Hydrogen bonds shown to play 'conserved' role in protein folding

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

By changing individual atoms in key places in proteins, Duke University chemists have found new evidence for the importance of comparatively weak "hydrogen bonds" in enabling stringlike proteins to fold into the maximally ...


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Pub customers exposed to high levels of harmful tobacco particles

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

UK scientists have questioned the use of partial smoking bans in pubs and clubs, following alarming new figures about how much non-smokers actually breathe in.


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RAVE-ING Success As Generations Of Astronomers Survey The Stars

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Cambridge PhD student is following in his great-great-grandfather's footsteps by helping to measure the speeds of up to one million stars passing near the Sun – a huge advance on the efforts of his ancestor ...


Brewer's clarkia flowers produce and emit more than 10 different volatiles

Making Sense of Plant Smells

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A trip to the neighborhood florist is proof positive that flowers have an array of scents to pique our senses, but researchers are also investigating the myriad other functions of these aromas--known to scientists ...


Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

Pits and tectonic grabens in Phlegethon Catena

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show pits and tectonic 'grabens' in the Phlegethon Catena region of Mars.


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UF researchers develop ways to keep the bloom on the rose

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

They may not be able to make love last, but a team of University of Florida researchers has figured out how to at least make the flowers go the distance.


A Singapore woman speaks on her mobile phone

NTT DoCoMo, Nippon TV bet on mobile TV

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Long train commutes are part of daily life for many Tokyo residents, so perhaps hopes are high in Japan for mobile TV to become a reality.


The men behind Vcast mobile music service

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Verizon's new mobile music on demand Vcast service is a customized version of WiderThan's music platform.


Wireless World: 'The Thumbdance Channel'

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

You've heard of the "Sundance Channel," the independent movie network on cable TV founded by Robert Redford. Someday you may be hearing more about the "Thumbdance Channel" and other mobile-phone nets, from FreemantleMedia, ...


Cell-phone germ scare in Northern Ireland

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A Northern Ireland newspaper Friday called for a ban on cell phones in hospitals due to the germs they can carry.


E-waste in trash prohibited in California

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It is illegal in California to place most consumer electronics, such as computers and televisions, as well as fluorescent bulbs and batteries in the trash.


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FCC cable finding welcomed by consumers

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said Thursday having options in cable service could save users money. The FCC has been pressing the cable industry for the past few months to offer programs a la ...


No stem-cell misconduct by Pa. researcher

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A University of Pittsburgh panel has ruled that a biologist committed no scientific misconduct involving fraudulent South Korean cloning research.


Monroe dress stays stunning with tech

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Who thought immortalizing a dress could be so technical?


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Skiing toward the future of mobile services

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created Feb 10, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coinciding with the Winter Olympics, the MobiLife project will showcase its innovative array of third-generation mobile services and applications at an exhibition in Turin, demonstrating to winter sports fans ...



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