Archive: 10/02/2006
Geneticists study symmetry in flowers
Spanish geneticists say they have discovered how bilaterally symmetric flowers evolve from radially symmetric ones.
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Researchers demonstrate how white blood cells cannibalize virus-infected cells
Researchers at the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) at Oregon Health & Science University have demonstrated how certain white blood cells literally eat virus-infected cells while fighting disease at the microscopic ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Toshiba Unveils World's First Slim HD DVD Write Drive for Notebook PCs
Toshiba today announced the world's first slim HD DVD drive for notebook PCs that can read and write to HD DVD, standard DVD and CD discs. Sample shipments of the new drive, SD-L902A, are scheduled to start by the end of ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica
A severe storm that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska in October 2005 generated an ocean swell that six days later broke apart a giant iceberg floating near the coast of Antarctica, more than 8,300 miles away. ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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Expert says E. coli spinach outbreak may be hard to solve
As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration narrows the search for the cause of a nationwide outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 tied to bagged spinach, a specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences said the incident ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Researchers Create Improved Magnetic-Semiconductor Sandwich
Researchers at Ohio University have created an improved magnetic semiconductor that solves a problem spintronics scientists have been investigating for years.
Oct 02, 2006 |
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From Shuttle to Orion
NASA is marking a historic moment in the life of the nation's largest rocket engine test complex. The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand on Friday, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Intelligent Nanoscale Bioreactors for Drug Delivery
In a powerful demonstration of how to build a multifunctional, smart nanoscale drug delivery system, researchers at the University of Basel have created a drug-loaded nanocontainer that targets specific cells and releases ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 02, 2006 |
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One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
Good things may indeed come in small packages for scientists eager to find natural substances to help cure diseases. The challenge is to analyze material that is smaller than the proverbial gnat’s eyelash.
Biology /
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New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks
If you've had a heart attack or stroke, paramedics, doctors, and nurses follow standardized protocols for what to do right away, and their efforts improve your odds for a full recovery. That's not the case if you have a body-wide ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Unique gene regulation gives chilly bugs survival advantage at bottom of the world
The larvae of Antarctic midges never stop producing special proteins that minimize environmental stress, allowing them to withstand a range of intense environmental conditions in one of the world's harshest environments.
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Researchers find why ultramarine blue fades
The 20-year restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel has left visitors in awe of the work's original majesty--notably the brilliance of the blue that graces the Last Judgment's sky. Recent ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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New study explores role of theater in Maya political organization
Magnificent stone sculptures of Classic Maya culture (AD 250-900) have long fascinated archaeologists and the general public alike. But what did the scenes depicted in these monuments mean in their society? ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Rice's single-pixel camera takes high-res images
For all their ease and convenience, there are few things more wasteful than digital cameras. They're loaded with pricy microprocessors that chew through batteries at a breakneck pace, crunching millions of ...
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Alternative energy: A new way to take a bite of sunlight
Flash those pearly whites in a dazzling smile and you showcase a natural light collector mechanism hidden inside the internal structure of dentin - the hard, bone-like material that forms the main part of teeth.
Oct 02, 2006 |
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