Music, CompuMaestro -- like Radiohead, please...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 15, 2008 |
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It's an archetypal exchange in musical performance. A vocalist stands poised to perform. The guitarist alongside is ready to add depth and harmony to the melody. The guitarist doesn't know the song but "hum ...
Spooky Hurricane Science
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2008 |
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There's a special room at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Researchers call it the "Anechoic Chamber" and they love to test their high-tech instruments there. Normal people think it's just plain spooky. "In ...
Wistar researchers invigorate 'exhausted' immune cells
Sep 15, 2008 |
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In battles against chronic infections, the body's key immune cells often become exhausted and ineffective. Researchers at The Wistar Institute have found a way to restore vigor to these killer T cells by blocking a key receptor ...
Scientists pioneer new treatment for prostate cancer
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Scientists at Sunnybrook Research Institute (SRI) are developing and commercializing a promising novel therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer that may offer patients a faster and more precise treatment than existing ...
Johns Hopkins neuroscientists discover a critical early step of memory formation
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine report in the July issue of Neuron how nerve cells in the brain ensure that Arc, a protein critical for memory formation, is made instantly after nerve stimul ...
Herpes drug inhibits HIV in patients infected with both viruses
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), McGill University and other institutions have discovered how a simple antiviral drug developed decades ago suppresses HIV in patients who are also infected with ...
New synthetic form of protein holds promise to stop cancer spread
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases.
Testosterone levels dictate attraction
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Women with higher levels of testosterone are more attracted to masculine looking men like celebrity beefcakes Russell Crowe and Daniel Craig.
New research could help cars kick the fossil fuel habit
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Bath are helping to develop new rechargeable batteries that could improve hybrid electric cars in the future. Transport is a major energy user and is estimated to be responsible for around ...
Is re-emerging superbug the next MRSA?
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Dr. Ed Corboy had no idea what was afflicting his 80-year-old mother, Joan Corboy. All he knew for certain was that since being treated for what was a routine diarrheal infection, she seemed to be wasting away and none of ...
Study offers new insights into teenagers and anxiety disorders
Sep 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Can scientists predict who will develop anxiety disorders years in advance? UCLA psychology professor Michelle Craske thinks so. She is four years into an eight-year study evaluating 650 students, who were ...
Sony Unveils Two Blu-Ray Disc Notebooks
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Sony today introduced two notebooks with Blu-ray Disc technology— the VAIO NS and CS models.
Photosynthesizing bacteria with a day-night cycle contain rare chromosome
Biology /
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Researchers sequencing the DNA of blue-green algae found a linear chromosome harboring genes important for producing biofuels. Simultaneously analyzing the complement of proteins revealed more genes on the linear and the ...
Servants and masters -- the Chatterley trial
Sep 15, 2008 |
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It was one of the defining legal battles of the twentieth century. A courtroom drama which tackled issues of class, gender relations, sexuality, morality and censorship head on.
New IBM System Is First to Process 1 Million Transactions per Minute
Sep 15, 2008 |
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IBM today announced two IBM System x servers featuring new six-core processor technology from Intel. The new servers offer exceptional power-efficiency, performance and virtualization capabilities for today's most demanding ...
