Human Pubic Lice Acquired from Gorillas Gives Evolutionary Clues
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Humans acquired pubic lice from gorillas several million years ago, but this seemingly seedy connection does not mean that monkey business went on with the great apes, a new University of Florida study finds.
Samsung Debuts First Ultra-Mobile PC Optimized For Windows Vista
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics announces its newest Ultra- Mobile PC (UMPC) model, the Q1P for Windows Vista, which is Samsung's first UMPC to qualify for Windows Vista certification.
Insulin -- in need of some restraint?
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Knocking out the gene for a peptide associated with insulin secretion protects mice against the harmful effects of a high-fat diet, report researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Their findings, detailed ...
Female chimps keep the bullies at bay
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Mar 07, 2007 |
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Female chimpanzees may have found a fool-proof way to ensure they mate with only the highest ranking males, namely those with important social and physical characteristics that their offspring may inherit, according to a ...
The penalty of having a sister -- why sibling sex matters for male saiga antelopes
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Mar 07, 2007 |
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Having a twin sister could put male saiga antelopes at a reproductive disadvantage, says new research published today. The study shows that male twins with a sister are born lighter than those with a brother, ...
Mine runoff continues to provide clues to microbial diversification
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Pink slime at the surface of water trickling through an old mine in California is proving to be a treasure for researchers in their quest to learn more about how bacterial communities exist in nature.
The antenna bride and bridegroom
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 07, 2007 |
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The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international telescope project, reached a major milestone on 2 March, when two 12-m ALMA prototype antennas were first linked together as an integrated system to ...
Scientists find genes involved in the battle between Hessian flies and wheat
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Mar 07, 2007 |
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Wheat has ways to battle the tiny, red wormlike insects that nibble on the plant's leaves and can destroy crops worldwide, but the Hessian fly larvae that survive eventually evolve methods to overcome plant ...
Study finds antibiotic resistance in poultry even when antibiotics were not used
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A surprising finding by a team of University of Georgia scientists suggests that curbing the use of antibiotics on poultry farms will do little – if anything – to reduce rates of antibiotic resistant bacteria that have the ...
Study reveals depressed elderly risk early death
Mar 07, 2007 |
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In a project involving more than 300 elderly people who had been discharged from hospital, 17% were found to have previously undiagnosed depression and of that figure, 7% died within two years of leaving hospital.
Bill Hattoy dies of AIDS complications
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Bob Hattoy, a former Clinton aide and the first openly gay person with AIDS to speak at a national political convention, has died in California at 56.
Researchers identify ovarian cancer biomarkers
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Researchers have identified markers unique to the cells of blood vessels running through ovarian tumors. The finding, while preliminary, could one day improve screening, diagnosis and treatment for this disease.
Off-label use of stents investigated
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 07, 2007 |
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A federal committee is investigating the off label use of drug-coated heart stents by U.S. doctors, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Researchers 'sniff out' emissions from feedyards
Mar 07, 2007 |
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Setting up an air quality trailer in the midst of cattle pens at a feedlot will help measure gaseous emissions, said a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station researcher. Dr. Ken Casey, Experiment Station air quality engineer ...
