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How enzymes work: UB chemists publish a major discovery

In a publication selected as a "2007 Hot Article" by the journal Biochemistry, University at Buffalo chemists report the discovery of a central mechanism responsible for the action of the powerful biological catalysts known ...

Chemistry /

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Abortions up in England, Wales in 2006

The number of women having abortions in England and Wales was up almost 4 percent in 2006 from the previous year, the Health Department said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Mislabeled pork egg rolls are recalled

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced the recall of 2,762 pounds of pork egg rolls because they are mislabeled.

Medicine & Health / Other

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Professor says certain home shapes and roofs hold up best in hurricane

Certain home shapes and roof types can better resist high winds and hurricanes, according to a researcher at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT).

Technology / Engineering

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Link between obesity and enlarged heart discovered

New research from The University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center helps explain why excessive body weight increases the risk for heart disease.

Medicine & Health / Research

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Samsung Launches Ultra Edition II Series in SEA Market

Samsung Electronics today launched the highly anticipated Ultra Edition II in Southeast Asia. In particular, the Ultra Edition 12.1 (U700), the slimmest HSDPA slider phone, will be available in the market ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

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Climate models consistent with ocean warming observations

Climate models are reliable tools that help researchers better understand the observed record of ocean warming and variability.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light on Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site

The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by Jewish religious sect, two UCLA researchers ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

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Samsung Unveils Newly-Developed Mobile Wimax Systems

Samsung Electronics today unveiled the latest additions to its range of Mobile WiMAX equipment.

Technology / Telecom

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Practical on-board hydrogen storage is goal of new Argonne research project

Solving one of the biggest problems in commercialization of fuel-cell-powered automobiles is the goal of a new $1.88 million research project on on-board hydrogen storage at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Back on track: New technique for observing faint companions

Observing the image of a faint object that lies close to a star is a demanding task as the object is generally hidden in the glare of the star. Characterising this object, by taking spectra, is an even harder ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Dietary calcium is better than supplements at protecting bone health

Women who get most of their daily calcium from food have healthier bones than women whose calcium comes mainly from supplemental tablets, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Surprisingly, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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New tools to forecast hurricane rainfall inland

All eyes are on where hurricanes make landfall, but the massive storms actually cause the most deaths inland, where severe flooding often surprises residents.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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FISH on a chip offers quicker, less costly cancer diagnosis

For the first time an important diagnostic test for cancer has been miniaturized and automated onto a microfluidic chip by a team of University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Brain's voluntary chain-of-command ruled by not 1 but 2 captains

A probe of the upper echelons of the human brain's chain-of-command has found strong evidence that there are not one but two complementary commanders in charge of the brain, according to neuroscientists at ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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