Archive: 02/22/2009
Video game industry faces tougher year
After enjoying a banner year in 2008 despite the slowing economy, the video game industry may find the coming year to be more of a challenge.
Feb 22, 2009 |
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10 tornadoes confirmed in Ga., including one with winds topping 160 mph
Ten tornadoes, one packing winds of more than 160 mph, touched down in parts of Georgia on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said Friday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Some of your body's cells have a 'license to kill'
Millions of "natural killer cells" -- nature's first line of defense against cancer, viruses and other infectious microbes --- are on constant patrol inside your body.
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Scientists identify human monoclonal antibodies effective against bird and seasonal flu viruses
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reported the identification of human monoclonal antibodies (mAb) that neutralize ...
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Feb 22, 2009 |
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Researchers find genes important to sleep
For many animals, sleep is a risk: foraging for food, mingling with mates and guarding against predators just aren't possible while snoozing.
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Scientists trace the human role in Indonesian forest fires
Severe fires in Indonesia - responsible for some of the worst air quality conditions worldwide - are linked not only to drought, but also to changes in land use and population density, according to a new study ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Calculating gene and protein connections in a Parkinson's disease model
Researchers have created an algorithm that meshes existing data to produce a clearer step-by-step flow chart of how cells respond to stimuli. Using this new method, Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Scientists mine drugs database for new diabetes treatment
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have harnessed a new drug discovery tool to identify a new player in the body's insulin secretion process. This ...
Biology /
Feb 22, 2009 |
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New clues to healing arthritis caused by traumatic injury
A strain of laboratory mice that has "superhealing" powers has been found to resist inflammation after a knee injury, and also to avoid developing arthritis at the injury site in the long term, according to researchers at ...
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Secrets behind high temperature superconductors revealed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) have found evidence that magnetism is involved in the mechanism behind high temperature superconductivity.
Feb 22, 2009 |
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Safer nanoparticles spotlight tumors, deliver drugs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Small is promising when it comes to illuminating tiny tumors or precisely delivering drugs, but many worry about the safety of nano-scale materials. Now a team of scientists has created miniscule ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 22, 2009 |
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