Measles spread on Hawaiian Airlines flight
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Health officials are trying to find about 250 people who may have been exposed to measles on a flight from California to Hawaii.
Worker or queen? Harvester ant moms set daughters' fates
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Feb 14, 2008 |
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When it comes to deciding what harvester ant daughters will be when they grow up, mother queens hold considerable sway, according to a new study published online on February 14th in Current Biology, a publication of Cell ...
New cataract gene discovered
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The international team of researchers was able to identify the location and defect in the coding region of the gene through analysis of genetic material (DNA) from members of a large Swiss family, the majority ...
Blocked signals to immune cells extend their life and contribute to progression of lupus
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Immune cells that would normally die in healthy people accumulate in bodies of patients who have lupus and contribute to the disease, according to new Saint Louis University research published in the Feb. 15 issue of Immunity.
New studies reveal surprises about deep sea corals and their past
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2008 |
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New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. Stylasterids, or lace corals, diversified in deep waters before launching at least ...
Peptide discovered in scorpion venom may hold key to secretory diseases
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Researchers have discovered a peptide in scorpion venom that may hold the key to understanding and controlling cystic fibrosis and other secretory diseases.
Researcher discovers new predictor of prostate cancer recurrence
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An Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher has found a biomarker that may help improve the ability to predict if a man’s prostate cancer is going to come back after surgical removal.
From launch to splashdown: The story of how Apollo flew to the Moon just published
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 14, 2008 |
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At the start of the twenty-first century, there is a new exodus to the Moon as many of the world's most powerful countries bring their gaze to our natural satellite. India, China and Japan have already sent probes into orbit ...
Global trade in tiger shrimp threatens environment
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The cultivation of shrimp and fish in tropical coastal areas is often described as an environmentally friendly way to alleviate poverty, but in fact this cultivation has negative consequences for both the local population ...
Strategy for nanotechnology-related environmental, health and safety research
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Feb 14, 2008 |
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The Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology today released a document describing the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s ...
Fruit flies show surprising sophistication in locating food source
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To a fruit fly, a piece of rotting fruit or the food in your picnic basket is a little slice of heaven. It’s where the tiny animal—not much more than a speck on your fingertip can find food and a mate, the two passions of ...
Carbon study could help reduce harmful emissions
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2008 |
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Earth scientists at The University of Manchester have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States.
New study offers insight into possible cause of lymphoma
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The immune system's powerful cellular mutation and repair processes appear to offer important clues as to how lymphatic cancer develops, Yale School of Medicine researchers report this week in Nature.
British doctors should be nationally licensed
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All British doctors should be licensed by taking a national examination according to research outlined in the online open access journal BMC Medicine. A UK-based research team assessed the performance of UK medical graduates ...
IdentiGEN founder says access to DNA from cloned animals should be made public
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In order for meat producers and retailers to satisfy anticipated consumer desires to avoid meat and milk from cloned animals, access to DNA from every unique clone should be made public so that DNA traceability technology ...
