Discovering a new life form in the hot springs of Yellowstone
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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Geysers, mud pots, steam vents and hot springs in the region now known as Yellowstone National Park awed American Indians and early European explorers. Now, two million tourists visit the park in northwestern ...
Team explains a longtime visual puzzler in new way
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A team of neuroscientists at Duke University Medical Center has suggested an entirely new way to explain a puzzling visual phenomenon called the flash-lag effect.
Researchers write protein nanoarrays using a fountain pen and electric fields
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 13, 2008 |
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Nanotechnology offers unique opportunities to advance the life sciences by facilitating the delivery, manipulation and observation of biological materials with unprecedented resolution. The ability to pattern nanoscale arrays ...
Astrocytes and synaptic plasticity
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By mopping up excess neurotrophic factor from neuronal synapses, astrocytes may finely tune synaptic transmission to affect processes such as learning and memory, say Bergami et al.
First evidence that a common pollutant may reduce iodine levels in breast milk
Oct 13, 2008 |
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Researchers in Texas are reporting the first evidence from human studies that perchlorate, a common pollutant increasingly found in food and water, may interfere with an infant's availability of iodine in breast milk. Iodine ...
Drinking alcohol associated with smaller brain volume
Oct 13, 2008 |
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The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology.
Despite 'peacenik' reputation, bonobos hunt and eat other primates too
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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Unlike the male-dominated societies of their chimpanzee relatives, bonobo society—in which females enjoy a higher social status than males—has a "make-love-not-war" kind of image. While chimpanzee males frequently band together ...
Methamphetamine Enters Brain Quickly and Lingers
Oct 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using positron emission tomography (PET) to track tracer doses of methamphetamine in humans’ brains, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory find ...
Response to immune protein determines pathology of multiple sclerosis
Oct 13, 2008 |
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New research may help reveal why different parts of the brain can come under attack in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). According to a new study in mice with an MS-like disease, the brain's response to a protein produced ...
Embryonic heart exhibits impressive regenerative capacity
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A new study demonstrates that the embryonic mouse heart has an astounding capacity to regenerate, a phenomenon previously observed only in non-mammalian species. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 14th issue ...
Byproduct of steel shows potential in CO2 sequestration
Oct 13, 2008 |
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With steelworks around the world emitting huge amounts of carbon dioxide, scientists are reporting that a byproduct of steel production could be used to absorb that greenhouse gas to help control global warming. The study ...
Mouse study shows fetal heart can grow cells to repair disease damage
Oct 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study in mice shows the ability of the fetal heart to grow healthy cells to compensate for cardiac tissue lost to disease. The mice are normal at birth and their hearts function well during their ...
Griffin 3-in-1 USB Dock For iPod and iPhone Users
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 13, 2008 |
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The Griffin Simplifi is a charger and sync dock that adds some additional features some computer users may not use. The Simplifi dock integrates a media card reader and a USB hub. Supported memory card formats ...
Grids get down to business
Oct 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New technology developed by European researchers allows companies to deploy their business processes using grid computing and, even better, it validates a platform that gives easy access to grid resources. ...
In a last 'stronghold' for endangered chimpanzees, survey finds drastic decline
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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In a population survey of West African chimpanzees living in Côte d'Ivoire, researchers estimate that this endangered subspecies has dropped in numbers by a whopping 90 percent since the last survey was conducted 18 years ...
