielding tasks too complicated or dangerous for human hands to computers and robots is a popular one. Yet real life scientists ...
Drug-resistant TB may 'spiral out of control,' U.N. says
Apr 02, 2009 |
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The world is on the cusp of an explosion of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases that could deluge hospitals and leave physicians fighting a nearly untreatable malady with little help from modern drugs, global experts said Wednesday.
How probiotics can prevent disease
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Using probiotics successfully against a number of animal diseases has helped scientists from University College Cork, Ireland to understand some of the ways in which they work, which could lead to them using probiotics to ...
Stolen 'X-Men' flick leaps onto Internet
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A stolen copy of the film "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" has leapt around the Internet being downloaded from file sharing websites.
World event hopes to lure 1 mln to astronomy
Apr 02, 2009 |
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At sunset on Thursday, astronomers around the world will be limbering up for a 100-hour marathon aimed at celebrating the night sky and nurturing the Galileos of tomorrow.
Modification of mutant huntingtin protein increases its clearance from brain cells
Apr 02, 2009 |
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A new study has identified a potential strategy for removing the abnormal protein that causes Huntington's disease (HD) from brain cells, which could slow the progression of the devastating neurological disorder. In the ...
Cancer stem cells generated by cancer outgrowth
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Scientists have discovered that growing mouse skin cells in spheres can lead to generation of cells with properties of cancer stem cells, even without genetic manipulation of stem cell genes. This unexpected finding, published ...
Amalgam fillings are safe, but skeptics still claim controversy, researcher says
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Dental amalgam has been proven safe and effective for years, yet unfounded controversy still surrounds it, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.
Chemists create bipedal, autonomous DNA walker
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Chemists at New York University and Harvard University have created a bipedal, autonomous DNA "walker" that can mimic a cell's transportation system. The device, which marks a step toward more complex synthetic molecular ...
On new cell phones, QWERTY eases out 1-2-3
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Goodbye, numeric cell phone keypads. You're going the way of the rotary dial. Touch screens and QWERTY keyboards will take over from here, thank you.
Bone Deformities Linked to Inbreeding in Wolves of Isle Royale
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The wolves on Isle Royale are suffering from genetically deformed bones. Scientists from Michigan Technological University blame the extreme inbreeding of the small, isolated wolf population ...
15 Great iPhone Games
Apr 02, 2009 |
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It happened when no one was looking. The DS was busily extending Nintendo's decades-long dominance of the handheld market, and Sony was trying to make third-party partners stop ignoring the PSP like the kid with dental headgear ...
Galileo's telescope on historic visit to Philly
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Though it looks like a cardboard tube that got left out in the rain, it's a priceless instrument whose owner changed the world. The mottled brown cylinder on display at The Franklin Institute science ...
Climate change to bring more whale beachings
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Experts studying the mass beaching of whales along Australia's coast have warned that such tragedies could become more frequent as global warming brings the mammals' food stocks closer to shore.
Mathematician foresees tight races in Major League Baseball's Eastern divisions
Apr 02, 2009 |
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The New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels should make the playoffs in the American League (AL) in 2009 with most other teams lagging well behind. The National League (NL) should see another ...
