Three-pronged nuclear attack
Jul 25, 2007 |
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A trio of security vulnerabilities surrounding the use of nuclear power are highlighted today in research papers online with Inderscience Publishers.
Prenatal alcohol exposure alters brain activity in the frontal-striatal areas
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure does not always lead to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS); sometimes it can lead to cognitive and behavioral deficits in the absence of craniofacial features needed to make an FAS diagnosis. A ...
Transportation researchers to test Toyota plug-in hybrid vehicles
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The University of California, Berkeley, has been awarded $750,000 to conduct, along with project partner groups, the first real-world tests of and research with an automaker-produced, plug-in hybrid electric passenger vehicle ...
Sony's Digital Living System Combines Home Theater Functionality with the Brains of a PC
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The new Sony's VAIO XL1 Digital Living System brings all of your entertainment into the living room and lets you manage it with a remote control.
Detecting transmissibility of avian influenza virus in human households
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Recent outbreaks of emerging diseases such as SARS and H5N1 avian influenza have underlined the fact that animal pathogens may acquire the ability to spread efficiently in humans – but as yet have not.
STMicroelectronics and IBM to Collaborate on Chip Technology
Jul 25, 2007 |
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STMicroelectronics and IBM today announced that the two companies have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of next-generation process technology -- the "recipe" that is used in semiconductor development ...
Scientists find key HIV protein makes cell membranes bend more easily
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Carnegie Mellon University scientists have made an important discovery that aids the understanding of why HIV enters immune cells with ease. The researchers found that after HIV docks onto a host cell, it dramatically lowers ...
UK hardware to contribute to the exploration of Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The Martian surface will be explored for conditions favourable for past or present life thanks to micro-machine technology supplied by Imperial College London. The NASA mission, planned for August 2007, represents the first ...
Older is better -- Top-10 comparison of diabetes drugs give metformin top grade
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 25, 2007 |
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A type 2 diabetes drug taken orally and in widespread use for more than a decade has been found to have distinct advantages over nine other, mostly newer medications used to control the chronic disease, according to a study ...
NASA Announces Next Undersea Exploration Mission Dates and Crew
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2007 |
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NASA will send three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer into the ocean depths off the Florida coast from Aug. 6 to 15. They will test lunar exploration concepts and a suite of medical objectives for ...
Gene-transcription machinery seen poised for action, held in check until needed
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Jul 25, 2007 |
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For some time, scientists have been tracking down the sequence of biochemical steps required to attract and assemble at the head end of a gene the molecular machinery needed to transcribe that gene to put to work the information ...
Wasps used to fight soybean aphids
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Jul 25, 2007 |
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U.S. agricultural scientists are using Chinese wasps to battle infestations of Asian soybean aphids.
Managers Review Endeavour Readiness
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2007 |
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The flight readiness review for the upcoming STS-118 mission is under way at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
How to structure a complex body plan
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Jul 25, 2007 |
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Phenotypic flexibility enables multicellular organisms to adjust morphologies to variable environmental challenges. Such plastic variations are also documented in reef corals. Coral colonies are made of multiple genetically ...
Britain plans to expand TB test for visa
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The British government plans to expand a pilot program now requiring visitors from seven countries with high rates of tuberculosis to be tested.
