New Cambridge University star catalogue 'most accurate ever'
Sep 27, 2007 |
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For thousands of years, people all over the world have gazed at the night sky and wondered just how far they would have to travel to reach the stars.
Opportunity Reaches First Target Inside Crater
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2007 |
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached its science team's first destination for the rover inside Victoria Crater, information received from Mars late Tuesday confirms.
'Rusting' Also Describes How Methamphetamine Harms
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Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, a Duke University pharmacology professor who left the lab bench to focus on science education, has developed a tactic for keeping students hands in the air at the end of class.
Antarctic plants and animal life survived ice ages
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2007 |
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Springtails, mites, worms and plant life could help solve the mystery of Antarctica’s glacial history according to new research published in the journal Science this week.
Cockroaches are morons in the morning, geniuses in the evening
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Sep 27, 2007 |
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In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening. Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach’s learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University ...
SOHO Mission Discovers Rare Comet
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 27, 2007 |
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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has discovered a rare periodic comet. SOHO has already discovered more than 1,350 comets during its mission, but this is the first time one of its discoveries ...
Wasp genetics study suggests altruism evolved from maternal behavior
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Sep 27, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois have used an innovative approach to reveal the molecular basis of altruistic behavior in wasps. The research team focused on the expression of behavior-related genes ...
VLT interferometer detects disc around aged star
Sep 27, 2007 |
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A team of European astronomers has used ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer and its razor-sharp eyes to discover a reservoir of dust trapped in a disc that surrounds an elderly star. The discovery provides ...
Carbon Nanotubes Have Room for Multifunctionality
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 27, 2007 |
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In the quest to turn carbon nanotubes from nanoscale wonder into clinically useful drug and imaging agent delivery agents, researchers have often added polymer coatings to the outside of the nanotubes in order to render them ...
New field-deployable biosensor detects avian influenza virus in minutes instead of days
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Sep 27, 2007 |
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Quick identification of avian influenza infection in poultry is critical to controlling outbreaks, but current detection methods can require several days to produce results.
Schizophrenia candidate genes affect even healthy individuals
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Do gene variants that convey risk for schizophrenia affect apparently healthy individuals? Although these genes are present in every human, individuals may have different versions of these genes, called alleles. While many ...
Carbon Dioxide Underground Storage Feasible Using 'Off-the-Shelf' Technology from Oil Industry
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Despite the sobering amount of carbon dioxide needing storage to reduce greenhouse gases, funneling the offensive chemical underground remains technologically possible for the oil industry, says Dr. Steven ...
Doctors learn to control their own brains' pain responses to better treat patients
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 27, 2007 |
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Physicians apparently learn to “shut off” the portion of their brain that helps them appreciate the pain their patients experience while treating them and instead activate a portion of the brain connected with controlling ...
Research cautions to catch-and-release in less than 4 minutes
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Sep 27, 2007 |
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Recreational fishing that involves catch-and-release may seem like just good fun, and that released fish go on to live happily ever after, but a recent study at the University of Illinois shows that improper handling techniques ...
No evidence physician-assisted death leads to 'slippery slope'
Sep 27, 2007 |
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There is no evidence that legalised physician assisted suicide, results in disproportionate numbers of vulnerable people having their lives ended prematurely by doctors, finds research in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
