Dog study sheds new light on why dietary restriction can lead to a longer life
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Changes caused to bugs in the gut by restricting calorie intake may partly explain why dietary restriction can extend lifespan, according to new analysis from a life-long project looking at the effects of ...
Level-headed: Economics experiment finds taste for equality
Apr 12, 2007 |
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The rich don't get richer -- at least not in laboratory games. According to a new study of behavioral economics, published in the April 12, 2007 issue of Nature, people will spend their own money to make the rich less rich a ...
Analysis of rhesus monkey genome uncovers genetic differences with humans, chimps
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Apr 12, 2007 |
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An international consortium of researchers has published the genome sequence of the rhesus macaque monkey and aligned it with the chimpanzee and human genomes. Published April 13 in a special section of the journal Science, the an ...
School bullying affects majority of elementary students
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Nine out of 10 elementary students have been bullied by their peers, according to a simple questionnaire developed by researchers at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine. What's ...
Report: Sexuality less varied in women
Apr 12, 2007 |
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While the official cause of human sexuality remains debatable, one Michigan State University scientist has said women typically are more sexually flexible.
Feather-light touch all that's needed for Darwin's frictionless optics
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2007 |
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ESA's Darwin mission will look for extrasolar planets and signs of life. The Agency's Technology Research Programme has sponsored the development of critical optical components whose frictionless mechanism ...
Stretching exercises shed new light on nanotubes
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Stretching a carbon nanotube composite like taffy, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Rochester Institute of Technology have made some of the first measurements of how ...
Seismologists discover complex structure in Tonga mantle wedge
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2007 |
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The subduction zones where oceanic plates sink beneath the continents produce volcanic arcs such as those that make up the "rim of fire" around the Pacific Ocean. The volcanoes are fed by molten rock rising ...
Link found between immune system and high plasma lipid levels
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an unsuspected link between the immune system and high plasma lipid levels (cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood) in mice. The finding could lead to new ways to reduce ...
Expert: 'Flasher' technology digs deeper for digital evidence
Apr 12, 2007 |
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New cybersleuthing technology, already solving crimes in Europe, has the potential to unlock valuable information in thousands of crimes every year in the United States, says a Purdue University expert.
There's History and Money in Obsolete Computers
Apr 12, 2007 |
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In the first purchase of his collection, Sellam Ismail loaded the trunk of his car with old computers he stumbled upon at a flea market for $5 apiece. Soon he had filled his three-car garage with what others would consider ...
Apple Delays Leopard Until October
Apr 12, 2007 |
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The company said that it needs to pull engineers from its Leopard team to help with the final development of the iPhone software.
Cluster sees tsunamis in space
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Cluster is providing new insights into the working of a ‘space tsunami’ that plays a role in disrupting the calm and beautiful aurora, or northern lights, creating patterns of auroral dances in the sky.
Bacteria control how infectious they become, study finds
Apr 12, 2007 |
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The results of a new study suggest that bacteria that cause diseases like bubonic plague and serious gastric illness can turn the genes that make them infectious on or off.
Probing Question: Does baseball still reflect America?
Apr 12, 2007 |
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Ah, the pleasures of spring. Blooming tulips and singing robins herald the rebirth of nature -- and baseball. Across the country, the season's first official pitches are thrown and the crack of ball against bat is heard. ...
