Australian rainfall – a view of the future
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Southern Australia will continue to experience a reduction in rainfall in winter and spring, the impact of which will be magnified by increased temperatures.
Hydrothermal vents: Hot spots of microbial diversity
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Thousands of new kinds of marine microbes have been discovered at two deep-sea hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast by scientists at the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory) and University of Washington’s Joint Institute ...
Bilberry extract -- can it help prevent certain cancers?
Oct 04, 2007 |
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A Leicester cancer research project, which receives funding from Hope Against Cancer (formerly The Hope Foundation,) is investigating whether an extract from bilberries can prevent or delay the onset of certain cancers.
Agent that triggers immune response in plants is uncovered
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Oct 04, 2007 |
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Although plants lack humans' T cells and other immune-function cells to signal and fight infection, scientists have known for more than 100 years that plants still somehow signal that they have been attacked in order to trigger ...
Wai Wai choose conservation economy for traditional Amazon territory
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Three years after gaining formal title to their traditional territory in the northern Amazon, the Wai Wai people of Guyana have achieved another milestone when the region was declared the nation’s first Community Owned Conservation ...
Unveiling the structure of microcrystals
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Microcrystals take the form of tiny grains resembling powder, which is extremely difficult to study. For the first time, researchers from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Centre National ...
Simplest circadian clocks operate via orderly phosphate transfers
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Oct 04, 2007 |
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Researchers at Harvard University and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have found that a simple circadian clock found in some bacteria operates by the rhythmic addition and subtraction of phosphate groups at two key locations ...
Cholesterol metabolism links early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease
Oct 04, 2007 |
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Although the causes of Alzheimer's disease are not completely understood, amyloid-beta (A-beta) is widely considered a likely culprit — the "sticky" protein clumps into plaques thought to harm brain cells.
NASA awards Juno Jupiter mission contract
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 04, 2007 |
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has picked Lockheed Martin Commercial Launch Services of Littleton, Colo., for the Juno mission to Jupiter.
Fast Food USB Drive Thru: 1GB Pizza, Hamburger To Go, Please
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 04, 2007 |
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A novelty fast food product line of 1GB USB flash memory is introduced by Green House of Japan is introduced. Soon you will be able to order a hamburger, pizza, hot dog or sandwich flash memory drive to enhance ...
Microfossils disclose geologic history of eastern California
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 04, 2007 |
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The Bird Spring Shelf in southeastern California and basins to the west reveal a complex history of late Paleozoic sedimentation, sea-level changes, and deformation along the western North American continental margin. A new ...
Kids still not drinking enough milk
Oct 04, 2007 |
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American children are drinking too little milk and what they are consuming is too high in fat, according to a Penn State study.
White chocolate baking squares recalled
Oct 04, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares due to possible contamination.
STDs found in Brooklyn canal
Oct 04, 2007 |
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A New York City College of Technology biologist released a report Thursday finding the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn tested positive for gonorrhea contamination.
How pitching changes little leaguers' shoulders
Oct 04, 2007 |
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At this year's Little League World Series, new rules for the first time forced players to limit the number of times pitchers could throw the ball, and coaches had to strategize how pitchers were used more carefully.
