Archive: 10/11/2009
Computing project combats Blackjack card counting
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Dundee graduate has created a computer system with the potential to make the game of Blackjack fairer by detecting card counters and dealer errors.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Phase 1 of PCB removal on Hudson wrapping up
(AP) -- Crews dredging a polluted stretch of the upper Hudson River this year battled high water, old logging debris and unexpected levels of PCB contamination that slowed progress.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine
(AP) -- A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Scientists protest plan to loosen patent protection on genetic research
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are lashing out at new recommendations from an influential federal panel that could dramatically weaken patent protection for the university's genetic research.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Matter in hand: Jugglers have rewired brains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning to juggle leads to changes in the white matter of the brain, an Oxford University study has shown.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Ironing out the genetic cause of hemoglobin problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene with a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body has been identified as part of a genome-wide association study, which looked at the link between genes and hemoglobin ...
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Banded rocks reveal early Earth conditions, changes
(PhysOrg.com) -- The strikingly banded rocks scattered across the upper Midwest and elsewhere throughout the world are actually ambassadors from the past, offering clues to the environment of the early Earth ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Blood counts are clues to human disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new genome-wide association study published today in Nature Genetics begins to uncover the basis of genetic variations in eight blood measurements and the impact those variants can have o ...
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Tough choices for feds giving out broadband money
(AP) -- The federal government will soon start handing out the first $4 billion from a pot of stimulus funds intended to spread high-speed Internet connections to more rural communities, poor neighborhoods and other pockets ...
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Killer earthquakes shake scientific thought
A sudden cluster of massive earthquakes which has shaken Asia-Pacific communities and likely left thousands dead has also jolted some scientists, who are starting to question conventional thought.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Twitter plans French, German, Italian and Spanish sites
Twitter, the fast-growing micro-blogging service, is seeking volunteer French, German, Italian, and Spanish translators to render its website into other languages.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Circus billionaire hosts show aboard space station
(AP) -- Canadian space tourist and circus billionaire Guy Laliberte mixed star power, science lectures, music and poetry in hosting a show from the International Space Station that was broadcast on television ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Russian spacecraft with circus tycoon lands safely
(AP) -- The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, ending the entertainment tycoon's mirthful space odyssey.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Imagine Peace Tower lights in Second Life
Just hours after Friday's annual lighting of the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland, a virtual version of the tribute to late Beatle John Lennon opened in online world Second Life.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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Taiwan scientists identify flood-tolerant gene in rice
A Taiwanese scientist has said her research team has found the gene that allows rice to grow under water and believes the breakthrough could help develop other flood-resistant crops.
Oct 11, 2009 |
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