Discovery in orange cauliflower may lead to more nutritious crops
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While orange cauliflower may seem unappealing to some, it has distinct nutritional advantages. Now, Cornell researchers have identified the genetic mutation behind the unusual hue. The finding may lead to ...
Brain uses both neural 'teacher' and 'tinkerer' networks in learning
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While most people need peace and quiet to cram for a test, the brain itself may need noise to learn, a recent MIT study suggests. In experiments with monkeys, the researchers found that neural activities in the brain gradually ...
NASA Spacecraft Ready for Science-Rich Encounter With Venus
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Jun 04, 2007 |
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NASA's MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft will make its closest pass to Venus on Tuesday, June 5. This will place the spacecraft on target for a flyby of Mercury ...
New study could bring relief to sweltering city slickers
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Sweltering summers in the city may become more bearable in future years, thanks to a new study probing the heat contributed by buildings, roads and traffic.
Samsung Unveils SGH-E590 Designed by Jasper Morrison
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Samsung Electronics and Jasper Morrison, a leading industrial designer, cooperated to bring an attractive mobile phone, SGH-E590. The Samsung E590 is a perfect solution for users who want to have all of the ...
Nitrate in Lake Superior: On the Rise
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Jun 04, 2007 |
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Nitrate levels in Lake Superior, which have been rising steadily over the past century, are about 2.7 percent of the way toward making the lake's water unsafe to drink, according to a study by University of ...
Russian nuclear waste worries Norway
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Norwegian officials are worried about the safety of a giant nuclear waste facility near the Norwegian border with Russia.
Ethanol injection helps manage bone metastasis in thyroid cancer patients
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Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI)—an injection of ethanol (alcohol) through the skin directly into a bone tumor to kill cancer cells—may be a valuable ancillary treatment for thyroid cancer patients whose cancer has spread ...
Researchers find mechanisms that may unlock answers to Alzheimer's disease
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Four million people in the United States and 15 to 20 million people worldwide are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. These numbers are likely to triple by 2050 due to the fact that 24 percent of the population will be more ...
Coming Soon: Blood Vessels from a Test Tube?
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Our tissues and organs consist of a complex, closely balanced assembly of different types of cells, extracellular matrix, and special signal-carrying molecules. The growth of such structures in the laboratory, perhaps for ...
Diagnosing skin cancers with light, not scalpels
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In an early step toward nonsurgical screening for malignant skin cancers, Duke University chemists have demonstrated a laser-based system that can capture three-dimensional images of the chemical and structural changes under ...
UMC, ARM Partner to Deliver Comprehensive SOI Solutions for 65nm Technology
Jun 04, 2007 |
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UMC and ARM today announced that a test chip built with ARM SOI (Silicon On Insulator) libraries was taped-out successfully on UMC's 65-nanometer (nm) SOI process. The test chip consists of a set of ARM physical IP that uses ...
New multiple myeloma treatment induced total remission in 33 percent of patients
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A study, lead by Dr. Laura Rosiñol, researcher of the Haematooncology Group of Hospital Clínic-IDIBAPS (Barcelona) in collaboration with Dr Joan Blade, researcher in the same group, administered alternately two drugs (Borte ...
Duetting birds with rhythm present a greater threat
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Birds that sing duets with incredible rhythmic precision present a greater threat to other members of their species than those that whistle a sloppier tune, according to a study of Australian magpie-larks reported in the ...
Research Links Brain Chemistry with Aggressive Personality
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An image depicting research findings linking brain chemistry with aggressive personality has been named “2007 Image of the Year” by the Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM). The research, which was performed ...
