Archive: 11/07/2007
Further evidence that genetics has a role in determining sexual orientation in men
Is sexual orientation something people are born with - like the colour of their skin and eyes - or a matter of choice?
Nov 07, 2007 |
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NEPTUNE Completes First Phase of Installation
The first phase of the new NEPTUNE Canada ocean observatory is being completed today off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Flytrap-Inspired Lenses May Lead to New Materials for Adhesives, Optics, Coatings
Imagine paint that adheres to a surface but releases on command, or road signs that change their reflectivity with changing weather conditions. These are two potential uses of a novel, responsive material designed by researchers ...
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Old McDonald Had a Phytochemical
Forget the moo-moo here and quack-quack there. Farmers may find phytochemicals to be the barnyard bonanza.
Biology /
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Congressional Hearing on Asteroid Threat
UC Davis physics professor J. Anthony Tyson will testify before Congress on Thursday, Nov. 8, on near-Earth asteroids. Tyson will talk about the potential role of the proposed Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) in surveying ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Go ahead, have pie (or gravy) during holidays, expert says
A Purdue University expert says people who try to deprive themselves of their favorite foods during the holiday season to avoid weight gain are setting themselves up for failure.
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Simple tips can help keep your home warm this winter
As winter weather approaches, there are a few simple and effective steps homeowners can take to keep the warmth in and the winter out, says a Purdue University energy expert.
Nov 07, 2007 |
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La Niña Persists
The tropical Pacific Ocean remains in the grips of a cool La Niña, as shown by new data of sea-level heights from mid-October of 2007, collected by the U.S-French Jason altimetric satellite.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Babies learn to ride robots at UD
Babies driving robots. It sounds like the theme of a cartoon series but it is actually the focus of important and innovative research being conducted at the University of Delaware that could have significant ...
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Surviving pioneer lemurs celebrate a decade in the rain forest
Sarph lives. He's nearly 15 years old, and he knows where the predators lurk, where to find food, and how to make a baby with his wild-born mate.
Biology /
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Key to False Memories Uncovered
Duke University Medical Center neuroscientists say the places a memory is processed in the brain may determine how someone can be absolutely certain of a past event that never occurred.
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Health toll of climate change seen as ethical crisis
The public health costs of global climate change are likely to be the greatest in those parts of the world that have contributed least to the problem, posing a significant ethical dilemma for the developed ...
Nov 07, 2007 |
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How the brain sends eyeballs bouncing
All vision, including reading this sentence, depends on a constant series of infinitesimal jumps by the eyeball that centers the retina on target objects—words or phrases in the case of reading. Such jumps, or saccades, are ...
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Scientists discover first moisture-sensing genes
Researchers in the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine have discovered the first two genes involved in moisture sensing (hygrosensation). The discovery also reveals a "two-sensor" hygrosensing ...
Biology /
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Cough medicine fights dyskinesias in Parkinson's
A cough suppressant and a drug tested as a schizophrenia therapy curb the involuntary movements that are disabling side effects of taking the Parkinson's disease medication levodopa, Portland scientists have found.
Nov 07, 2007 |
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