Archive: 07/24/2006
Researchers transform stem cells found in human fat into smooth muscle cells
Researchers from the David Geffen School of Medicine and the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA today announced they have transformed adult stem cells taken from human adipose – or fat tissue ...
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Ice sheets drive atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, inverting previous ice-age theory
In the early 20th century, Milutin Milankovitch, a leading astronomer and climatologist of the time, proposed that the Earth's ice-age cycles could be predicted because they correspond directly with routine changes in the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2006 |
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'Friend' protein keeps nerve signals in check
Among the many thousands of proteins in the cell, some are essential players while some are "hangers-on." The neuronal protein syntaxin is essential. Without it, you die. A more recently discovered protein called tomosyn ...
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Study may help prevent bioterrorism
U.S. scientists say they've shown a protein in the nucleus of smallpox victims' cells triggers progression of smallpox-related illnesses.
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Superheating Nanoparticles
“For quite a long time people have been measuring the melting points of small particles,” Shaun Hendy tells PhysOrg.com. “They’ve found that the melting point decreases and this decrease is in inverse proportion to the ra ...
Jul 24, 2006 |
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In Brief: Lucent with IMS for Manx Telecom
Lucent Technologies and Manx Telecom will work together to develop an Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem on the Isle of Man.
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Canadian prescription wars continue
An increasing number of prescription drugs ordered by U.S. citizens from Canadian sources are being seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
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Want to lose weight? Try sleeping more
If you want to lose weight, get more sleep. In a new article appearing in the current issue of Obesity Reviews, University of Michigan researcher Michael Sivak presents calculations showing that replacing one hour of ina ...
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Black Hole Spills Kaleidoscope of Color
Shoes may not come in every color, but space objects do. All objects in space, everything from dust to distant galaxies, give off a rainbow of light - including light our eyes can't see. That's where NASA's ...
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Fullerenes Yield Stable, Powerful MR Imaging Agent
Fullerenes, the soccer ball-shaped spheres of carbon that helped usher in the nanotechnology era, have been touted as versatile containers for delivering drugs and other clinically useful molecules to tumors. Turning promise ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Planet-Forming Disks Might Put the Brakes on Stars
Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have found evidence that dusty disks of planet-forming material tug on and slow down the young, whirling stars they surround.
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Glass fibers instead of copper cables
Semiconductor technology is expensive. Novel optical microchips made of plastic are set to bring down the price of fiber-optic technology in future. Personal fiber-optic connections for private individuals ...
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Study: People use 'verbal gestures'
U.S. scientists say they've determined people spontaneously use a system of "verbal gestures" when they speak.
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Samsung and Versus unveil the 'Samsung E500 Versus'
Samsung Electronics and Versus, the line that embodies Gianni Versace SpA at its most youthful, free spirited and daring, unveiled the new 'Samsung Versus E500' mobile phone.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 24, 2006 |
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In Brief: Motorola, Softbank try out WiMax in Tokyo
Motorola will be working with Softbank for a trial run of WiMax in Tokyo.
Jul 24, 2006 |
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