Archive: 10/13/2007
California condors dying of lead poisoning
Scientists say California condors are ingesting deadly levels of lead by feasting on the carcasses of animals killed by hunters.
Biology /
Oct 13, 2007 |
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Report: Abortion laws don't stop abortions
An international study reported in the British journal Lancet said abortion laws do not necessarily influence a woman's decision to have an abortion.
Oct 13, 2007 |
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Britain criticized for vaccination delay
Critics say delaying a cervical cancer vaccination program could condemn 1,400 more British girls to develop the disease and 420 to die from it.
Oct 13, 2007 |
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Nanoengineers mine tiny diamonds for drug delivery
Northwestern University researchers have shown that nanodiamonds -- much like the carbon structure as that of a sparkling 14 karat diamond but on a much smaller scale -- are very effective at delivering chemotherapy drugs ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 13, 2007 |
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First high-res 3D structures of mammalian HSP90 protein solved
Dr. Dan Gewirth, Hauptman-Woodward senior research scientist, has just solved the structure of the first mammalian GRP94 protein implicated in immune diseases such as sepsis, AIDS and certain cancers. His ...
Biology /
Oct 13, 2007 |
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Inconsistencies with Neanderthal genomic DNA sequences
Two recent papers describing the sequencing of Neanderthal nuclear DNA from fossil bone held promise for finally answering this question. However, the two studies came to very different conclusions regarding the ancestral ...
Biology /
Oct 13, 2007 |
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Scientist Claims Most Accurate Speed Detector
A scientist has won a court battle over a speeding ticket using a speed detector he invented, which may soon be available on a commercial basis.
Oct 13, 2007 |
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