To profit or explore -- it seems that is the question
Jun 14, 2006 |
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People are constantly pulled between profiting from the things they know will reap rewards and exploring new options – but it is exploration that uses high-level regions of the brain, according to a study by UCL (University ...
Research Goes Online in Birck Nanotechnology Center 'Cleanroom'
Jun 14, 2006 |
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The Birck Nanotechnology Center at Purdue University on Monday, June 12 opened its $10 million Scifres Nanofabrication Laboratory to researchers.
Dissecting the machinery of nicotine's reward
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Understanding what makes people crave the high of nicotine is a key to developing treatment for this highly addictive drug. And that understanding involves tracing the neural machinery by which nicotine switches on the brain's ...
Skin stem cells found transplantable
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Canadian scientists say they've determined stem cells from adult skin can be transplanted and remain functional.
Concerns rise over waived-consents
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Concern is growing in the Untied States over waived consents that could lead a person to unknowingly become a test subject in a medical trial.
A link between obesity and memory?
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Scientists have wondered why obese patients who have diabetes also may have problems with their long-term memory. New Saint Louis University research in this month's Peptides provides a clue.
Philosopher opposes 'rhythm method'
Jun 14, 2006 |
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A British philosopher at the London School of Economics is drawing criticism from abortion opponents by opposing the "rhythm method," a report says.
Liking veggies, fruit result of upbringing
Jun 14, 2006 |
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British researchers say they've determined the liking for vegetables and fruit is determined nearly entirely by one's upbringing.
Canada experts to study alien-like spring
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Canadian scientists will soon visit Ellesmere Island in Canada's High Arctic, where unusual sulfur springs may point to how life evolves on other planets.
Unusual flu vaccine is developed
Jun 14, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists have used reverse genetics to develop an influenza virus with two key proteins on its surface derived from the H5N1 avian virus strain.
Fate of Indian remains remains uncertain
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Officials in Illinois are reportedly uncertain what to do with the remains of 33 American Indians unearthed before such collections became illegal.
The Web: 'Reality TV' online for World Cup
Jun 14, 2006 |
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From online "reality TV" to sporting blogs to fantasy soccer games, the Internet is emerging as the new way that FIFA World Cup 2006 fans are keeping in touch with the doings on -- and off -- the field this soccer season, ...
Japan to develop Internet search engine
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Major Japanese companies plan to develop technology for a advanced search engine to hit art the market dominance of Yahoo!, Google and Microsoft.
Cancer care controversy grips New Zealand
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Many New Zealand residents suffering from skin cancers will reportedly have to wait for surgery until their tumors become larger and worsen.
Digital security added to U.S. nuclear lab
Jun 14, 2006 |
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San Diego wireless network developer WFI has delivered a high-tech security system for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.
