Archive: 03/27/2007
Think herbal supplements are safe? Think again, book by SLU doctor says
People are mixing supplements, herbs and over-the-counter medications and prescription drugs to cure themselves of ills, unaware that they could be making themselves sicker, says George Grossberg, M.D., director of the division ...
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Cause of historic New Madrid quake found
A Canadian-led study of major 1811-12 central U.S. earthquakes has identified a possible driving mechanism for intraplate seismicity.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Giant 256-slice CT scanner is tested
U.S. scientists at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have started a three-month safety and clinical test of a 256-slice computed tomography scanner.
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NASA seeks new research proposals
NASA said it is seeking research proposals for its Next Generation Air Traffic Management Airspace and Subsonic Fixed Wing projects.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Russia plans to launch six satellites
Russia will add six satellites to its global navigation system, GLONASS, in 2007, a spokesman at Moscow's Research Institute of Space Instrument-Making said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Sun's Telecom Servers Get Opteron Makeover
As the company looks to expand its product line, Sun will start shipping a Netra server that will use Advanced Micro Devices' dual-core processors.
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Virtual Iron's Server Virtualization Is Ironclad
Virtual Iron Software's Virtual Iron builds on the Xen hypervisor and other open-source components to form an effective virtualization solution with a price tag low enough to keep market leader VMware on its toes.
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Linux Kernel to Add VMI
The next stable update to the Linux kernel, Version 2.6.21, is slated to include a new feature submitted by VMware called Virtual Machine Interface.
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Ring-around-the-cell
Breaking down bone is a tough job. Yet, our bones undergo remodeling every day of our lives, as old material is cleared away so that new bone can form. In diseases such as osteoporosis, an imbalance in this process is responsible ...
Mar 27, 2007 |
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New science of metagenomics 'will transform modern microbiology'
The emerging field of metagenomics, where the DNA of entire communities of microbes is studied simultaneously, presents the greatest opportunity -- perhaps since the invention of the microscope -- to revolutionize understanding ...
Mar 27, 2007 |
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The 'best ever' marketing strategy? Maybe not, study says
Marketing is often filled with hype and superlatives—the greatest, the best and even “heavenly”—but a new University of Georgia study that uncovers a curious aspect of human psychology could change how companies pitch their ...
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Love not in the stars
Lonely hearts who turn to horoscopes to find their perfect partner are wasting their time, according to the largest test of astrology ever carried out.
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission.
Mar 27, 2007 |
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Scientists Discover Concept Cells for "Nest" in the Mouse Brain
A team of researchers led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) neurobiologist Joe Z. Tsien, PhD, report they have identified brain cells in mice that are involved in the encoding of the concept of “nest” or “bed.” ...
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Mar 27, 2007 |
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Polymers show promise for gene delivery, tissue scaffolds, other biomedical applications
Virginia Tech polymer scientists have developed a new family of gene vectors – novel polymers that can ferry genetic material across the cell membrane so that it can be incorporated into the machinery of the cell.
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