Geneticists study symmetry in flowers
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Spanish geneticists say they have discovered how bilaterally symmetric flowers evolve from radially symmetric ones.
Expert says E. coli spinach outbreak may be hard to solve
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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 ...
Researchers find why ultramarine blue fades
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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 ...
Cloned mice created from fully differentiated cells, a milestone in cloning research
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New research dismisses the notion that adult stem cells are necessary for successful animal cloning, proving instead that cells that have completely evolved to a specific type not only can be used for cloning purposes, but ...
Toshiba Unveils World's First Slim HD DVD Write Drive for Notebook PCs
Oct 02, 2006 |
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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 ...
Built-in Blocker: Drug and antidote in the same molecule
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In cases of serious side effects or overdoses of medications, it can be vital to have a fast-acting antidote on hand. This is especially true of drugs that inhibit blood clotting, which are used to prevent and treat thromboses ...
Unique gene regulation gives chilly bugs survival advantage at bottom of the world
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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.
From Shuttle to Orion
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2006 |
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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, ...
Pollution worsens in China's Yangtze River
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A report by China's Yangtze River Water Resources Commission said water pollution in the river has worsened over the past 10 years.
Broadband's high altitude 'revolution' to gather pace at York
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A conference in York later this month will signal the next phase of the development of an ambitious project to revolutionise broadband communications.
New study aims to stop sepsis in its tracks
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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 ...
One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
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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.
Cialis aids prostate cancer sex function
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Dutch scientists say they have found a drug usually prescribed for erectile dysfunction in men increases the sexual function of prostate cancer survivors.
MetOp launch postponed
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 02, 2006 |
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EUMETSAT has announced that on Saturday 30 September the upper composite (comprising the MetOp spacecraft, the Fregat upper stage and the Soyuz fairing) experienced a slight mechanical shock. It was then decided ...
Manganese can keep toxic hydrogen sulfide zones in check in aquatic systems
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 02, 2006 |
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Manganese, in trace amounts, is essential to human health. Now a research team from the University of Delaware, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the University of Hawaii and Oregon Health and Science University has discovered ...
