Archive: 12/29/2005
Survey shows Americans’ personal misery has increased since early 1990s
As Americans pause to reflect on time gone by on the threshold of a new year, many will have reason to think that their lives have not gotten better, according to a new study by the National Opinion Research ...
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Modified AFM Proves Critical to Uncovering Cell-growth Secret
Researchers using a customized atomic force microscope (AFM) have discovered new evidence for how the fibrous scaffolding within our cells, which is made of the protein actin, responds to obstacles in its environment.
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Climate change driving pika to extinction
The American pika, a small cousin of the rabbit, may be on the verge of extinction in the Great Basin, the high desert centered in Nevada.
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Online holiday shopping soars
Online holiday sales jumped this year, with one prominent survey reporting a 30-percent increase over last year's cybershopping.
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Famed oncologist dies of cancer
One of the best-known oncologists in the country lost his own fight with cancer this week, dying of melanoma at the age of 47.
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Scientists lift malaria's invisible cloak
Australian scientists have found a way to break through the invisibility cloak of the world's deadliest malaria parasite.
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Terror enters India's IT community
Late evening on Dec. 28 terror finally struck Bangalore, India's IT sector hub. A masked gunman opened an indiscriminate fire on a group of delegates at an international conference on the peaceful campus of ...
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Bullied children abuse alcohol
A new study out of Oregon indicates children who are bullied in middle school are more likely to abuse substances in high schools.
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Briefs: XM Satellite to unviel new services at CES
XM Satellite Radio will unveil the XM Advanced Services vehicle, a concept car featuring in-car video, voice command and weather alerts, next week.
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Chandra looks back at the Earth
In an unusual observation, a team of scientists has scanned the northern polar region of Earth with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results show that the aurora borealis, or "northern lights," also dance ...
Dec 29, 2005 |
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Briefs: Scots finish national broadband expansion
An ambitious project to expand broadband access throughout Scotland has been completed, officials announced Friday.
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China set to register cell-phone users
Chinese officials said Thursday they were set to begin registering the names of cell-phone users on the first of the year.
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Women catching up with online activities
A study by Pew Internet & American Life Project shows American women are catching with men on Internet activities.
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Survey: Sexes still differ on Web use
A new survey shows that men and women have differing goals in mind when they log on to the Internet.
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Briefs: Pegasus buys China wireless manufacturer
Pegasus Wireless took another step in its globalization plan Friday by taking controlling interest in Chinese wireless manufacturer CNet Technology.
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