Archive: 03/20/2008
Physicists Bring Quantum Computing Closer to Reality
Researchers at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Microsoft Station Q have made significant advancements in understanding a fundamental problem ...
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Soybean varieties viable in southern Indiana, resistant to root-knot nematode
Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying parasite with ...
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FDA considers expanded use of HPV vaccine
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will consider expanding the use of its cervical cancer vaccine.
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FDA OKs new adhesive to treat burn victims
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a medical adhesive -- a fibrin sealant called Artiss -- for use in attaching skin grafts to burn patients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Indonesia's bird flu situation 'grave'
Avian influenza is deeply entrenched in Indonesia despite an international containment effort, a U.N. report said Thursday.
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Motor neuron disease and toxic substances: Possible link?
Motor neuron disease is a rare, devastating illness in which nerve cells that carry brain signals to muscles gradually deteriorate. One form of it, Lou Gehrig’s disease or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), is familiar ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Probing Question: Is cloned meat safe to eat?
Picture the perfect steak. The first bite melts in your mouth, tender and dripping with flavor. You can barely keep chewing as your mind goes slack with joy. Yes, you could spend the rest of your life eating this same steak, ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol
Iowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Slow melt of heavy snow better for the environment
Water is on the minds of many Canadians at the moment, and not just because this Saturday is World Water Day. The record level accumulation of snow laden with imported moisture brought up from the Gulf of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Impaired sense of smell may be early indicator of Parkinson's disease
Impaired sense of smell occurs in the earliest stages of Parkinson’s disease (PD) and there is mounting evidence that it may precede motor symptoms by several years, although no large-scale studies had confirmed this. In ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Deadly genetic disease prevented before birth in zebrafish
By injecting a customized "genetic patch" into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.
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Do Attractive Women Want it All? New Study Reveals Relationship Standards are Relative
Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women’s preferences can be influenced by their own ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Brains are hardwired to act according to the Golden Rule
Wesley Autrey, a black construction worker, a Navy veteran and 55-year-old father of two, didn’t know the young man standing beside him. But when he had a seizure on the subway platform and toppled onto the tracks, Autrey ...
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Easter bunny may be close to extinction say University of Exeter students
Easter may never be the same again once production starts rolling on new machinery developed by engineering undergraduates.
Mar 20, 2008 |
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Ocean May Exist Beneath Titan's Crust
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturn's moon Titan. The findings made using radar measurements of Titan's rotation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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