Archive: 05/09/2006
Preconception the key to healthy babies
New U.S. recommendations say a woman must make changes long before she becomes pregnant to better ensure her baby will be born healthy, a report said.
May 09, 2006 |
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Tiny plane to aid environmental studies
A Kansas State University research team has built a small, inexpensive remote-controlled plane as a sensing tool to collect environmental data.
May 09, 2006 |
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TiVo brings ad search to subcribers
DVR vendor/service provider TiVo launched Monday "TiVo Product Watch," offering subscribers searchable advertising and content.
May 09, 2006 |
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Algorithm developed to detect cancer genes
New York scientists say they have developed an algorithm that enhances the ability to detect cancer genes.
May 09, 2006 |
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Study: Hurricanes linked with mental ills
Florida State University sociologists say they have found a link between the effects of devastating hurricanes and mental health problems.
May 09, 2006 |
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Cancer battle examines natural immunity
Mice that are naturally immune to cancer produce white blood cells that cured and gave lifelong immunity to other mice, a Wake Forest University study says.
May 09, 2006 |
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Fungi important in Arctic nitrogen cycle
U.S. biologists say a new method of calculating nitrogen transfer from mushrooms to plants is proving that fungi is important in the Arctic nitrogen cycle.
May 09, 2006 |
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In Brief: Archaeologists find Augustan head in Italy
A marble, bas-relief, head of the Emperor Augustus has been found at a large and well-appointed Roman villa site near Rome.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 09, 2006 |
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Swift wireless laptop for gamers released
Two new wireless laptop computers were unveiled Tuesday that were billed as being faster than laptops that connect to fixed-line broadband.
May 09, 2006 |
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Physicists Use Soap Bubbles to Study Black Holes
People use them to get cars, dishes and clothes clean. Children blow them for fun. And now, a University of Mississippi physicist thinks soap bubbles can help scientists better understand the properties of black holes.
May 09, 2006 |
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The cochlea's spiral shape boosts low frequencies
The next time someone whispers in your ear, think "cochlea." The cochlea is the marvelous structure in the inner ear that is shaped like a snail shell and transforms sounds into the nerve impulses that your ...
May 09, 2006 |
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Women Use Facial Cues to Determine Relationships
Women are able to subconsciously pick up cues in men's faces and use those cues to determine if they are attracted to the males for long-term or short-term relationships, according to a new study conducted by researchers ...
May 09, 2006 |
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Evolutionary forces explain why women live longer than men
Despite research efforts to find modern factors that would explain the different life expectancies of men and women, the gap is actually ancient and universal, according to University of Michigan researchers.
May 09, 2006 |
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Researchers begin to solve mystery of hybrid vigor
Hybrid vigor works, but no one understands how. ISU plant scientists have uncovered a key to understanding the complex molecular mechanisms of this biological process. Their findings were published in the May ...
Biology /
May 09, 2006 |
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Laboratory scientists study soot in megacity pollution
A team of Los Alamos scientists recently returned from a month-long data-gathering trip to Mexico City as part of an international, multi-agency environmental science collaboration. The March campaign was designed to examine ...
May 09, 2006 |
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