Barents Sea getting warmer, losing ice
May 09, 2007 |
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Norwegian scientists say the extent of summer ice in the Barents Sea has fallen by half in a decade.
Researchers publish first marsupial genome sequence
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May 09, 2007 |
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An international team, led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and supported by the National Institutes of Health , today announced the publication of the first genome of a marsupial, ...
VMware Workstation Version 6 Released
May 09, 2007 |
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With this version, VMware supports Windows Vista and cross-platform paravirtualization.
Plants tag insect herbivores with an alarm
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Rooted in place, plants can't run from herbivores—but they can fight back. Sensing attack, plants frequently generate toxins, emit volatile chemicals to attract the pest's natural enemies, or launch other defensive tactics.
New Laptop Data Protection Comes in a USB Flash Card
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 09, 2007 |
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An analyst says that the low price point and ease of use could compel consumers, small and midsize businesses, and remote offices to buy a new package that includes IBM security software.
Cataloging the structural variations in human genetics
May 09, 2007 |
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A major new effort to uncover the medium- and large-scale genetic differences between humans may soon reveal DNA sequences that contribute to a wide range of diseases, according to a paper by Howard Hughes Medical Institute ...
Tissue engineered scaffolding allows reproduction of cartilage tissue
May 09, 2007 |
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A new study examines the use of tissue-engineered scaffolding made of cartilage cells, which have a limited ability to heal naturally, to replace defective cartilage tissue. Cartilage cells are extracted and seeded to the ...
Will 'Santa Rosa' Make a Big Splash in the Mobile Market?
May 09, 2007 |
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Think of it as Centrino, part 4. While Advanced Micro Devices' attempted to steal the spotlight last week, all the company did was call attention to Intel's 'Santa Rosa' launch tomorrow, which represents the ...
Lenovo Powers Up Its Strongest, Coolest and Quietest ThinkPad Lineup Yet
May 09, 2007 |
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Lenovo today announced two new ThinkPad notebooks PCs - the first ThinkPad T61 14.1-inch widescreen notebook and the first ever R Series widescreen, the ThinkPad R61 14.1-inch widescreen notebook.
Depleted uranium may post health hazard
May 09, 2007 |
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A U.S. study suggests exposure to particles of depleted uranium might increase the risk of genetic damage and lung cancer.
Study links excessive TV watching with learning problems in young people
May 09, 2007 |
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Teens who watch three or more hours a day are at higher risk of developing attention problems and learning difficulties as they mature, according to a study by Jeffrey G. Johnson, Ph.D., Columbia University College of Physicians ...
DNA repair proteins monitored at double-strand break
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May 09, 2007 |
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital had a molecule’s eye view of the human cell’s DNA repair kit as it assembled on a double-strand break to link together the broken ends. Double-strand breaks are ruptures ...
Researchers identify a process that enables access to genes
May 09, 2007 |
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It turns out there’s more than one way to skin a gene. New research from Rockefeller University suggests that two closely related DNA unpackaging mechanisms may not work the way scientists thought.
A few more minutes of maternal attachment may reduce anemia in children
May 09, 2007 |
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In the past, the newborns' umbilical cord was not clamped right after birth, thus allowing the blood flow to stop naturally. This practice, known as "late clamping", was replaced by "early clamping", that is, cutting the ...
20 years of Yucca Mountain research now available for scientific review
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 09, 2007 |
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The scientific community can now take a long-awaited look at the research behind the selection of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the nation's high-level radioactive waste repository.
