Archive: 07/11/2007
Space station crew stages emergency drill
The International Space Station crew has successfully conducted a mandatory emergency drill, simulating a rapid depressurization of the station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Pancake waffle mix is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall Wednesday of "Market Basket Complete Pancake & Waffle Mix" because of undeclared milk.
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Study: Women are changing communication
A U.S. study suggests the academic discipline of communication -- once dominated by men at the university level -- is now the dominion of women.
Jul 11, 2007 |
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The cell phone connects to the hip bone
U.S. scientists are developing a technology that allows mobile electronic devices to communicate by sending vibrations through bones.
Jul 11, 2007 |
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When it comes to walking, it's all good
These days, it’s easy for people to get confused about exercise -- how many minutes a day should they spend working out, for how long and at what exertion level? Conflicting facts and opinions abound, but one Mayo Clinic ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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New use for a cell toxin found to inhibit survival proteins in cancer cells
A chemically-modified version of a mitochondrial toxin long used to control species of invasive fish in lakes has been found to selectively inhibit two "survival proteins” in cancer cells. The research is a first step toward ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Changing climate will challenge Northeast agriculture
Farmers will be the first to feel the heat from global warming as they grapple with new and aggressive crop pests, summer heat stress and other sobering challenges that could strain family farms to the limit, warns David ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Researchers use new approach to predict protein function
In a paper published online this month in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, researchers report that they have developed a way to determine the function of some of the hundreds of thousands of proteins for wh ...
Biology /
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Sour taste make you pucker? It may be in your genes
Scientists at the Monell Chemical Senses Center report that genes play a large role in determining individual differences in sour taste perception. The findings may help researchers identify the still-elusive taste receptor ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Longest study finds reef fish need longer break
In the longest running study on how fish populations in coral reef systems recover from heavy exploitation, researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and others have found that the fish can ...
Biology /
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Researcher Examines the Effectiveness of Tailored Health Messages
Advertisers have long understood the benefits of tailoring their messages to match the personality characteristics of their target audiences. A social psychologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara has now determined ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Has science unearthed the Holy Grail of pain relief?
Scientists studying one of nature's simplest organisms have helped to unravel the structure of a key molecule that controls pain in humans.
Jul 11, 2007 |
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A Game of Tolerances
Contamination is the enemy for Large Synoptic Survey Telescope collaborators Rafe Schindler and a team of SLAC scientists and technicians working in Light Assembly Building 33. The clean room, which requires ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Divorce begets divorce -- but not genetically
The first study to examine genetics as a culprit in the higher-than-usual divorce rate among children of divorced parents found that the parents' divorce itself, not genes or even problems such as parental substance abuse ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 11, 2007 |
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Technique predicts hep C treatment success
By identifying genes that respond to interferon -- a drug commonly used to treat hepatitis C viral infections and certain types of cancers -- researchers have devised a novel way of predicting patient response to treatment. ...
Jul 11, 2007 |
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