Archive: 02/05/2007
Studying How Modified Genes Escape Into Nature
A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues are developing a way to examine how the genomes rearrange themselves during hybridization to better pinpoint how genetically modified organisms may behave ...
Biology /
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Scientists computer analyze boxing
U.S. scientists are using a computer program to develop an objective method of determining when a boxing match should be stopped.
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Wis. tunnel fix could dump sewage in water
Milwaukee officials warn that a court order to line a deep tunnel with concrete could cause sewage to dump into the city's rivers and Lake Michigan.
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Non-prescription pills draws controversy
A new plan in Britain that would allow birth control pills to be available for sale without prescription has some area doctors concerned, a report said.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 05, 2007 |
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European Union eyes better small aircraft
A $548,000 (280,000 pound) grant to engineers at Britain's University of Manchester could lead to cheaper, lighter and "greener" small passenger aircraft.
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Sea creature's toxin could lead to promising cancer treatment
A toxin derived from a reclusive sea creature resembling a translucent doughnut has inspired UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to develop a related compound that shows promise as a cancer treatment.
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Chemists show that nature could have used different protein building blocks
Chemists at Yale have done what Mother Nature chose not to — make a protein-like molecule out of non-natural building blocks, according to a report featured early online in the Journal of the American Chemical ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Human skin harbors completely unknown bacteria
It appears that the skin, the largest organ in our body, is a kind of zoo and some of the inhabitants are quite novel, according to a new study. Researchers found evidence for 182 species of bacteria in skin ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Loneliness associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease
Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer's disease in late life as those who are not lonely, according to a study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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New finding helps further understanding of X-ray bursts
X-ray bursts are among the most fascinating of astrophysical phenomena. Now, a new finding by a team led by University of Notre Dame astrophysicist Michael Wiescher will enable researchers to derive many more ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Symptoms of depression linked to early stages of artery disease
Depressive symptoms—especially physical signs, such as fatigue and loss of appetite—may be associated with thickening arteries, which may reflect an early sign of coronary artery disease, according to a report in the February ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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'Good vibrations' from deep-sea smokers may keep fish out of hot water
So you're a fish. Right now some tubeworm tartare and clams on the half shell would really hit the spot, so you're headed for the all-night café. "All-night" being the operative word because the volcanic ridge ...
Biology /
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Looking for love on all the right Web sites?
If you're hoping for Cupid's online arrow, then watch out for tall stories and wide fabrications. Online daters, both men and women, usually fib about either their height or weight, and sometimes their age, according to a ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Brightly Fluorescent Europium Nanoparticles May Improve Cancer Assays
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a new type of nanoparticle that could be used in tests for medical diagnostics, environmental pollution, and contamination of food products. The particles, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Changes in amino acids in the 1918 influenza virus cut transmission
(Modest changes in the 1918 flu virus's hemagglutinin receptor binding site—a molecular structure critical for the spread of infection—stopped viral transmission in ferrets, according to a new study conducted by researchers ...
Feb 05, 2007 |
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