Team develops solar-powered laptop for Tanzanian students
Dec 20, 2007 |
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For a team of Penn State engineering students, the challenge wasn't getting laptops to Tanzanian students, but how to power those machines.
Snake venoms share similar ingredients
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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Venoms from different snake families may have many deadly ingredients in common, more than was previously thought. A study published in the online open access journal BMC Molecular Biology has unexpectedly discovered three- ...
Artificial skin system can heal wounds
Dec 20, 2007 |
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A new study in Artificial Organs tested the effects of a wound dressing created with hair follicular cells. The findings reveal that skin substitutes using living hair cells can increase wound healing.
Canada confirms new mad cow case
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The Canadian government Wednesday said a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the province of Alberta.
Youngsters Prefer a Home Like Mom's
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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When young mice leave their mothers' homes, they choose to live in places much like the ones where they were raised, according to research done at UC Davis.
Drought threatens Indian artifacts
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 20, 2007 |
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North Carolina officials warned that taking advantage of the drought to look for American-Indian artifacts on lake bottoms is against the law.
Science Satellites Scour Skies for Santa
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2007 |
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International audiences (young and young-at-heart) will be closely eyeing the Santa-tracking satellite technology of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the coming week. Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 24, Los Alamos scientists ...
Study says 2000 tigers possible in Thailand
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Dec 20, 2007 |
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Thailand’s Western Forest Complex – a 6,900 square mile (18,000 square kilometers) network of parks and wildlife reserves – can potentially support some 2,000 tigers, making it one of the world’s strongholds for these emblematic ...
Maintain, don't gain during the holidays
Dec 20, 2007 |
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For many people, the holiday season brings shopping and parties with plenty of delicious food. How do you maintain good eating habits and avoid weight gain when there are so many temptations that can doom even the most disciplined ...
Two N.C. stillbirths lead to food warnings
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Two recent stillbirths in North Carolina have prompted health officials to issue a warning regarding the eating habits of pregnant women.
International group plans strategy for Mars sample return mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 20, 2007 |
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ESA, NASA and an international team are developing plans and seeking recommendations to launch the first Mars mission to bring soil samples back to Earth. The ability to study soil from Mars here on Earth ...
FDA approves generic AIDS drug
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given tentative approval for a generic version of the AIDS drug Viread.
Link uncovered between variation in humans with extreme body mass and abnormal splicing
Dec 20, 2007 |
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Today researchers report new insights into how genetic variation may create phenotypic differences between individuals. This study, which investigates the influence of mutations associated with obesity on the mechanism of ...
Nevada company, ORNL develop potential lifesaver
Dec 20, 2007 |
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A Las Vegas business and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are improving the odds for people medically at risk from dehydration or congestive heart failure.
Status quo of the tsunami early warning system for the Indian Ocean
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2007 |
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The German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS) runs on track. Main milestones like the development of the automatic data processing software SeisComP3, as well as the underwater communication ...
