Archive: 08/28/2006
Report: U.S. ships banned GM rice
Britons have reportedly been unwittingly eating banned genetically modified rice imported from the United States for months, if not years.
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Pope may embrace intelligent design
Pope Benedict XVI may reportedly embrace the theory of intelligent design, possibly heralding a fundamental shift in the Vatican's view of evolution.
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Type A personality is not linked to heart disease in large study
Although human genes contribute significantly to a person's health and behavior, these two kinds of traits aren't closely linked at all. In fact, a study appearing this month in the Public Library of Science found absolutely ...
Aug 28, 2006 |
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'Nanocantilevers' yield surprises critical for designing new detectors
Researchers at Purdue University have made a discovery about the behavior of tiny structures called nanocantilevers that could be crucial in designing a new class of ultra-small sensors for detecting viruses, ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 28, 2006 |
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First quantum cryptographic data network demonstrated
A joint collaboration between Northwestern University and BBN Technologies of Cambridge, Mass., has led to the first demonstration of a truly quantum cryptographic data network. By integrating quantum noise protected data ...
Aug 28, 2006 |
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A switch between life and death
Cells in an embryo divide at an amazing rate to build a whole body, but this growth needs to be controlled. Otherwise the result may be defects in embryonic development or cancer in adults. Controlling growth requires that ...
Biology /
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Victorian fish fossil fills ancient gap
The oldest known fossil coelacanth has just been described by Macquarie University researchers in the international journal Biology Letters, in conjunction with colleagues in Victoria and Paris.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Preclinical Tests Show Acid-Sensitive Nanoparticles Treat Ovarian Cancers with Little Toxicity
Last year, members of the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer based at Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology demonstrated that acid-sensitive polymer nanoparticles could boost the delivery ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers out of Deck Sealer
While cotton may be the fabric of our lives, Texas Tech University researchers may have discovered a polyurethane nanofiber technique that can save lives.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 28, 2006 |
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China pledges to clean up Beijing by 2008
Chinese lawmakers have pledged to clean up the notoriously polluted city of Beijing by 2008, when the city will play host to the Olympic Games.
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Low lake levels hurt Michigan economy
Lower water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron are hurting Michigan marinas, tourism and the shipping industry, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Prehistoric human skeleton found in Texas
U.S. archaeologists have excavated what appears to be the skeleton possibly 2,000 years old from the shores of a lake near Austin, Texas.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Bird flu vaccine declared safe by testers
Chinese researchers said Monday that the first round of clinical tests of a bird flu vaccine for humans have found the treatment to be safe and effective.
Aug 28, 2006 |
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In Brief: China, Russia to launch joint Mars mission
China and Russia reportedly are planning a joint mission to Mars that is planned to return samples to Earth as well as landing on one of the planet's moons.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2006 |
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Bird species are saved from extinction
The first global audit of threatened species shows 16 species of birds nearly extinct in the mid-1990s have been saved, some increasing tenfold in number.
Biology /
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