Archive: 06/28/2009
Forgotten evolutionist lives in Darwin's shadow
(AP) -- As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist.
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Singapore nanotechnology combats fatal brain infections
Doctors may get a new arsenal for meningitis treatment and the war on drug-resistant bacteria and fungal infections with novel peptide nanoparticles developed by scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Site for alcohol's action in the brain discovered
Alcohol's inebriating effects are familiar to everyone. But the molecular details of alcohol's impact on brain activity remain a mystery. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Scientists create first electronic quantum processor
A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer.
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New trigger for chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- A signal molecule made by the human body that triggers the immune system into action may be important in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research published today in Nature Medicine. The au ...
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Analysts pleased with Microsoft's Windows strategy
Shares of Microsoft Corp. fell more than 1 percent Friday, a day after the software giant announced price cuts will be offered as part of its impending release of a new version of Windows.
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Trying to spot differences in the sun
The sun is the focus of a deepening mystery. Solar scientists want to know: Why is the sun so quiet?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Not space junk yet: Mars rovers carry on despite age, ailments
In one of the most remarkable engineering feats of our time, the aging Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity are still taking orders and sending home pictures more than five years after they were supposed to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2009 |
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The faster they come: How social status is negotiated among fishes
Being the neighbourhood bully has its obvious advantages, but it becomes useless if your authority is continuously being challenged. In many animal species, however, stable hierarchies are routinely formed in which some individuals ...
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Daimler launches first German hybrid car
German luxury car maker Daimler launched its first hybrid model last week, almost 10 years after the market leader, Toyota.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 28, 2009 |
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US, Russia in dispute over computer attacks: report
Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems ...
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists
(AP) -- The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline.
Jun 28, 2009 |
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Sophisticated weather satellite rockets into orbit
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space today after a successful launch from Space Launch Complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 28, 2009 |
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What makes a great footballer?
Scientists are studying footballing ability to gain insight into the role that skill plays in the physical performance of vertebrates. The results, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Sunday, ...
Jun 28, 2009 |
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The science of hammering
Scientists are studying hammering ability as a model for difficult motor tasks. The results, to be presented on Sunday, June 28, at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting, indicate that there is a surprising ...
Jun 28, 2009 |
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