Fighting 'fat bloom' can mean a prettier look for Valentine’s Day chocolates
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Chemists in England and the Netherlands have discovered a substance that could keep those boxes of Valentine’s Day chocolates, and other goodies, looking fresher and tastier. Their finding, which prevents ...
Amazon corridors far too narrow, warn scientists
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Protected forest strips buffering rivers and streams of the Amazon rainforest should be significantly wider than the current legal requirement, according to pioneering new research by scientists at the University of East ...
A long-sought test for direct detection of disease-causing E. coli bacteria
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Biochemists in Japan are reporting development of a long-sought direct test for identifying the presence E. coli bacteria that get into water and food as a result of fecal contamination. That contamination ...
Imitating monkey's 'jumping genes' could lead to new treatments for HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 18, 2008 |
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UCL (University College London) scientists have taken a significant step in understanding how retroviruses such as HIV can move between species and the biological mechanisms behind the ‘jumping genes’ which make some monkeys ...
Herpes virus link to complications in pregnancy
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Researchers at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide, Australia, have made a world-first discovery that links viral infection with high blood pressure during pregnancy and pre-term birth.
Cocaine's effects on brain metabolism may contribute to abuse
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Many studies on cocaine addiction - and attempts to block its addictiveness - have focused on dopamine transporters, proteins that reabsorb the brain's "reward" chemical once its signal is sent. Since cocaine blocks dopamine ...
Unveiling the underwater ways of the white shark
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It's hard to study a creature when you only catch fleeting glimpses of it. Up until recently, that was one of the big stumbling blocks for marine biologists and ecologists, but advances in electronic tracking technology have ...
High-tech conservation solutions for old warship
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists from the Mary Rose Trust are using cutting edge synchrotron technology at Diamond Light Source to provide 21st century solutions to enhance the conservation of Henry VIII’s Tudor warship. This work ...
Nitrous oxide: definitely no laughing matter
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Farmers, food suppliers, policy-makers, business leaders and environmentalists are joining forces to confront the threat of the ‘forgotten greenhouse gas’ by taking part in an influential new forum at the University of East ...
Princeton researchers envision a more secure Internet
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Like human society itself, the world's computerized infrastructure is wondrously complex, both spectacularly fertile and deeply flawed.
Child obesity seen as fueled by Spanish language tv ads
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Spanish-language television is bombarding children with so many fast-food commercials that it may be fueling the rising obesity epidemic among Latino youth, according to research led by pediatricians from the Johns Hopkins ...
Study of 'Ouzo effect' may lead to design of improved drugs, cosmetics
Feb 18, 2008 |
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Scientists studying the cloudy emulsions produced by anise-flavored liquors such as Ouzo have discovered new molecular insights into their formation, findings that could lead to the design of better commercial emulsions used ...
NASA revises shuttle launch dates
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency has revised the launch dates for space shuttle flights during the second half of 2008, necessitated by the delayed STS-122 launch.
NASA looks at future astronomy missions
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency has selected 19 science teams to conduct year-long studies of new concepts for its next generation of major space observatories.
LSU researchers challenge analyses on sustainability of Gulf fisheries
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Louisiana’s coastal fisheries produce approximately 25 percent of the total catch by weight in the lower 48 states (www.americaswetland.com). With such a substantial portion of the nation’s economy dependant on the state ...
