Archive: 08/27/2006
Organs Monitor Themselves During Early Development
How are you? In biological terms this question could involve a feedback loop that lets the body check in on itself and then act on that information. Although feedback loops are essential and they abound in ...
Biology /
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Synthetic molecule causes cancer cells to self-destruct
Scientists have found a way to trick cancer cells into committing suicide. The novel technique potentially offers an effective method of providing personalized anti-cancer therapy. Most living cells contain a protein called ...
Aug 27, 2006 |
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Frog provides insight into making specialised cells from stem cells
The African clawed frog could help stem cell scientists in obtaining insulin-releasing cells of the pancreas from stem cells, new research published in the latest issue of the journal Development suggests.
Biology /
Aug 27, 2006 |
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Weather Forecast Accuracy Gets Boost with New Computer Model
An advanced forecasting model that predicts several types of extreme weather with substantially improved accuracy has been adopted for day-to-day operational use by civilian and military weather forecasters.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2006 |
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Aussie teenage girls under the knife
The Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons has denied any massive increase in the number of teenage girls wanting plastic surgery.
Aug 27, 2006 |
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Scientists Find Memory Molecule
In an article in Science magazine, SUNY Downstate researchers describe erasing memory from the brain by targeting a molecular mechanism that controls memory. Finding may be applied to chronic pain, memory loss, and other ...
Biology /
Aug 27, 2006 |
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