Archive: 04/03/2007
BEA Systems Rolls Out WebLogic Server 10
BEA Systems Inc. has announced the general availability of WebLogic Server 10, the latest release of its application server.
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Arbor Networks Upgrades Peakflow X Platform
The new release improves resolution times for enterprise networks by cutting manual collection of data and analysis of new vulnerabilities, the company says.
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Study ties hurricanes to Sahara
A U.S. government study suggests that the relatively tame 2006 hurricane season may have been tied to activity in Africa's Sahara desert.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Study may lead to drought-resistant plants
U.S. scientists have determined how plants pass signals of stress due to lack of water or salinity from chloroplast to nuclei.
Biology /
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British moms to have birth choice by 2009
British mothers will have a choice of where they give birth by 2009, the health secretary pledged.
Apr 03, 2007 |
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FSU's Lab to Build World's Strongest Magnet for 'Neutron Scattering' Experiments
The Hahn-Meitner Institute in Berlin has contracted with the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and Florida State University to build an $8.7-million hybrid magnet for "neutron scattering" experiments.
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Researchers discover connection between allergic diseases and autoimmune diseases
A new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center and the University of Washington (UW) identifies a connection between allergic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, also known as eczema, and autoimmune ...
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Study suggests some drug resistance to influenza B medications
Use of certain common antiviral drugs during a recent influenza B epidemic in Japan showed the development of viruses with partial resistance to the drugs, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Hey, WIMPs: Beware of Dwarf
Stars may be bullies in their old age. White dwarfs—dense, collapsed stars in their final stage of life—could be skilled at swallowing and annihilating weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs). These particles ...
Apr 03, 2007 |
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ISS Expedition 15 Crew to Launch from Baikonur
Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and cosmonaut Oleg Kotov of the 15th International Space Station crew are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at about 1:30 p.m. EDT on April 7 to begin ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2007 |
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How we remember each other
Researchers at McGill University’s Douglas Mental Health University Institute, in collaboration with a French team at the University of Paris, have used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify the part of the brain that ...
Apr 03, 2007 |
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How did life on Earth originate?
Did life arrive from space? Rather than developing here, could the first life forms have been catapulted to Earth on a chunk of rock from outer space? Investigations show that microbes are capable of surviving ...
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Noise-absorbing windows
The noise of aircraft taking off, road traffic or a booming discotheque often drive inhabitants of the neighborhood to a nervous frenzy. The first-ever windows with active sound insulation offer much-needed ...
Apr 03, 2007 |
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With rat genome as guide, human breast cancer risk refined
Combing the genomes of the rat and the human, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found swaths of genetic code that can be used to assess the risk of human breast cancer.
Apr 03, 2007 |
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Shark pups open eyes and change fins early
Baby sharks grow slowly, changing their fins as they grow and can see a month before they leave their eggs, according UQ research.
Biology /
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