Archive: 12/28/2006
British soldiers reach South Pole
A team of British military personnel has become the first service members to visit the South Pole in nearly 100 years.
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Technique quickly identifies bacteria for food safety
Researchers at Purdue University have used a new technique to rapidly detect and precisely identify bacteria, including dangerous E. coli, without time-consuming treatments usually required.
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New York dialysis care named worst
U.S. government records charge that dialysis care in New York is among the worst in the country.
Dec 28, 2006 |
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Researchers identify new drug targets for cancer
Solving a 100-year-old genetic puzzle, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have determined that the same genetic mechanism that drives tumor growth can also act as a tumor suppressor. ...
Dec 28, 2006 |
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Roadworks on the motorways of the cell
A cell is a busy place. In a permanent rush hour, molecules are transported along a dynamic motorway system made up of filaments called microtubules. Microtubules constantly grow and shrink and are rapidly ...
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Dec 28, 2006 |
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Sex Ends as Seasons Shift and Kisspeptin Levels Plummet
A hormone implicated in the onset of human puberty also appears to control reproductive activity in seasonally breeding rodents, report Indiana University Bloomington and University of California at Berkeley ...
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Dec 28, 2006 |
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How many genes does it take to learn? Lessons from sea slugs
Scientists analyzing the genomics of a marine snail have gotten an unprecedented look at brain mechanisms, discovering that the neural processes in even a simple sea creature are far from sluggish.
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Safety experts ill-equipped to handle nanotechnology in workplace
A strategic plan and more resources for risk research are needed now in order to ensure safe nano-workplaces today and in the future. That is the conclusion of Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies Chief Science Advisor Andrew ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 28, 2006 |
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