Finding microscopic motors in the gut
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Jun 28, 2007 |
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Digestion has a previously unsuspected mechanical dimension: Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that the tiny, hair-like protrusions that line the gut are filled with millions of molecular motors that produce streams ...
Wood ant queen has no egg-laying monopoly
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Jun 28, 2007 |
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The reproductive monopoly of the ant queen is not as strong as is often thought. Dr. Heikki Helanterä and Prof. Lotta Sundström, biologists working at the University of Helsinki, Finland, investigated worker ovary development ...
FDA to inspect Chinese-imported seafood
Jun 28, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced an expansion Thursday of its import control of certain Chinese farm-raised seafood.
Energy costs have Canadians cutting back
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A new survey says Canadians are responding to higher energy costs by cutting back on energy use at home and taking public transportation.
Mathematician John Todd dead at 96
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Mathematician John Todd, a pioneer in numerical analysis and computing, died Thursday at age 96 at his home in Pasadena, Calif.
Research Says Sugar Coated Proteins Seal in a Memory of Diabetes
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Medical School have uncovered a process that locks the body’s metabolism in a diabetic state after only relatively limited exposure to high glucose levels.
New vaccine may provide broader protection against cervical cancer
Jun 28, 2007 |
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Just under 150 Perth women have contributed to major international research at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research that has proved that the new Cervarix vaccine provides broader protection against cervical cancer.
Pioneering Galapagos Trip for Cambridge Geologists
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2007 |
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A team of University of Cambridge Geologists will follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin on a unique expedition to the Galapagos Islands in July.
Therapeutic value of meditation unproven, says study
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“There is an enormous amount of interest in using meditation as a form of therapy to cope with a variety of modern-day health problems, especially hypertension, stress and chronic pain, but the majority of evidence that seems ...
