Archive: 08/07/2006
Infants, as Early as 6 Months, Do See Errors in Arithmetic
Using advanced brain sensor technology developed at the University of Oregon, researchers have confirmed often-debated findings from 1992 that showed infants as young as six months know when an arithmetic solution is wrong.
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Correcting a prejudice regarding high-energy nuclear collisions
At the end of next year, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is scheduled to go online. Already, there are four major experiments planned and one of them, ALICE, is dedicated to the study of heavy-ion collisions. Rudolph Hwa, ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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New federal health care standards set
The Bush administration is putting the final touches on a plan designed to increase the quality of medical care and stem the rate of inflation for health care.
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Astronaut Thomas Reiter sets an ESA record
European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter has set a record for the number of days spent in space by a European astronaut.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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In utero health may affect life's success
U.S. scientists have determined prenatal health has a significant influence on a person's lifetime economic success.
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Space missions become more challenging
NASA says it is about to embark on a series of space flights as difficult as any in history in order to complete the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Korean scientist makes crude oil into fuel
Korean scientists say they have created a new substance that can convert inexpensive intermediate crude oil into gasoline.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Scottish company launches phone-tracking system for businesses
A Scottish company launched a new system Sunday that will enable employers to track workers' movements through their mobile phones. The tech firm Trisent, based in Dunfermline near Edinburgh, has aimed the system at the business ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Digital World Reveals Architecture of Evolution
The architecture that pervades biological networks gives them an evolutionary edge by allowing them to evolve to perform new functions more rapidly than an alternative network design, according to computer ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Ancient Bison Teeth Provide Window on Past Great Plains Climate, Vegetation
A University of Washington researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America's breadbasket, the Great Plains.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Scientists identify gene involved in stem cell self-renewal in planaria
No matter how you slice it, the freshwater planarian possesses an amazing ability to regenerate lost body parts. Chop one into pieces, and each piece can grow into a complete planarian. The flatworm relies ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Researchers Study Formation Of Chemical Precursors to Life
In just two years of work, an international research team has discovered eight new complex, biologically-significant molecules in interstellar space using the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Fast Protease Assay Using Nanoengineered Photonic Crystals
Proteases are a family of enzymes that play a central role in cellular metabolism and are key players in many diseases, including cancer. Conventional assays for protease activity are often slow – most take up to 24 hours ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Scientists Solve Sour Taste Proteins
A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has discovered two proteins in the taste buds on the surface of the tongue that are responsible for detecting sour tastes.
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Nicotine found to protect against Parkinson's-like brain damage
New research suggests that nicotine treatment protects against the same type of brain damage that occurs in Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted in laboratory animals treated with MPTP, an agent that produces a ...
Aug 07, 2006 |
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