Archive: 09/15/2006
Cats for those with an allergy
A San Diego company says it has begun breeding hypoallergenic cats, just the thing for anyone allergic to the animals.
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Mouse-like mammal may hold genetic key
Researchers at Purdue University in Indiana say the shadowy, mouse-like vole is little known but an important scientific tool.
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3,000-year-old writing found in Mexico
A stone slab with 3,000-year-old writing, perhaps the oldest script ever found in the Western Hemisphere, has been discovered in Mexico, reports say.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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Scientists Find Natural Way to Control Spread of Destructive Argentine Ants
Pesticides haven’t stopped them. Trapping hasn’t worked, either. But now chemists and biologists at the University of California, Irvine, (UCI) think they may have found a natural way to finally check the spread ...
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Chemical tests of cell growth enter third dimension
Ohio State University researchers have developed two new technologies for measuring cell growth in the laboratory.
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Researchers watch seeds in 3D and discover an unknown air path
Researchers from the CNRS, the University J. Fourier (UJF) of Grenoble and the ESRF have recently visualised a plant seed in 3D using synchrotron light. This new view has revealed that there is a network of ...
Biology /
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Scientists get best look ever at water/life connection
No one has ever seen exactly how water molecules interact with proteins – even though water is the essential element for life . . . that is, not until now.
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New lunar meteorite found in Antarctica
Although last year's inclement weather resulted in fewer Antarctic meteorite recoveries than usual, scientists have recently discovered that one of the specimens is a rare breed -- a type of lunar meteorite seen only once ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2006 |
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Double Quantum Dots Control Kondo Effect
Two quantum dots connected by wires could help scientists better control the Kondo effect in experiments, according to a study by Ohio University and University of Florida physicists published in a recent issue of Physical ...
Sep 15, 2006 |
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Climate Change Rocked Cradles Of Civilization
Severe climate change was the primary driver in the development of civilisation, according to new research by the University of East Anglia. The early civilisations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, South Asia, China and northern South ...
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Space Droids In The Desert
Arizona tourists may think they've stumbled upon a science fiction movie set if they find themselves near the state's famed Meteor Crater in early September. Though they won't get a glimpse of R2D2 or C3PO, they will see ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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