A simplified method of giving rabies vaccine
Apr 23, 2008 |
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A simplified economical method of giving rabies vaccine is just as effective as the expensive standard vaccine regimen at stimulating anti-rabies antibodies.
Tasman Glacier retreat extreme
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The Tasman Glacier is retreating faster than ever and will ultimately disappear, glaciologists at Massey University are warning.
IBM Debuts New Category of Server for Web 2.0 Computing
Apr 23, 2008 |
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IBM introduced today an entirely new category of server uniquely designed to address the technology needs of companies that use Web 2.0-style computing to operate massive data centers with tens of thousands of servers.
Discovery to hasten new malaria treatments, vaccines for children
Apr 23, 2008 |
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April 25 is World Malaria Day 2008 and despite the grim statistics out of Africa there’s cause for celebration. Florida State University biologists have discovered an autoimmune-like response in blood drawn ...
Integration: A centuries-old issue
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When can a person be regarded as a full and equal citizen of a country? Is a double nationality possible and what advantages does it offer a newcomer? These questions were already contemplated in ancient Rome. The Italian ...
Variety is the spice of life: too many males, too little time...
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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Female Australian painted dragon lizards are polyandrous, that is, they mate with as many males as they can safely get access to. This promiscuous behaviour is often found in species where male quality is dubious and there ...
Pin1 is beneficial in Alzheimer's disease, detrimental to some forms of dementia
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and a relatively rare hereditary form of dementia, frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-17, share a common pathology: Both are the result of an overaccumulation ...
Study ferrets out lying by expressions
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Canadian researchers using frame-by-frame video analysis have discovered fleeting "cracks" in facial expressions when a person is lying.
Greenpeace takes on tuna fishing
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Greenpeace says it confronted a U.S. tuna boat in the South Pacific this week as part of an effort to fight overfishing by commercial fishing fleets.
Herschel spacecraft assembly complete
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The mirror of the Herschel telescope has now been assembled with the payload and service module, completing the spacecraft structure - an important milestone in the days following through to launch.
Freshwater herring had salty origin
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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East Africa’s Lake Tanganyika has a highly diverse fauna which closely resembles marine animals. A researcher at the University of Zurich has traced the origins of the freshwater herring of the Lake to a marine invasion which ...
Seniors, minorities to have largest impact on tomorrow's America
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The demographic patterns of older Americans and certain ethnic groups will have greater effects on the country's socioeconomic outlook than previously thought, according to the latest issue of Public Policy & Aging Report (P ...
Researchers reveal structure of protein that repairs damage to cancer cells
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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A team of University of Chicago scientists has shown how two proteins locate and repair damaged genetic material inside cells.
On the high horse: Why dominant individuals climb the proverbial ladder
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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In an attempt to grasp complex concepts, humans have tried to represent abstractions like power and dominance through visually-stimulated metaphors such as pyramids and steeples. And dominance especially has been measured ...
Heart derived stem cells develop into heart muscle
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Dutch researchers at University Medical Center Utrecht and the Hubrecht Institute have succeeded in growing large numbers of stem cells from adult human hearts into new heart muscle cells. A breakthrough in stem cell research. ...
