UCLA researchers identify leukemia stem cells
May 27, 2008 |
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Stem cell researchers at UCLA have identified a type of leukemia stem cell and uncovered the molecular and genetic mechanisms that cause a normal blood stem cells to become cancerous.
The little man and the cosmic cauldron
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On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Very Large Telescope's First Light, ESO is releasing two stunning images of different kinds of nebulae, located towards the Carina constellation. The first one, ...
Scientists build a better DNA molecule
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May 27, 2008 |
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Building faultless objects from faulty components may seem like alchemy. Yet scientists from the Weizmann Institute’s Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, and Biological Chemistry Departments have achieved just that, ...
People with ADHD do 1 month's less work per year
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Workers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do 22 days less work per year than people who do not have the disorder, finds research published online ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Method uses 'Bluetooth' to track travel time for vehicles, pedestrians
May 27, 2008 |
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Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles and pedestrians to travel from one point to another.
The behemoth has a thick belt
May 27, 2008 |
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Talk about a diet! By resolving, for the first time, features of an individual star in a neighbouring galaxy, ESO's VLT has allowed astronomers to determine that it weighs almost half of what was previously ...
What makes life go at the tropics?
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What causes tropical life to thrive: temperature, or sunlight? The answer is not necessarily “both.” According to a study published online this week in PNAS Early Edition, the explosion of species at the tropics has much m ...
Hormone may hold key to helping elderly men live longer
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Elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1—or insulin-growth factor 1—appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of ...
Researchers use fungus to improve corn-to-ethanol process
May 27, 2008 |
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Growing a fungus in some of the leftovers from ethanol production can save energy, recycle more water and improve the livestock feed that’s a co-product of fuel production, according to a team of researchers ...
Scientists produce the first smell map
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Is the smell of almonds closer to that of roses or bananas? Weizmann Institute scientists have now answered that question (roses) by showing for the first time that smells can be mapped and the relative distance between various ...
September launch for ESA's gravity mission GOCE
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May 27, 2008 |
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A new launch date has been set for GOCE. The change of date is due to precautionary measures taken after the malfunction of an upper-stage section of a Russian Proton launcher. Now confirmed not to affect ...
The balance shifts
May 27, 2008 |
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The risk of contracting a Clostridium difficile infection following operations for which a "prophylactic" antibiotic is given to prevent infection is 21 times greater now than it was just a decade ago, according to researchers ...
NASA Mars Lander Prepares to Move Arm
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May 27, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Lander is ready to begin moving its robotic arm, first unlatching its wrist and then flexing its elbow. Mission scientists are eager to move Phoenix's robotic arm, for that arm will deliver ...
Powerful emotions affect how voters seek political information
May 27, 2008 |
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Angry and anxious voters tend to tune into the presidential race but their strong emotions might actually distract them from paying attention to the facts.
Robots go Where Scientists Fear to Tread
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Scientists are diligently working to understand how and why the world’s ice shelves are melting. While most of the data they need (temperatures, wind speed, humidity, radiation) can be obtained by satellite, ...
