Archive: 08/31/2006
La. levee dangers identified in 1846
Warnings about the ecological and geophysical dangers of the levee system in Louisiana date to engineers working in the state 160 years ago.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2006 |
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AIDS vaccine nears human testing
A University of Kansas Medical Center researcher hopes to get the funds needed for the next step in developing his AIDS vaccine -- testing on humans.
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Celebrex may slow colon cancer
Two U.S. studies say Pfizer's painkiller Celebrex can slow the recurrence of polyps in the colon for those at a higher risk of developing colon cancer.
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Russian company sets sights on the moon
The president of a Russian spacecraft company announced the corporation plans to launch the country's first manned flight around the moon in 2011.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Cell's fight against cancer revealed
If anything in cancer biology can be likened to a cage match, this is it: the battle inside the cell walls between LTag, "The Most Amazing Molecule in the Universe," and p53, "The Guardian of the Genome."
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Study Contends Marrieds are More Likely to Vote
Who is most likely to vote in presidential elections? Researchers have known that who votes can be determined by a trio of individual characteristics: education, age, and residential stability; and the more you have of each, ...
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Superconductivity is key to conserving energy, says UMR researcher
Dr. Fatih Dogan, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is working with superconducting materials that might eventually revolutionize the way energy is conserved.
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Genome Info from 'Plant Destroyers' Could Save Trees, Beans and Chocolate
An international team of scientists has published the first two genome sequences from a destructive group of plant pathogens called Phytophthora--a name that literally means "plant destroyer." The more than ...
Biology /
Aug 31, 2006 |
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High-Flying Balloons Track Hurricane Formation
The eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean is out of range for U.S. hurricane-hunter aircraft, and forecasters have little skill predicting which systems brewing there will develop into hurricanes, atmospheric scientists ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2006 |
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NASA Names Manned Lunar Spaceship Contractor
Lessons from the past are guiding NASA's next step into the future, as the space agency prepares to replace the space shuttle with an Apollo-style vehicle for human explorers.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Heat extends mosquito season, West Nile threat in Montana
Hot weather has extended Montana's mosquito season into September, and that means West Nile virus is still a threat, says Montana State University entomologist Greg Johnson.
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Laboratory sets high magnetic field records
Scientists at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory have set a pair of world records for nondestructive pulsed-magnet performance that puts them in position ...
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Evolution of Old World fruit flies on three continents mirrors climate change
Fast-warming climate appears to be triggering genetic changes in a species of fruit fly that is native to Europe and was introduced into North and South America about 25 years ago.
Biology /
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Astronomers provide fresh peek at nearby galaxy
An international team of astronomers, including scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has created two striking images of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small galaxy nestled right next to the ...
Aug 31, 2006 |
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Gold Nanoparticles Prove to Be Hot Stuff
Gold nanoparticles are highly efficient and sensitive “handles” for biological molecules being manipulated and tracked by lasers, but they also can heat up fast—by tens of degrees in just a few nanoseconds—which ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 31, 2006 |
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