MIT study asks: Does BlackBerry equal 'CrackBerry' or career essential?
Mar 22, 2007 |
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One might expect a doctoral student conducting research on BlackBerry usage to own one or more of the handheld devices. But Melissa Mazmanian, a fourth-year MIT Sloan doctoral student, doesn't own one, and ...
Cells use 'noise' to make cell-fate decisions
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Mar 22, 2007 |
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Electrical noise, like the crackle heard on AM radio when lightning strikes nearby, is a nuisance that wreaks havoc on electronic devices. But within cells, a similar kind of biochemical “noise” is beneficial, helping cells ...
Test finds manufactured nanoparticles don't harm soil ecology
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 22, 2007 |
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The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic particles could ...
Key science Web sites buried in information avalanche
Mar 22, 2007 |
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As more and more people are turning to the Internet to find information, important science websites are in danger of becoming buried in the sheer avalanche of facts now available online. Key science sites are failing to register ...
1859 solar flare, ozone depletion studied
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists believe an 1859 solar flare destroyed more of the Earth's ozone than did a 1989 solar flare -- the strongest ever monitored by satellite.
Chemical composition of stars in clusters can tell history of our galaxy
Mar 22, 2007 |
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Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has shown how to use the chemical composition of stars in clusters to shed light on the formation of our Milky Way. This discovery is a fundamental test ...
Stage theatre evolves with the use of new technology
Mar 22, 2007 |
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UCF's Conservatory Theatre and its partners are pushing the envelope of traditional theater by not only bringing it into the 21st Century, but launching it into the 22nd.
Tiny molecule controls stress-induced heart disease
Mar 22, 2007 |
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A tiny snippet of RNA, a chemical cousin of DNA, controls damage to the heart under several types of stress, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Inhibiting blood to save the brain
Mar 22, 2007 |
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A fibrous protein called fibrinogen, found in circulating blood and important in blood clotting, can promote multiple sclerosis (MS) when it leaks from the blood into the brain, triggering inflammation that leads to MS-related ...
Supercomputer simulations may pinpoint causes of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's diseases
Mar 22, 2007 |
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Using the massive computer-simulation power of the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego, researchers are zeroing in on the causes of Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis and other ...
Scientists study lunar imaging techniques
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 22, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists analyzing methods used to process lunar image data have found one technique is far superior to others.
Natural polyester makes new sutures stronger, safer
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Mar 22, 2007 |
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With the help of a new type of suture based on MIT research, patients who get stitches may never need to have them removed.
Investors Lose When They Choose Mutual Funds Based On Ads
Mar 22, 2007 |
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Investors put more money into mutual funds that advertise, but in the end these customers pay a high price.
Scientists identify a gene that may suppress colorectal cancer
Mar 22, 2007 |
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In today’s online edition of Genome Research, a husband-and-wife research team from Thomas Jefferson University report the discovery of a gene that, when mutated, may suppress colorectal cancer. To conduct the study, the re ...
Biologists learn structure of enzyme needed to power 'molecular motor'
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Mar 22, 2007 |
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Researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America have discovered the structure of an enzyme essential for the operation of "molecular motors" that package DNA into the head segment of ...
