The Zabady: A Waterproof MP3/CD/WMA Player
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The Zabady manufactured by Twinbird is a waterproof audio player capable of playing CDs, MP3, WMA and FM radio. The Zabady has a built in USB port with 2GB of memory. The LED dispay shows the artist, name ...
Cryptic messages boost data security
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The Swiss national elections in October 2007 provided the opportunity to witness quantum cryptography in ‘real-life’ action for the first time. Geneva was first in line to test the unbreakable data code developed ...
Small RNA plays parallel roles in bacterial metabolism
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Nov 29, 2007 |
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They are often overlooked, and were once thought to be too small to contribute much to major cellular processes, but in recent years the study of small ribonucleic acids (sRNA) has gained momentum. Now a team from the University ...
Club drugs inflict damage similar to traumatic brain injury
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What do suffering a traumatic brain injury and using club drugs have in common? University of Florida researchers say both may trigger a similar chemical chain reaction in the brain, leading to cell death, memory loss and ...
Sandwich technique eases 3D optical chip fabrication
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Complex three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuits involving both optical and electronic elements are now easier to make, thanks to a “wafer bonding” technique developed by a European research consortium. ...
Hotspots found for chromosome gene swapping
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Crossovers and double-strand DNA breaks do not occur randomly on yeast chromosomes during meiosis, but are greatly influenced by the proximity of the chromosome’s telomere, according to research in the laboratory of Whitehead ...
Single-port laparoscopic surgery performed
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A U.S. surgeon has performed the world's first single-port laparoscopic surgeries, including kidney removal and four other procedures.
Australian scientists identify crucial barley gene
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Adelaide scientists have identified the major gene responsible for boron toxicity tolerance in barley, allowing breeders to select with 100% accuracy barley varieties that are tolerant to boron. The findings have today been ...
Oosight microscope enables embryonic stem cell breakthrough
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A noninvasive, polarized light microscope invented at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) played a crucial role in a recent breakthrough in embryonic stem-cell research aimed at developing medical therapies.
Flies' evasive move traced to sensory neurons
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When fruit fly larvae are poked or prodded, they fold themselves up and corkscrew their bodies around, a behavior that appears to be the young insects’ equivalent of a “judo move,” say researchers reporting online on November ...
New study shows low-income families face 3 barriers to health care
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There are so many problems in our health care delivery system and its financing structure that even families who have health insurance are having problems getting care as well as paying for it, according to a recent study ...
Southern California institutions to collaborate on stem cell research
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Research institutions across Southern California have joined forces to advance stem cell research by establishing the Southern California Stem Cell Scientific Collaboration (SC3). Members of the collaboration include the ...
Studies of 20,000 smokers show quit rates double with counseling and free nicotine patches
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Increasing the level of Quitline smoking cessation services and offering free nicotine patches are a successful and cost-effective way to reduce smoking rates, according to two new studies in the December issue of Tobacco ...
Probing Question: Why can a stroke victim remember some things and not others?
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The brain is the most beautifully complex organ in the human body. Three pounds of evolutionary genius, the brain provides both the hardware and software for controlling all behavior through an intricate system ...
Biological markers of prostate cancer shed light on cancer burden faced by African-American men
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Researchers based at Tulane University report the discovery of biological markers of prostate cancer which are involved in the growth of tumor cells, shedding light on the genetic basis for the prostate cancer burden faced ...
