Oh brother: Family ties determine who gets heart disease
Oct 30, 2007 |
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The genetic family ties that bind brothers and sisters also link their risk for developing clogged arteries and having potentially fatal heart attacks, scientists at Johns Hopkins report. And according to researchers, brothers ...
English prof explores the social life of ink
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Imagine hundreds of people lined up at a department store in New York City, along with 50 police officers to prevent them from crashing the doors. What might cause such excitement? The new iPhone? An appearance by J.K. Rowling? ...
Researcher Models Effects of a Suicide Bombing: Results of Crowd Configurations
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Recent research by Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, a Florida Institute of Technology doctoral student and Fulbright Scholar, indicates that various crowd formations exacerbate or minimize injuries and fatalities in the event of ...
Digital Eyes in the Sky Play Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Video and still images captured in real time have informed fire crews and local residents in the San Diego area about the location and severity of threats to life and property since fires broke out earlier ...
Efficient crowd control in bacterial colonies
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Oct 30, 2007 |
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Bacterial cells form colonies with complex organization (aka biofilms), particularly in response to hostile environmental conditions. Recent studies have shown that biofilm development occurs when bacterial cells seek out ...
Food 'tricks' that combat sneaky, creepy Halloween treats
Oct 30, 2007 |
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The sneakiest, creepiest surprise this Halloween may actually be in the candy dish. In a study being presented this Saturday at the American Heart Association conference in Orlando shows that people at only half as many mini-size ...
Researchers develop technology for early detection of viruses
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Iowa State University researchers have developed a technology that detects a single molecule of the virus associated with cervical cancer in women.
NASA awards $46 million safety contract
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Oct 30, 2007 |
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U.S. space agency officials have awarded an environmental management and safety support contract to the Science Applications International Corp.
Kroger brand salmon dip is recalled
Oct 30, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 529 pounds of Kroger brand smoked salmon dip because of possible contamination.
Speed plays crucial role in breaking protein's H-bonds
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Researchers at MIT studying the architecture of proteins have finally explained why computer models of proteins’ behavior under mechanical duress differ dramatically from experimental observations. This work could have vast ...
Flu shots available at some U.S. airports
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Airports in Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and several other U.S. cities are offering flu shots to fliers.
