Colorado River streamflow history reveals megadrought before 1490
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2007 |
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An epic drought during the mid-1100s dwarfs any drought previously documented for a region that includes areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The six-decade-long drought was remarkable ...
No magic tomato? Study breaks link between lycopene and prostate cancer prevention
May 17, 2007 |
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Tomatoes might be nutritious and tasty, but don’t count on them to prevent prostate cancer. In the May issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, researchers based at the National Cancer Institute and Fred H ...
Mitsubishi Announces New 1080p HDTVs
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 17, 2007 |
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HDTVs from Mitsubishi feature 1080p technology and enhanced color support.
Positive self-esteem in youth can pay big salary dividends later in life
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2007 |
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Believing in yourself may be good for the soul, but it can also be good for the bank account, according to a new University of Florida study that finds self-confidence can translate into earning hundreds of thousands of dollars ...
Researcher Reveals 2-Step Vista UAC Hack
May 17, 2007 |
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The technique uses social engineering to trick the victim into downloading an innocent-looking file that includes a Trojan horse attack.
Study of unexplained respiratory infections leads researchers to new virus
May 17, 2007 |
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An ongoing effort to identify the microorganisms that make us sick has discovered a new virus potentially linked to unexplained respiratory infections.
Researchers Endorse Global Early Warning System to Prevent Pandemics
May 17, 2007 |
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Could the HIV pandemic have been prevented? Nathan Wolfe, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health, says yes, and he's working to prevent the next one.
Latent memory of cells comes to life
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May 17, 2007 |
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New Danish research has examined the mechanisms behind latent cell memory, which can come to life and cause previously non-existent capacities suddenly to appear. Special yeast cells for example, can abruptly ...
Making strides in quantum dot infrared photodetectors
May 17, 2007 |
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Researchers at Northwestern University have made significant strides in the development of quantum dot infrared photodetectors -- technology that may provide new imaging techniques with applications in medical and biological ...
Genome of yellow fever/dengue fever mosquito sequenced
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May 17, 2007 |
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Developing new strategies to prevent and control yellow fever and dengue fever has become more possible with the completion of the first draft of the genome sequence of Aedes aegypti mosquito by scientists led by Vishvanath ...
New technique provides continual view of approaching hurricanes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 17, 2007 |
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Forecasters will test a new technique this summer that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes and allows them to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it ...
Clock gene plays role in weight gain, study finds
May 17, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Virginia and the Medical College of Wisconsin have discovered that a gene that participates in the regulation of the body’s biological rhythms may also be a major control in regulating metabolism. ...
Scientists work to 'camouflage' devices
May 17, 2007 |
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Two U.S. researchers have received a government grant to study ways to prevent the body from developing scar tissue around implanted biomedical devices.
Left-right wiring determined by neural communication in the embryonic worm
May 17, 2007 |
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Most animals appear symmetrical at first glance, but we're full of internal lop-sidedness. From the hand used to pick up a pencil or throw a baseball, to where language is generated in the brain, to the orientation ...
The Month of (Yawn!) Search Engines Bugs
May 17, 2007 |
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This June, look for at least one bug a day in Google, Yahoo, and the rest of the gang.
