Arming the fight against resistant bacteria
Biology /
Apr 27, 2007 |
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In 1928, Alexander Fleming opened the door to treating bacterial infections when he stumbled upon the first known antibiotic in a Penicillium mold growing in a discarded experiment.
Florida Might Be Tech's Next Big Hub
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Silicon Valley is still thriving despite its high cost of living, but a recent AEA report ranks Florida as the fourth-largest and second-fastest-growing "Cyberstate."
Next solar storm cycle will likely start next March
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2007 |
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The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012—up to a year later than expected—according to a forecast issued by the NOAA Space Environment ...
Butterflies on the prowl show some color
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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Sex sells. The thrum and flash of an automobile, the whisper of designer silk, the tease of a tattoo, and the ching-ching of gold chains and rings are paired in media and on the streets with come-hither abdominal tautness ...
How plastic is your brain? UH engineer seeks answers
Apr 27, 2007 |
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It may seem easy to change your mind, but if it's your brain we're talking about, maybe it's harder than we think. A University of Houston professor is looking into this with research into something called 'brain plasticity.'
Jobs Says Apple Customers Not into Renting Music
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs indicates he is unlikely to give in to calls from the music industry to add a subscription-based model to Apple's wildly popular iTunes online music store.
Vaccine to cope with viral diversity in HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 27, 2007 |
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The ability of HIV-1 to develop high levels of genetic diversity and acquire mutations to escape immune pressures contributes to our difficulties in producing a vaccine. David Nickle et al present here an efficient algorithm ...
Antifungal drug stops blood vessel growth
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered to their surprise that a drug commonly used to treat toenail fungus can also block angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels commonly seen in cancers. The drug, itraconazole, ...
Nano Structures Can Pose Big Measurement Problems
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Materials scientists will tell you that to best understand, characterize and eventually utilize the properties of a specific material, you have to be able to define how the atoms within it are arranged. In the case of common ...
Protein found that slows hepatitis C growth in liver cells
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Biomedical researchers have identified a cellular protein that interferes with hepatitis C virus replication, a finding that ultimately may help scientists develop new drugs to fight the virus.
IBM Mainframes Go 3-D
Apr 27, 2007 |
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By integrating its Cell processors with the mainframe, the company hopes to create virtual worlds on the Web that benefit gamers as well as the enterprise.
Help comes in the mail for drinkers
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Mailing a simple information pamphlet to interested drinkers in the general population reduced binge drinking by 10 per cent, and is a promising public health approach to reduce the health and social problems associated with ...
Google Slyly Pushing Google Apps Into Businesses
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Google on Thursday denied that it was specifically targeting the customers of major office application providers like Microsoft with its small business Google Apps offering, but the unit is moving forward ...
Adobe CS3: What You Get
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Which bundle is right for you? We break down some of their key new tools, suite by suite.
Fish growth changes enhanced by climate change
Biology /
Apr 27, 2007 |
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Changes in growth rates in some coastal and long-lived deep-ocean fish species in the south west Pacific are consistent with shifts in wind systems and water temperatures, according to new Australian research published in ...
