Scientists document the development of cancer stem cells
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Xi He, M.D., Research Specialist II, and Linheng Li, Ph.D., Associate Investigator, are the first and last authors, respectively, on a new publication that clarifies how normal stem cells become cancer stem cells and how ...
Iowa State corn/soy plastics to be made into hog feeders
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Richard Larock sorted through a pile of neatly labeled baggies filled with the plastics he makes from corn, soybean and other bio-based oils.
Dogs may be responding to psychological seizures, not epilepsy seizures
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Reports of dogs that can predict their owners' epilepsy seizures have been anecdotal and not objectively confirmed by doctors and researchers. Some people obtain service dogs trained specifically for people with seizures. ...
Fingerprint Matching Techniques Need Reform
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Fingerprint matches -- key to fighting international terrorism and keeping criminals off the street -- are no longer foolproof, warns a law professor at the University of California, Davis.
New research disclosure language created
Jan 22, 2007 |
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U.S. medical researchers have developed language designed to help clinical researchers better disclose their financial interests in research.
Stephen Smale awarded Wolf Prize in mathematics
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Stephen Smale, a Fields Medalist and a major contributor to many fields of mathematics, has received the prestigous Wolf Foundation Prize in Mathematics. Smale proved, among other things, that a sphere can be turned inside ...
An advance in mimicking Mother Nature
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Birds use them to reduce the weight of their feathers. Polar bears rely on them to keep warm in the Arctic cold. Now scientists in China report what they believe to be the first easy, straightforward method for making the ...
New software will help children design their own games and aid learning
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Pioneering software that enables children to design their own computer games could significantly improve the teaching of literacy, design and ICT skills in our schools.
Common blood pressure drug treats muscular dystrophy in mice
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure reverses muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice with Marfan syndrome and also prevents muscle degeneration in mice with Duchenne ...
Significant milestone for Columbus flight readiness
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2007 |
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In December 2006, experts from ESA and partner organisations met to review Columbus launch preparations. The successful review was a significant milestone for the launch of the Agency's science module, planned ...
Split-screen debate coverage benefited Bush in 2004, research shows
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Conventional wisdom about the pitfalls of reaction shots during presidential debates was turned on its head in a study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research to spotlight carbon monoxide benefits
Jan 22, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of York have won a grant of £110,000 to investigate potential uses of carbon monoxide in treating disease.
Satellite's return breaks ground for India
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2007 |
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India joined the world's advanced international space community Monday by successfully bringing an orbiting satellite back to Earth.
Microhole technology produces new tools
Jan 22, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy says new technology being developed for its 2-year-old Microhole Initiative is yielding new tools.
JOULE II rockets launch with success
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2007 |
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From Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, four NASA rockets launched into an aurora display over northern Alaska, starting at 3:29 a.m. Alaska Standard Time. Scientists hope to learn more about electrical heating ...
