Ocean robots network achieves universal coverage
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Scientist’s efforts to fathom how the oceans influence climate and fisheries productivity enter a new era this month with the milestone establishment of a network of 3,000 futuristic, 1.5-metre tall ocean robots operating ...
Proteins pack tighter in crowded native state
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The syrupy soup of proteins, ribosomes and membranes inside a living cell is so tightly packed it may increase the structural content of proteins by as much as 25 percent, according to new research from Rice University and ...
Genetic technology reveals how poisonous mushrooms cook up toxins
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Heather Hallen spent eight years looking for poison in all the wrong places. Alpha-amanitin is the poison of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides. The Michigan State University plant biology research associate was looking ...
Chinese Scientists Embark on Big Field Trip to Antarctica
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2007 |
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The largest ever Chinese expedition to the Antarctic left today from Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Dock. The explorer ship Snow Dragon with 188 scientist aboard and more being air lifted to Antarctic will explore ...
An Alzheimer's vaccine?
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Could a new vaccine be the key to stopping Alzheimer’s disease? A new research study from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) shows that immunization could offer a way to blunt or even prevent the deadly, memory-robbing ...
Octopus and kin inspire new camouflage strategies for military applications
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Researchers are studying the remarkable shape- and color-changing abilities of the octopus and its close relatives in an effort to understand one of nature’s most remarkable feats of camouflage and self-preservation.
Long-term beta carotene supplementation may help prevent cognitive decline
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Men who take beta carotene supplements for 15 years or longer may have less cognitive decline, according to a report in the November 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
New seismic vessel will look deep under oceans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2007 |
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The academic community’s most advanced seismic-research vessel was dedicated here today, opening potential new windows on natural hazards, earth’s evolution, and other vital questions. The R/V Marcus G. Langseth, owned by ...
New genetic lineage of Ebola virus discovered in great apes
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Nov 12, 2007 |
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Since its discovery 30 years ago, Ebolavirus has struck repeatedly in several epidemics breaking out mainly in Central Africa. Gorillas and chimpanzees are also victims of the violent haemorrhagic fever attacks the virus ...
Professor finds global warming is melting soft coral
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Tel Aviv University Professor (and alumnus) Hudi Benayahu, head of TAU's Porter School of Environmental Studies, has found that soft corals, an integral and important part of reef environments, are simply ...
Study: Early sex not cause of delinquency
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People who have sex at an early age are not more likely to become delinquents later on, a U.S. study concluded.
Actions speak louder: Why we use our past behavior to determine our current attitudes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Sometimes it’s difficult for us to remember how we felt about a product. Was that restaurant pretty good or just okay? Was the movie boring or enjoyable?
Intel: New chips improve Web video quality
Nov 12, 2007 |
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A new family of microprocessor chips will hasten the debut of high-definition video on the Internet, U.S. processing giant Intel said.
Space Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Launch Pad
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2007 |
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After safely reaching its launch pad Saturday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the space shuttle Atlantis now awaits its next major milestone for the upcoming STS-122 mission. The full launch dress rehearsal is scheduled from ...
Beef producers selling meat with E. coli
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A loophole in U.S. regulations allows companies to sell meat that has come into contact with E. coli as long as it is cooked first.
