Sweet baby carrots recalled in six states
Aug 23, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cited possible contamination for the reason for the recall of sweet baby carrots produced by the Los Angeles Salad Co.
Mouse vision has a rhythm all its own
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Aug 23, 2007 |
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In the eyes of mammals, visual information is processed on a daily schedule set within the eyes themselves—not one dictated by the brain, according to a new report in the August 24 issue of the journal Cell, a publication of Cel ...
NASA seeks moon life and work images
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2007 |
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NASA has launched a competition that invites university art and design students to create art representative of living and working on the moon.
Focus on families aims to curb diabetes spread
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Family lifestyles and their impact on the health of individual family members will be the focus of a new approach to preventing diabetes.
AKARI's observations of asteroid Itokawa
Aug 23, 2007 |
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The space-borne infrared observatory AKARI, observed asteroid Itokawa last month with its Infrared Camera. The data will be used to refine estimates of sizes of potentially hazardous asteroids in the future.
Condition of bluefin tuna in gulf of maine is declining
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Aug 23, 2007 |
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The quality of giant bluefin tuna caught in the Gulf of Maine has declined significantly since the early 1990s, researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found by analyzing detailed logbooks from ...
Study takes first look at toxic air pollution in urban parking garages, finds SUVs bigger polluters
Aug 23, 2007 |
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The pollution produced by light trucks, SUVs and minivans is only half a percent higher than that produced by conventional cars, based on a recent study. But researchers say that this tiny difference becomes enormous when ...
Study: Immigration can lower prices of consumer products
Aug 23, 2007 |
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An important new study examines how immigration influences the prices of consumer goods. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Political Economy, challenges the predictions of the perfectly competitive model – that an inc ...
Bits of 'junk' RNA aid master tumor-suppressor gene
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Scientists have shown in literally thousands of studies that the p53 gene deserves its reputation as “the guardian of the genome.” It calls to action an army of other genes in the setting of varied cell stresses, permitting ...
Surgery for severe obesity saves lives
Aug 23, 2007 |
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An extensive swedish study from the Sahlgrenska Academy has established that surgery reduces premature death in patients with severe obesity. A long-term follow up has shown that mortality is significantly lower among patients ...
Single-incision belly-button surgery to remove kidney performed first at UT Southwestern
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Surgeons specializing in laparoscopic procedures at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully removed a patient’s kidney by performing a unique nephrectomy entirely through the belly button.
Canadian schools to send robot to Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 23, 2007 |
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A group of Canadian universities wants to launch a mission to Mars in 2009.
Nokia, Microsoft to deliver Windows Live to mobile customers
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Nokia, the world's largest mobile device manufacturer, and Microsoft have joined together to provide customers with a new suite of Windows Live services specifically designed for Nokia devices.
Better life support for artificial liver cells
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Researchers at Ohio State University are developing technology for keeping liver cells alive and functioning normally inside bioartificial liver-assist devices (BLADs).
