Shrinking 'ridiculous' data sets to manageable size
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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Two decades ago a renowned statistician described a computer data set of 1 billion bytes as "huge" and 10 trillion bytes as "ridiculous."
Avoiding social potholes on your career path
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 14, 2009 |
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In today's financial crisis, networking know-how is a necessity for finding jobs and business opportunities. But a series of new studies by Dr. Yuval Kalish of the Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration ...
How an enzyme tells stem cells which way to divide
May 14, 2009 |
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Driving Miranda, a protein in fruit flies crucial to switch a stem cell's fate, is not as complex as biologists thought, according to University of Oregon biochemists. They've found that one enzyme (aPKC) ...
Discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals advances their applications
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 14, 2009 |
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Substantial advances for applications of nanocrystals in the fields requiring a continuous output of photons and high quantum efficiency may soon be realized due to discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. ...
Brains or beauty: New study confirms having both leads to higher pay
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2009 |
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People looking for a good job at a good salary could find their intelligence may not be the only trait that puts them at the top of the pay scale, according to researchers. A new study finds attractiveness, along with confidence, ...
Web 'prime tool' for hate groups: Wiesenthal Center
May 14, 2009 |
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Extremist groups have made the Web their "prime tool" to spread hate and the number of online bigots on Facebook is growing faster than efforts to remove them, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said Wednesday.
Cholesterol-busting bug with a taste for waste
May 14, 2009 |
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A novel species of bacteria with cholesterol-busting properties has been discovered by scientists at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Dr Oliver Drzyzga and colleagues isolated the new bug, called Gordonia ch ...
Heating heart with catheter better than drugs for common heart rhythm disorder
May 14, 2009 |
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Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, a major international study has found.
Allergy season: Cigarettes to the rescue?
May 14, 2009 |
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Everyone knows that smoking can kill you, but did you know that it may help with your allergies? A new study shows that cigarette smoke can prevent allergies by decreasing the reaction of immune cells to allergens.
Researchers identify key proteins needed for ovulation
May 14, 2009 |
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Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have identified in mice two proteins essential for ovulation to take place.
Can happiness be inherited?
May 14, 2009 |
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A new article published in Elsevier's journal Bioscience Hypotheses suggests that our feelings in our lifetime can affect our children.
Astronauts step out on 1st spacewalk to fix Hubble (Update)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A pair of spacewalking astronauts stepped outside Thursday to begin demanding repair work on the Hubble Space Telescope, a job made all the more dangerous because of the high, debris-ridden orbit.
Monkeys found to wonder what might have been
May 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Monkeys playing a game similar to "Let's Make A Deal" have revealed that their brains register missed opportunities and learn from their mistakes.
Proposal would require all to have health coverage
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- House Democrats are crafting a plan that would require all Americans to carry health insurance and would help families making less than $88,000 pay the premiums. Employers, too, would have to help foot the bill.
Cereal and milk is the new sports supplement
May 14, 2009 |
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Exercise physiologist Lynne Kammer, from The University of Texas at Austin, led a group of researchers who investigated the post-exercise physiological effects of the foods. Kammer and her team studied 12 trained cyclists, ...
