Archive: 11/20/2007
Researchers Discover Surface Orbital 'Roughness' in Manganites
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have shown that in a class of materials called manganites, the electronic behavior at the surface is considerably different from that found in ...
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Post-treatment PET scans can reassure cervical cancer patients
Whole-body PET (positron emission tomography) scans done three months after completion of cervical cancer therapy can ensure that patients are disease-free or warn that further interventions are needed, according to a study ...
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Monkeys able to fend off AIDS-like symptoms with enhanced HIV vaccine
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that using an immune system gene to enhance a vaccine used to study HIV in macaque monkeys provides the animals with greater protection against ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Thermoelectric materials are 1 key to energy savings
Breathing new life into an old idea, MIT Institute Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus and co-workers are developing innovative materials for controlling temperatures that could lead to substantial energy savings by allowing ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Reprogramming the debate: stem-cell finding alters ethical controversy
When University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers succeeded in reprogramming skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells, they also began to redefine the political and ethical dynamics of the stem-cell debate, a leading bio ...
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Study suggests adjusting PSA scores for obese men or cancers may be missed
Doctors may be missing cancers in obese men because the telltale blood marker used to detect the disease can be falsely interpreted as low in this population, according to a new study led by Duke Prostate Center researchers.
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Many employers do not implement programs to improve quality and value of health benefits
A new survey indicates that among large employers, many have not examined data on physician quality or shared health plan or physician data with employees that could help improve the value and quality of health benefits, ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Study Finds Significant N. American Internet Capacity Limitations
A study released by the preeminent research center, Nemertes Research Group sends warning to access providers and innovators. An estimated $42 - 55 billion is needed to meet expected demands. Without investment, innovation ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Researcher to Study Dog Genome for Clues to Lymphoma in Humans
They've fetched our slippers and provided us with companionship and unconditional love for generations, but those aren't the only benefits that dogs provide. According to a North Carolina State University researcher, the ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Expedition 16 Completes Spacewalk
International Space Station Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Dan Tani wound up a 7-hour, 16-minute spacewalk to outfit the Harmony node in its new position in front of the U.S laboratory Destiny ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Astronomers Say Moons Like Ours Are Uncommon
The next time you take a moonlit stroll, or admire a full, bright-white moon looming in the night sky, you might count yourself lucky. New observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that moons ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Scientists Decode Genomes of Diverse TB Isolates
An international collaboration led by researchers in the US and South Africa today announced the first genome sequence of an extensively drug resistant (XDR) strain of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, one linked ...
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Clean Room Classic: Vacuum Evaporator Purchased 50 Years Ago Still Going Strong
A 1957 classic sits in the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) clean room. It’s not a Chevy, but a Veeco vacuum evaporator more than six feet tall and five feet wide.
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Digging biblical history, or the end of the world
Some come to dig the Tel Aviv University-directed archeological site at Tel Megiddo because they are enchanted by ancient stories of King Solomon. Others come because they believe in a New Testament prophecy ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Secrets in rare cartography
Whales were the economic drivers of the 1850s. So important was this resource that the founder of the U.S. Oceanographic Office, Matthew Fontaine Maury, created a map showing the worldwide distribution of ...
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