Archive: 06/29/2006
Novel connection found between biological clock and cancer
Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have discovered that DNA damage resets the cellular circadian clock, suggesting links among circadian timing, the cycle of cell division, and the propensity for cancer.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Study detects prejudice in the brain
U.S. scientists say they've found people view members of social out-groups, such as homeless people, with disgust and not a feeling of fellow humanity.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Rice scientists make first nanoscale pH meter
Using unique nanoparticles that convert laser light into useful information, Rice University scientists have created the world's first nano-sized pH meter.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Scientists Uncover Rules for Gene Amplification
Gene amplification plays an important role in causing cancers via activation of oncogenes. If scientists can determine the rules as to which segments of genetic material become amplified and how, oncologists and drug researchers ...
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Women's Online Skills Far Better than They Think
Fourteen years after a talking Barbie doll chirped “math class is tough” and a barrage of criticism from women's groups forced the doll off toy store shelves, it is hard to imagine Barbie announcing, “my Internet skills are ...
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Link between income and happiness is mainly an illusion
While most people believe that having more income would make them happier, Princeton University researchers have found that the link is greatly exaggerated and mostly an illusion.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Study: Tasmanian Devil may face extinction
A rare cancer is reportedly decimating Australia's dwindling Tasmanian Devil population, ABC News reported Thursday.
Biology /
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Huge asteroid hurtles toward Earth
An asteroid that's about one-half-mile wide is hurtling toward Earth, expected to narrowly miss the planet early Monday.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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First global lighting study is released
The first global survey of lighting uses and costs suggests the world's electric bill would greatly decrease with a switch to efficient lighting systems.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Great hammerhead shark sets litter record
A great hammerhead shark caught off the Gulf Coast of Florida last month was reportedly pregnant with 55 "pups" -- setting a record.
Biology /
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Italy reports stem-cell achievement
Italian scientists say the stem cells they extracted from "virgin birth" embryos are capable of turning into neurons.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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China seeks space station access
China has allowed reporters inside its space launch control room at Aerospace City near Beijing as part of an effort to join in the world's space projects.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Scientists puzzled by sand bacteria
U.S. scientists say bacteria forcing the closure of many beaches may not be coming from people, animals, or sewage -- but might be produced in the sand.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Study of urban roadside dirt reveals potentially toxic mix of metals
A truck idles at a stoplight; when the light turns green, it roars away in a cloud of dirt and exhaust.
Jun 29, 2006 |
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Beyond the Fireworks: A Heavenly Sky Show on the 4th of July
This drives astronomers crazy. Every summer, on the one night when millions of Americans are guaranteed to be outside at nightfall, necks craned upward watching the sky, almost no one pays attention to the ...
Jun 29, 2006 |
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