Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome?
Oct 08, 2007 |
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Which came first, the chicken genome or the egg genome? Researchers have answered a similarly vexing (and far more relevant) genomic question: Which of the thousands of long stretches of repeated DNA in the ...
Study: Tasers are safe to use
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U.S. scientists examining the safety of Tasers used by some law enforcement officers have found the devices are safe, causing few serious injuries.
Researchers Find Evidence of Warming Climate In Ohio
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 08, 2007 |
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Summer nights in Ohio aren't cooling off as much as they used to -- and it's likely a sign of climatic warming across the state, researchers say.
FUSE Space Telescope Reaches the End; Astronomers Say Farewell
Oct 08, 2007 |
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The intrepid never-say-die space telescope known as FUSE has finally reached its mission's end and will be turned off after more than eight years of discoveries on everything from planets and nearby stars ...
Plant viruses from past provide ecological clues
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Taking the medical history of a grassland may seem a bit esoteric – after all, how sick can grass be? However, scientists have discovered plant viruses from as early as 1917 containing information crucial ...
UW undergrads discover more than 1,300 asteroids
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 08, 2007 |
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Undergraduate astronomy students at the University of Washington combing through images from a specialized telescope have discovered more than 1,300 asteroids that had never before been observed. That is about one out of ...
Germany working on small driverless trains
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Researchers in Germany are working on the creation of a small train system called RailCab that could mean rail travel without engineers.
Transcend Introduces New aXeRam Overlocking Memory Kit
Oct 08, 2007 |
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The new DDR aXeRam Overlocking Memory Kit has received favorable comments by system builders and enthusiasts. The new product provides low voltage stability, and low CAS latency. This high performance memory ...
Hyped-up hopes for hairy roots as biofactories
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Scientists are reporting an advance towards tapping the immense potential of 'hairy roots' as natural factories to produce medicines, food flavorings and other commercial products. Their study is scheduled for the November/December ...
Why Do Males and Females Frequently Differ in Body Size and Structure?
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As even the most casual observer of nature knows, males and females frequently differ in body size, form and structure. But how these differences have developed – a topic studied for decades by evolutionary biologists – is ...
Ariz. professor keeper of weather records
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An Arizona State University professor has been designated the official keeper of world weather records by the U.N. World Meteorological Organization.
'Green' leather is in this season
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Fashionista’s after the latest in leather bags could soon have a ‘greener’ selection to choose from. Scientists in India have modified the tanning process making it far more eco-friendly, reports Anne Pichon in Chemistry & ...
Tablet is better all round for cancer patients
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A drug to treat colon cancer is proving much more convenient than traditional chemotherapy, has fewer side effects - and a study of almost 2,000 patients has shown it is giving them a better chance of surviving the disease.
DNA to settle mystery of Colombus' origins
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More than 500 years after Christopher Columbus set foot in the Bahamas, DNA experts are working to determine the particulars of his early life.
Study links chemical to inhibited milk synthesis, secretion in humans
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University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have identified the neurotransmitter serotonin as the chemical responsible for inhibiting milk production and secretion in human mammary glands.
