'Friend' protein keeps nerve signals in check
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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 ...
Iranian woman blazes trail into space
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Jul 24, 2006 |
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Anousheh Ansari, who grew up in Tehran and watched reruns of Star Trek, is set to become the world's first female space tourist.
Power plants are major influence in regional mercury emissions
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The amount of mercury emitted into the atmosphere in the Northeast fluctuates annually depending on activity in the electric power industry, according to researchers at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental ...
Hepatitis C virus enzyme sites revealed
Jul 24, 2006 |
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U.S. researchers say the crystal structure of one of the hepatitis C viral proteins might offer new opportunities for antiviral drug design.
Canadian prescription wars continue
Jul 24, 2006 |
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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.
Allergies are increasing in Britain
Jul 24, 2006 |
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A government review of allergy services in Britain finds that the number of people hospitalized for allergies has more than tripled in the past 10 years.
Researchers Find Link Between Cell’s Energy Use and Genome Health
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While studying how a cell keeps its genetic material intact, scientists at Johns Hopkins got busy alternately knocking out two catalysts vital to managing a yeast cell’s energy. They discovered to their complete surprise ...
New genome sequencing targets announced
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The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute has announced several new sequencing targets, including the northern white-cheeked gibbon.
Elephants avoid costly mountaineering
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Using global-positioning system data corresponding to the movements of elephants across the African savannah, researchers have found that elephants exhibit strong tendencies to avoid significantly sloped terrain, and that ...
Study may help prevent bioterrorism
Jul 24, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they've shown a protein in the nucleus of smallpox victims' cells triggers progression of smallpox-related illnesses.
In Brief: Lucent with IMS for Manx Telecom
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Lucent Technologies and Manx Telecom will work together to develop an Internet Protocol multimedia subsystem on the Isle of Man.
Rise in Sea Level, Loss of Wet Lands May Account for Unstable Ground in Miss. Delta
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2006 |
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While erosion and wetland loss have become huge problems along Louisiana's coast, the land 30 to 50 feet beneath much of the Mississippi Delta has been very stable for the past 8,000 years, with low to nonexistent subsidence ...
Study: Cancer Drug Gleevec has heart risk
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U.S. scientists say the cancer-fighting drug Gleevec -- remarkably successful in treating leukemia -- can lead to heart failure in some patients.
In Brief: Motorola, Softbank try out WiMax in Tokyo
Jul 24, 2006 |
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Motorola will be working with Softbank for a trial run of WiMax in Tokyo.
Navy to run TB tests for crew and guests
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Crew members and civilians who were aboard an aircraft carrier in San Diego are being testing for tuberculosis after some crew members tested positive for TB.
