Archive: 02/26/2009
How cold is too cold for newborn calves?
It has been estimated that in the United States, nearly 100,000 calves die of cold stress annually, costing livestock producers millions of dollars a year and resulting in a desperate need for effective mitigation ...
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A little bit of spit reveals a lot about what lives in your mouth
Like it or not, your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this could have important ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Effective mentoring critical to HIV/AIDS research efforts
An innovative mentoring program at the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research is providing vital support for the development of the next generation of HIV/AIDS researchers and clinician ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 26, 2009 |
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'Silver nanoparticle' microscope may shed new light on cancer, bone diseases
In a finding that could help speed the understanding of diseases ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, researchers in Utah are reporting development of a new microscope technique that uses “silver nanoparticle” mirrors to ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Scientists discover historic sample of bomb-grade plutonium
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Washington state are reporting the surprise discovery of the oldest known sample of reactor-produced bomb-grade plutonium, a historic relic from the infancy of America’s nuclear weapons program. ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Muscular dystrophy mystery solved; scientists move closer to MD solution
Muscular dystrophy, which affects approximately 250,000 people in the United States, occurs when damaged muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous, bony or fatty tissue and loses function. While scientists have identified one ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Europe names crew for Mars 'mission'
The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Penicillin Allergy Not Always Accurate
(PhysOrg.com) -- If you think that you are allergic to penicillin, ask yourself this: How do you know?
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Energy simulation may explain turbulence mystery
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new 3D model linking magnetic fields to the transfer of energy in space might help solve a physics mystery first observed in the solar wind 15 years ago.
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Colors of Quasars Reveal a Dusty Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- The vast expanses of intergalactic space appear to be filled with a haze of tiny, smoke-like "dust" particles that dim the light from distant objects and subtly change their colors, according to a team of ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Data Travels Six Times Faster in the Clouds
(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Center for Data Mining (NCDM) at the University of Chicago at Illinois established a cloud computing system that can quickly compile data from widely geographically distributed ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Research advances nanowire technology for large-scale applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City’s Times Square.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Invasive Parasite Spreading Among West Coast Estuaries
(PhysOrg.com) -- A parasitic isopod that scientists identified five years ago has all but decimated mud shrimp populations in coastal estuaries ranging from British Columbia to northern California - with the ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Google introduces ads to Google News
Google has introduced ads to the results of search queries on Google News in a move aimed at turning the news aggregation site into a money-making venture that may raise the hackles of newspapers and other ...
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Mars Orbiter Puts Itself into Precautionary Mode
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter unexpectedly rebooted its computer Monday morning, Feb. 23, and put itself into a limited-activity mode that is an automated safety response.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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