On the evolutionary trail of molecules that cause Lou Gehrig's disease
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Jun 12, 2008 |
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What became a scientific quest for Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston began with trying to define the function of a protein that plays a role in the nervous system.
US still leads the world in science and technology
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Despite perceptions that the nation is losing its competitive edge, the United States remains the dominant leader in science and technology worldwide, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.
Driving while phoning danger as bad as drink-driving
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Motorists who use cellphones while driving make as many, if not more, driving errors as clinically drunk drivers, according to educational psychologist Professor Michael Townsend. He says the proposed ban on hand-held cellphone ...
Samsung Introduces 90-Nanometer High Performance Smart Card IC
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today its 90-nanometer smart card IC with high data storage capacity for subscriber identity module (SIM) cards and mobile ...
New target to enhance anti-cancer drug sensitivity found in translation
Jun 12, 2008 |
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The development of resistance to anticancer chemotherapeutic agents remains a large problem. In some cases, such resistance is associated with altered control of a cellular process known as translation, which is central to ...
Centromeres cross over, a lot
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Recombination at centromeres is higher than anywhere else on the chromosome, even though methyltransferases do their best to prevent it, say Jaco et al., as published in the June 16 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
Golfers and golf courses benefit from the use of native grasses in roughs
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Some golfers may prefer a well-manicured golf course, highly-maintained with very green, very short grass that's easy to play off of. But, according to two recent studies at the University of Illinois, a naturalized landscape ...
Medical research on ice
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2008 |
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New medical equipment recently delivered to the Antarctic station Concordia will help understand how our bodies physically adapt to this extreme environment - knowledge which could help prepare for a future ...
Primary tumors can drive the growth of distant cancers
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Primary tumors can encourage the growth of stray cancer cells lurking elsewhere in the body that otherwise may not have amounted to much, according to a new study in the June 13 issue of the journal Cell. As people age, m ...
'Chatter Box' computer will unravel the science of language
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Scientists are to use a powerful super computer to mimic the part of the brain that controls speech and language function to better understand what goes wrong after brain damage caused by trauma or stroke.
Vision sensors keep their eye on the ball at Euro 2008
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The silky skills of Europe’s top footballers will not be the only eye catcher this summer as the movement of the fans themselves fall under the watchful gaze of state-of-the-art video surveillance.
NXP Launches The World’s Fastest Cellular Modem
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NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world's fastest high-bandwidth cellular soft modem - Nexperia Cellular System Solution PNX6910. Powered by NXP's Embedded Vector ...
Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis
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University of Pittsburgh-led researchers discovered that the primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, the research team recently reported ...
Even before tomato warning, many Americans lacked confidence in the food safety system
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A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident ...
Frequent self-cutting linked to risky sexual behavior in teens
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Teens who repeatedly cut themselves are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, increasing their chances of possibly contracting HIV, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pe ...
