Archive: 01/25/2008
Anthrax cellular entry point uncovered
The long-sought-after biological “gateway” that anthrax uses to enter healthy cells has been uncovered by microbiologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
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Earth's soils bear unmistakable footprints of humans
The dirt under our feet is being so changed by humans that it is now appropriate to call this the "Anthropocene (or man-made) Age," says a new worldwide overview by Duke University soil scientist Daniel Richter.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Nurse tries to adopt patient's child
The Manitoba College of Registered Nurses disciplined a Canadian nurse for trying to adopt the child of one of her patients.
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Making time fly: ISU professor studies how to moderate waiting time with customers
We've all been there. You decide to go out for dinner and after being seated, you can't get service from the wait staff. Or you're at the airport waiting on flight delays and stuck in the customer service line, desperately ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Research Aims to Find Most Effective Family-Based Treatment for Anorexia
Experts no longer consider the family to be the cause of a young person’s onset of anorexia; instead, the family is being looked to as a solution for this serious and potentially lethal disease.
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Study examines self-expanding plastic stents in the treatment of benign esophageal conditions
Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, recently examined the use of self-expanding plastic stents (SEPSs) in the treatment of benign esophageal disease and found that use of SEPSs resulted in frequent stent ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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How far does the apple fall from the tree?
Australians have a greater chance of rising up the income ladder over generations than Americans do, according to new research from The Australian National University.
Jan 25, 2008 |
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A Panoramic View of the Red Planet's Victoria Crater
During four months prior to the fourth anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity examined rocks inside an alcove called "Duck Bay" in the western portion of Victoria Crater.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2008 |
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The world's lowest noise laser: Researchers outsmart quantum physics
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and Leibniz University of Hanover have produced a laser beam of especially high quality. In doing so, they have achieved a new world record ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Haptics: just reach out and touch, virtually
European researchers have pioneered a breakthrough interface that allows people to touch, stretch and pull virtual fabrics that feel like the real thing. The new multi-modal software linked to tactile hardware ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Sony Cameras Wait for Baby to Smile
Sony has recently unveiled eight new cameras in its 2008 Cyber-Shot series. The cameras, which include entry level models and more advanced designs, will begin shipping this spring.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Environmental pollution and diabetes may be linked
Cambridge scientists are advocating additional research into the little understood links between environmental pollution and type 2 diabetes.
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Breakthrough research turns the tide on water-borne pathogen
Cryptosporidium parvum is a tiny yet insidious waterborne parasite that wreaks havoc worldwide. This parasite is a major cause of diarrhea and malnutrition in small children in developing countries, and causes severe disease ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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ITRAC on track and bridging gap between academic research and applied discovery
In a novel manner which gives new meaning to the word transformative, researchers from the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center are integrating some of the best practices of industry into the strengths of ...
Jan 25, 2008 |
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Man-made changes bring about new epoch in Earth's history
Geologists from the University of Leicester propose that humankind has so altered the Earth that it has brought about an end to one epoch of Earth’s history and marked the start of a new epoch.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2008 |
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