Scientists find clue to mechanisms of gene signaling and regulation
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Scientists have discovered a pattern in the DNA sequence of the mouse genome that may play a fundamental part in the way DNA molecules regulate gene expression. The research, led by Emory University scientists along with ...
SMART-1 diagnoses wrinkles and excess weight on the Moon
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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Owing to SMART-1’s high resolution and favourable illumination conditions during the satellite’s scientific operations, data from Europe’s lunar orbiter is helping put together a story linking geological and ...
Corals and climate change
Aug 22, 2007 |
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A modest new lab at the Rosenstiel School is the first of its kind to tackle the global problem of climate change impacts on corals. Fully operational this month, this new lab has begun to study how corals ...
Challenges remain in reintroducing American chestnut
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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Researchers have developed a breed of American chestnut that is resistant to the fungal blight that decimated its population in the early 1900s.
U.S. Records Yet Another Trade Deficit in Technology Product Markets
Aug 22, 2007 |
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U.S. technology product imports exceeded exports for the first time in 2002 starting a trend that left a $38.3 billion trade deficit in 2006 after reaching a high of $44.4 billion in 2005.
First finding of a metabolite in 1 sex only
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a chemical compound in male blue crabs that is not present in females -- the first time in any species that an entire enzyme system has been found to be ...
MSU engineering team designs innovative medical device
Aug 22, 2007 |
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A Michigan State University engineering design team has developed a medical diagnosis system that would allow people to be inexpensively screened for a variety of medical problems.
60 second test could help early diagnosis of common brain diseases
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Until recently physicians have had to rely on time-consuming and uncertain behavioural examinations to diagnose the onset of brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
Critical problems for fresh water supplies in Pacific
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Despite high average annual rainfalls and balmy temperatures, an expert from The Australian National University warns that small island nations in the Pacific face freshwater supply and sanitation problems among the most ...
Clicks on sponsored links lower than previously reported but show growth potential
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Sponsored links are a money maker for search engines, but a Penn State study using a search engine's transaction log indicates consumers click on sponsored listings fewer than two times out of every 10 searches, a rate which ...
D-Cinema -- coming soon to this movie theater
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Digital films of outstanding picture quality are set to attract movie fans back to the cinema. At the International Broadcast Convention IBC in Amsterdam on September 7-11, Fraunhofer research scientists are presenting important ...
Nanotubes Enable New Approach to Cancer Radiotherapy
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Radioactive elements, or radionuclides, are well-established anticancer agents whose main limitation is that they kill healthy cells almost as easily as they do tumors. But because nanoparticles can be targeted to tumors, ...
Scientists detect presence of marburg virus in african fruit bats
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Aug 22, 2007 |
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A collaborative team of scientists reported findings today demonstrating the presence of Marburg virus RNA genome and antibodies in a common species of African fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
Low-GI breakfast reduces children's appetite for the rest of the day
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Experts are struggling to find ways to contain the growing number of children who are becoming obese. One useful approach might be to encourage them to choose low glycaemic index (GI) foods. However, until now there has been ...
Hinode helps unravel long-standing solar mysteries
Aug 22, 2007 |
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A year after launch, scientists working with Hinode, a Japanese mission with ESA participation, are meeting at Trinity College, Dublin, to discuss latest findings on solar mysteries - including new insights ...
