Archive: 10/29/2007
Unlocking the secrets of ripening for better tasting fruits and veggies
Researchers worldwide are learning to control the key chemical processes involved in ripening, a development that will lead to longer lasting, better tasting tomatoes, apples, and other fruits and vegetables, according to ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Study reveals that nitrogen fertilizers deplete soil organic carbon
The common practice of adding nitrogen fertilizer is believed to benefit the soil by building organic carbon, but four University of Illinois soil scientists dispute this view based on analyses of soil samples from the Morrow ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Label error leads to brownie cookie recall
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of President's Choice Chocolate Chunk Brownie Cookies because of a labeling error.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Greenpeace opposes Italian gas terminal
Environmental activists want to block Italian plans to install a floating natural gas terminal in the middle of a whale and dolphin sanctuary.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Melting ice prompts navigation warning
The U.S.-based International Ice Charting Working Group predicted significant navigation hazards will develop as Arctic sea ice diminishes.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Odd protein interaction guides development of olfactory system
Scientists have discovered a strange mechanism for the development of the fruit fly antennal lobe, an intricate structure that converts the chaotic stew of odors in the environment into discrete signals in the brain.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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New gene may offer clues to infertility in both cows and women
A newly identified gene that controls embryo development in cows may someday offer clues into the cause of infertility in women.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Breast cancer is more aggressive in African-American women
African American women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age and have larger tumors and more lymph node involvement than Caucasian women, a Yale School of Medicine researcher reported today.
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HIV's path out of Africa: Haiti, the US then the world
The AIDS virus entered the United States via Haiti, probably arriving in just one person in about 1969, earlier than previously believed, according to new research. After the virus, HIV-1, entered the U.S., it flourished ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Researchers show evidence of 'memory' in cells and molecules
Research to be reported October 29 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that some molecular interactions on cell surfaces may have a “memory” that affects their ...
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Scientists unveil structure of molecular target of many drugs
More than 40 years after beta blockers were first used clinically, scientists can finally get a detailed, three-dimensional look at the drugs’ molecular target—the beta2-adrenergic receptor. This receptor ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Scandal of invisibility plagues countries with no civil registries
Most people in Africa and Asia are born and die without leaving a trace in any official records, giving policymakers and researchers little information on which to base public health decisions, a University of North Carolina ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Study reveals 'huffing' household chemicals connected to teen suicide
With suicide as the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, a new University of Denver (DU) study reveals inhaling or “huffing” vapors of common household goods, such as glue or nail polish, are ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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NVIDIA Answers Gamers' Demands With GeForce 8800 GT
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, the latest in the standard-setting GeForce 8 Series of graphics processing units (GPUs), is hitting store shelves today.
Oct 29, 2007 |
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Transparent Zebrafish Help Researchers Track Breast Cancer
What if doctors could peer through a patient’s skin and see a cancer tumor growing? They’d be able to study how tumor cells migrate: how they look, how they interact with the blood system to find nourishment ...
Oct 29, 2007 |
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