Archive: 03/21/2006
Phagocytosis study: surprising discovery
University of California-Santa Barbara scientists say they've made a surprising discovery: phagocytosis depends more on particle shape than size.
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UF researchers study TB epidemic
University of Florida and Indian scientists are studying a protein they believe might help protect against tuberculosis and give patients an easier recovery.
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Amazon rainforest grows best in dry season
University of Arizona scientists say they've made a surprising discovery: the undisturbed Amazon rainforest grows best during the dry season
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Manipulating cell receptor alters behavior
University at Buffalo and University of Pennsylvania scientists say two intracellular events from the same cell receptor can provoke varying behaviors.
Mar 21, 2006 |
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France approves controversial iTunes bill
The lower house of the French Parliament approved Tuesday the controversial digital copyright bill in a vote of 296-193.
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Homeland Security network gets an F
If the Department of Homeland Security were a high school student, it would be in severe danger of getting left back. For the second consecutive year the department has received a failing grade from the House Government Reform ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Wine With a Double Shot of Vitamin C?
Genetically designed grapes with elevated levels of vitamin C may be more than wishful thinking, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the University of Adelaide, Australia, who ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Spitzer Sees 9 Billion Years Back in Time
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have conducted a cosmic safari to seek out a rare galactic species. Their specimens - clusters of galaxies in the very distant universe - are few and far between, ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Significant Progress in Flexible Display Nanoresearch Announced
Advance Nanotech, Inc., today announced significant findings in a research project exploring new techniques for powering flexible displays. The project, a collaboration with the Center for Advanced Photonics and Electronics ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Stanford professor hopes to mimic the brain on a chip
Microchips that function as the brain does or see like our eyes do were once consigned to an unrealized world of flying cars and robot housekeepers. Thanks, in part, to a Stanford researcher, such "neuromorphic" ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Warbling whales speak a language all their own
The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that ...
Mar 21, 2006 |
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New sensor detects chemical, biological, nuclear and explosive materials
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, using an emerging sensing technology, have developed a suite of sensors for national security applications that can quickly and effectively detect ...
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Mar 21, 2006 |
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WiFi reaches U.K. buses
Bus riders in the United Kingdom can say good-bye to Internet woes now that they can still be connected.
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Russian surveys continental shelf borders
Russian Defense Ministry officials say they are considering using nuclear-powered submarines to survey Russia's continental shelf borders in the Arctic.
Mar 21, 2006 |
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Deutsche Telekom, Microsoft team on IPTV
Deutsche Telekom reached an agreement Tuesday with Microsoft on an Internet Protocol Television service in Germany.
Mar 21, 2006 |
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