SMART-1: Travel maps of the lunar north pole
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 05, 2007 |
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A new map obtained with SMART-1 data shows the geography and illumination of the lunar north pole. Such maps will be of great use for future lunar explorers.
World's most endangered gorilla fights back
Biology /
Dec 05, 2007 |
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In the wake of a study that documented for the first time the use of weaponry by Cross River gorillas to ward off threats by humans, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced today new field surveys to better protect this ...
Cognitive 'fog' of normal aging linked to brain system disruption
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Comparisons of the brains of young and old people have revealed that normal aging may cause cognitive decline due to deterioration of the connections among large-scale brain systems. The researchers linked the deterioration ...
Spanish ecologists discover a novel route of viral transmission
Biology /
Dec 05, 2007 |
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In a paper published in PLoS ONE on December 5, a group of avian ecologists, led by Jaime Potti, at the Estación Biológica de Doñana-CSIC (Sevilla, Spain) reports on the discovery that avian polyomaviruses, known potential ...
The closest look ever at native human tissue
Biology /
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a long-standing goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European ...
Discovery of Fruit Fly Model Could Help Stroke and Transplant Patients
Biology /
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Biologists have discovered that the common fruit fly is an ideal laboratory model for reperfusion injury—a physiological condition that occurs when an organ is starved of oxygen, then exposed to oxygen again, ...
Iowa State engineer develops laser technologies to analyze combustion, biofuels
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Let’s say a fuel derived from biomass produces too much soot when it’s burned in a combustion chamber designed for fossil fuels.
New study finds biodiversity conservation secures ecosystem services for people
Biology /
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Healthy ecosystems that provide people with essential natural goods and services often overlap with regions rich in biological diversity, underscoring that conserving one also protects the other, according to a new study.
Researcher develops realistic cancer growth models
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Scientists can only develop new cancer drugs or search for cures by testing their theories on the real thing. Traditionally, they've done so by culturing cancer cells on petri dishes or plastic slides. But ...
Can fruit flies help treat stroke and transplant patients?
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Las Vegas NV. Reperfusion injury takes place when an animal or an organ is starved of oxygen, then exposed to oxygen again. This occurs in strokes and organ transplants and causes many deaths per year. Now scientists at UNLV, ...
Collision avoidance technology for mine haul trucks
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Today's mine haul tracks are massive vehicles in which drivers have limited vision and cannot see anything within around 30 meters. If a smaller vehicle on the mine site gets in the way of one of these monsters, ...
Smell experience during critical period alters brain
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Unlike the circuitry of the visual system, that of the olfactory system was thought to be hardwired: Once the neurons had formed, no amount of sensory input could change their arrangement. Now researchers ...
Study questions impact of hemoglobin variations on mortality in dialysis patients
Dec 05, 2007 |
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For patients with dialysis-related anemia, the risk of death is increased when hemoglobin levels remain persistently low over a period several months—not necessarily when they fluctuate over time, according to a study in ...
Striking shift seen among newly HIV-infected men regarding partners
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 05, 2007 |
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New data from six U.S. sites show a dramatic shift by men acutely infected with HIV to choose to have unprotected intercourse only with other HIV-infected partners.
Windows Mobile 6 Update Now Available for U.S. Palm Treo 750 Customers
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 05, 2007 |
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Palm, Inc. today announced an update to Windows Mobile 6 for Palm Treo 750 smartphone customers in the United States. Windows Mobile 6 brings increased functionality, enhanced user interface and strengthened security and ...
