Scientists successfully target tumor microenvironment to stop cancer growth
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) researchers led by Daniel Nolan and Assistant Professor Vivek Mittal have found that bone marrow (BM) derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a critical role in the early stages ...
Researchers analyze 'Africa effect,' the slow growth of some economies
Jun 15, 2007 |
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African governments were instrumental in inhibiting the growth of their own economies in the late 20th century, according to a decade-long project conducted by African scholars and economists. Robert Bates, professor of government ...
Recycling is not enough -- we need to consume less
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Recycling rates have risen, and the UK is on schedule to meet EU targets, but the key to dealing with our escalating waste problem lies in changing our buying habits and our attitudes to consumption, according to the authors ...
A possible mechanistic link between stress and the development of Alzheimer tangles
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Subjecting mice to repeated emotional stress, the kind we experience in everyday life, may contribute to the accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, report researchers ...
Better insight into brain anatomical structures
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Magnetic resonance imaging is a very effective method for revealing anatomical details of soft tissues. Contrast agents can help to make these images even clearer and allow physiological processes to be followed in real time. ...
Colon cancer proteins show promise for blood test
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Searching for less invasive screening tests for cancer, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered proteins present in blood that accurately identify colon cancer and precancerous polyps.
Samsung Opens Largest Wafer Plant In Austin, Texas
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Samsung Electronics announced the opening of the largest 300mm NAND flash memory wafer plant in Austin, Texas on Thursday, in ceremonies that included Texas Governor Rick Perry and Samsung Electronics Vice ...
Toshiba Develops 60GHz Receiver Technology Using CMOS Device
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Toshiba Corporation today announced new technology that opens the way to manufacturing powerful ICs for the millimeter-waveband.
GE eucalyptus tree investigation urged
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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Several U.S. environmental groups are upset concerning a possible link between a pathogenic fungus and genetically engineered eucalyptus trees.
Florida to stop allowing tortoise kills
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Florida will no longer issue permits allowing developers to bury gopher tortoises alive.
MIT model compares environmental, economic effects of emissions bills
Jun 15, 2007 |
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While Congress considers seven bills that aim to limit America's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, MIT researchers have offered an analysis of the legislation based on a powerful model they created.
NASA: Space station evacuation not likely
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2007 |
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NASA officials said there's only an "extremely remote chance" the International Space Station might be evacuated because of ongoing computer problems.
Judge says farmed fish can't be counted
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Jun 15, 2007 |
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A federal judge in Spokane, Wash., has ruled that only wild fish can be counted in determining which species are endangered.
Mediterranean faces dangerous heat
Jun 15, 2007 |
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The Mediterranean region faces a sharp increase in dangerously hot days by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, scientists said.
Study yields secrets of chromosome movement
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have used the lowly yeast to gain insights into how a dividing human cell ensures that an identical set of chromosomes gets passed on to each new daughter cell. Errors ...
