Archive: 07/11/2008
Binge drinking tied to conditions in the college environment
Heavy alcohol use, or binge drinking, among college students in the United States is tied to conditions in the college environment. That is one of the key findings from research conducted by researchers with the Harvard School ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Scientists discover key patterns in the packaging of genes
Although every cell of our bodies contains the same genetic instructions, specific genes typically act only in specific cells at particular times. Other genes are "silenced" in a variety of ways. One mode of gene silencing ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Loss of Wolves Causes Major Ecosystem Disruption at Olympic National Park
(PhysOrg.com) -- Olympic National Park was created in 1938, in part “to preserve the finest sample of primeval forests in the entire United States” – but a new study at Oregon State University suggests that ...
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Transparent Semiconductors May Be Future of Flat Panel Display Industry
Some types of “amorphous oxide” transparent semiconductors originally developed in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University may form the basis for the next generation of flat panel displays, providing better ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Researchers Find Ancient Evidence of 'Snowball Earth'
LSU scientist Huiming Bao, along with colleagues from UCLA and China, recently discovered some of the first atmospheric evidence in support of the “Snowball Earth” hypothesis. This theory suggests that Earth was entirely ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2008 |
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The future of the Eden Estuary
A team of St Andrews researchers is to play a key role in the conservation of the Eden Estuary, addressing problems of coastal erosion and habitat maintenance.
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Space Shuttle External Tank ET-128 Sets New Performance Standard During STS-124 Mission
When NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 31, it was lifted from the launch pad with the help of a "new" external fuel tank, ET-128, which featured design changes ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Researchers locate and image prostate cancer as it spreads to lymph nodes
Using an engineered common cold virus, UCLA researchers delivered a genetic payload to prostate cancer cells that allowed them, using Positron Emission Tomography (PET), to locate the diseased cells as they spread to the ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Cow Backpacks Trap Methane Gas
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an attempt to understand the extent of cow flatulence on global warming, scientists in Argentina are strapping plastic bags to the backs of cows to capture their emissions.
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Swiss nano-microscope delivers first images recorded on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time ever, nanostructures have been measured on another planet. On July 9, the NASA "Phoenix" Mars Probe recorded images with nanometer resolution (one nanometer roughly corresponds ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Lead shot and sinkers: Weighty implications for fish and wildlife health
Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year and can threaten or kill wildlife, according to a new scientific report.
Jul 11, 2008 |
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What's Wrong with the Sun? (Nothing)
Stop the presses! The sun is behaving normally. So says NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "There have been some reports lately that Solar Minimum is lasting longer than it should. That's not true. The ongoing ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Summer Storms Could Mean More Dead Zones
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's summertime and people are flocking to the coasts around the country. But when summer storms arrive, it's not only beach-goers who are affected; the rains can also have an impact on living ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Beyond 3G, communications services of the future
(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe's telecommunications industry became the world leader in the 1990s. Now European researchers are working to maintain that lead by developing an innovative services platform for 'Beyond ...
Jul 11, 2008 |
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