Archive: 12/25/2006
Shrimp species latest Great Lakes invader
An invader shrimp, hopping a ride on an overseas freighter, has entered the Great Lakes, fulfilling an 8-year-old prediction by Canadian researchers.
Biology /
Dec 25, 2006 |
3 / 5 (4) |
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High selenium levels found in bird eggs
Analysis of the eggs of wild birds in California's San Joaquin Valley appears to show that recycling agricultural runoff is causing high levels of selenium.
Dec 25, 2006 |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
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Brain chemical linked to alcohol desire
Australian scientists have identified a brain system that could not only blunt an alcoholic's craving for booze, but also the addiction.
Dec 25, 2006 |
3 / 5 (2) |
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Cancer caught early with colonoscopies
Medicare's extension of coverage for colonoscopies led to a significant increase in the number of cancers caught early, a U.S. study finds.
Dec 25, 2006 |
3.7 / 5 (3) |
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Heart pioneer DeBakey survived own surgery
Pioneering U.S. heart surgeon Michael DeBakey is slowly getting back to work at age 98 after undergoing a surgery he himself developed.
Dec 25, 2006 |
2.8 / 5 (5) |
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Producer: teachers won't accept 'Truth'
U.S. teachers say they cannot show the environmental movie "An Inconvenient Truth" to their students because of a policy against endorsing projects.
Dec 25, 2006 |
3.1 / 5 (12) |
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Gengis Khan basecamp found in China
Chinese scholars have found a series of ancient wells they believe provided water for Genghis Khan's legendary hordes during their campaign in Western Xia.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 25, 2006 |
3.3 / 5 (8) |
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Blood test could show transplant rejection
A blood test may replace invasive biopsies that heart transplant patients in the United States and elsewhere undergo to check for rejection, heart experts say.
Dec 25, 2006 |
2 / 5 (1) |
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U.S. eyeing return to nuclear energy
Thanks mainly to Bush administration policy, the United States could soon find itself re-embracing the use of nuclear power.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 25, 2006 |
2.8 / 5 (4) |
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China striving for mummy identification
A group of Chinese scientists is attempting to identify a 2,800-year-old mummy of an apparently Caucasian man found in an ancient tomb.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 25, 2006 |
3.9 / 5 (7) |
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