Researchers create beating heart in laboratory
Jan 13, 2008 |
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University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory. By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair grew ...
Antarctic Ice Loss
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2008 |
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Increasing amounts of ice mass have been lost from West Antarctica and the Antarctic peninsula over the past ten years, according to research from the University of Bristol and published online this week in ...
Study locates cholesterol genes; finds surprises about good, bad cholesterol
Jan 13, 2008 |
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An international study of 20,000 people found seven new genes that influence blood cholesterol levels, a major factor in heart disease, and confirmed 11 other genes previously thought to influence cholesterol.
Researchers uncover new piece to the puzzle of human height
Jan 13, 2008 |
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In studies involving more than 35,000 people and a survey across the entire human genome, an international team supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found evidence that common genetic variants ...
TVs, Cell Phones to Learn 'Sign Language'
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 13, 2008 |
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The days of pressing tangible buttons to operate TVs and cell phones may one day be replaced by waving, clapping, and pointing. With two upcoming products, Sony Ericsson´s Z555 gesture phone and JVC´s "Snap ...
New genetic variants associated with lipid levels, risk for coronary artery disease
Jan 13, 2008 |
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Environmental and genetic factors influence a person’s blood fat, or lipid levels, important risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). While there is some understanding of the environmental contribution, the role of ...
Highest Antarctic icecap peak reached
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2008 |
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A Chinese team culminated a 21-day quest to scale the highest peak on the Antarctic icecap Saturday when the 17 scientists reached the top of Dome A.
Fort Lauderdale must dim light for turtles
Jan 13, 2008 |
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Florida environmental officials have ordered Fort Lauderdale to make its beachfront lighting turtle friendly.
Study suggests genetic connection between short stature and arthritis
Jan 13, 2008 |
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Common genetic variants linked to arthritis may also play a role in human height, a new study shows. The international study was co-led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health. The journal Nature Genetics will p ...
Scientists associate 6 new genetic variants with heart disease risk factor
Jan 13, 2008 |
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Using new techniques for rapidly scanning the human genome, researchers have associated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides, two fats in the blood, to 18 genetic variants, six of which represent new DNA regions never ...
Invasive beetle attacks redbay trees
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Jan 13, 2008 |
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A beetle imported from Asia is spreading around the southeast United States, leaving dead and dying redbay trees in its wake.
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