Could the Universe be tied up with cosmic string?
Jan 18, 2008 |
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A team of physicists and astronomers at the University of Sussex and Imperial College London have uncovered hints that there may be cosmic strings - lines of pure mass-energy - stretching across the entire Universe.
Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Beyond its role as the elixir of all life, water is a very unusual substance: Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature.
Protein discovered that prevents HIV from spreading
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 18, 2008 |
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In a study that could open up the field of virology to an entirely new suite of possibilities and that paves the way for future drug research, scientists at Rockefeller University and the Aaron Diamond AIDS ...
Copper's not coping: new chips call on light speed
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The tiny copper wires that connect different areas of an integrated circuit may soon limit microchip-processing speeds. So European researchers have developed technologies to produce and combine semiconductor ...
Recovering from a mass extinction
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 18, 2008 |
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[B]The full recovery of ecological systems, following the most devastating extinction event of all time, took at least 30 million years, according to new research from the University of Bristol[/B] The ful ...
Will the vAMP replace the CD?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 18, 2008 |
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While some people might argue that the CD has already been replaced by the MP3, music stores want to think otherwise. The digital device manufacturer MediaStreet has recently announced a product that it hopes ...
People not always needed to alleviate loneliness
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2008 |
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New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create people in their surroundings to keep them company.
Genome scan shows Polynesians have little genetic relationship to Melanesians
Biology /
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The origins and current genetic relationships of Pacific Islanders have generated interest and controversy for many decades. Now, a new comprehensive genetic study of almost 1,000 individuals has revealed that Polynesians ...
Discovery major step forward in treating leukemia
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered for the first time a pathway that makes cancerous leukaemia cells resistant to treatment.
Study shows how ultrafine particles in air pollution may cause heart disease
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Patients prone to heart disease may one day be told by physicians to avoid not only fatty foods and smoking but air pollution too.
Experts split on supposed Jesus tomb
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Archaeologists, biblical scholars and other experts met in Jerusalem this week to discuss a tomb that might be that of Jesus and his family.
Further breakthroughs for breast cancer patients
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research at Cardiff University have made a breakthrough in breast cancer treatment that could help save the lives of women who become resistant to breast cancer drugs such as tamoxifen.
Human activities contribute to California's global warming
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Over the past 85 years, humans have helped shape California climate during certain seasons. But that’s not necessarily good.
Latex banned at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jan 18, 2008 |
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The landmark Baltimore hospital where latex gloves were invented has become the first major medical institution in the United States to ban latex products.
Researchers identify a means of controlling a parasite that kills and eats human cells
Biology /
Jan 18, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Virginia and the University of Vermont have discovered a means of inhibiting one of the world’s most voracious parasites. The study, published Friday, January 18 in PLoS Pathogens, target ...
