Clearing Electron Clouds
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Clouds might be welcome during a drought, but you definitely don't want them in your beam pipes. Researchers around the world are working out how to keep a section of the proposed International Linear Collider—the ...
Chemical imaging: potential new crime busting tool
Aug 02, 2007 |
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A new fingerprinting technique could potentially detect the diet, race and sex of a suspected criminal, according to new research published in the August edition of the journal Analytical Chemistry.
Discredited Korean embryonic stem cells' true origins revealed
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Aug 02, 2007 |
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A report from researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and the Harvard Stem Cell Institute sheds new light on a now-discredited Korean embryonic stem cell line, setting the historical record straight and also establishing ...
Does this child have appendicitis? Watch out for key signs
Aug 02, 2007 |
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A 5-year-old with abdominal pain, nausea and fever may have appendicitis or any of a number of other problems. But how does the child’s doctor decide whether to schedule an emergency appendectomy to surgically remove a presumably ...
Aging adults have choices when confronting perceived mental declines
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Aging adults may joke about memory lapses and “early Alzheimer’s.” They may worry when they can’t understand a drug plan or lose track of the characters in a novel.
Schizophrenia improved by mental and physical exercise
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Dr Anthony Hannan, along with Dr Caitlin McOmish, Emma Burrows and colleagues, characterised a genetically altered mouse and discovered that it had schizophrenia-like behaviours, including learning and memory problems, the ...
Rare butterfly recovers in California
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Aug 02, 2007 |
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The rare El Segundo blue butterfly, once thought to be nearly extinct, is making a comeback in southern California and hanging out at the beach.
Mythical Monster Hydra in the Petri Dish
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Aug 02, 2007 |
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In a story from Greek mythology, Hercules defeats the many-headed Hydra living in water. The story appears magical – monsters with several heads do not exist. Scientists from the Animal Ecology and Cell Biology Institute ...
Unlocking proteins from their cellular shell
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Aug 02, 2007 |
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Applying physical stress to cells, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated that everyday forces can alter the structure of proteins tucked within cells, unfold them and expose new targets ...
Hitachi Unveils the World's First Blu-Ray Disc Camcorder
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Hitachi announced the world's first Blu-ray Disc (BD) Camcorder, which records one hour of 1920x1080 Full High-Definition video onto a BD (single side, single layer). The new camcorders will start selling ...
Canned green beans are recalled
Aug 02, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported a nationwide recall Thursday of French Style Green Beans sold under various brand names.
New software enables easy access to huge Mars database
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2007 |
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A software program developed by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis is allowing viewers everywhere access to early images from the most powerful spectral camera ever sent to Mars. The images ...
'Extreme analytical chemistry' will help unravel Mars' mysteries
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 02, 2007 |
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Sam Kounaves spends his time unraveling fundamental questions in planetary science by applying "extreme analytical chemistry" to the harshest environments imaginable: Places like Death Valley, Antarctica – and now Mars.
NYC french fries fail trans fats testing
Aug 02, 2007 |
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The U.S. Center for Science in the Public Interest says both Burger King and Wendy's New York City french fries contain unsafe levels of trans fats.
IEEE-USA president urges Congress to pass competitiveness legislation
Aug 02, 2007 |
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IEEE-USA President John Meredith urges the House and Senate to pass the conference report of the “America Competes Act” to help bolster our country’s global leadership in science and technology and promote U.S. competitiveness ...
