Archive: 10/31/2007
White male fearlessness is explained
A U.S. study suggests the relative fearlessness of some white males is due to their cultural identity, and its influence on their appraisal of risks.
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Punishing Innocent Downloaders Violates Free Speech, Professor Argues
As record labels are dramatically increasing lawsuits over music piracy, a University of Arkansas law professor argues that the law's automatic punishment of illegal downloading violates the First Amendment.
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Toshiba Launches New Hard Disk Recorder with HD DVD in Japan
Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of a new digital video recorder (DVR) with HD DVD drive that integrates key new features that bring greater freedom of recording to the HD DVD, including recording ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Stem cells can improve memory after brain injury
New UC Irvine research is among the first to demonstrate that neural stem cells may help to restore memory after brain damage.
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Paleontologists Discover Ancient Jurassic Mammal with New Type of Teeth
A team of Chinese and American scientists has discovered a new mammal from the 165 million-year-old lakebeds of the Jurassic Period in Northern China.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 31, 2007 |
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NEC Develops Wideband Wearable Antenna Prototype
NEC Corp. today announced the successful development of a wideband wearable antenna.
Oct 31, 2007 |
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How one virus uses mimicry to replicate successfully
Both viruses and cancers subvert the growth-control machinery in a cell to serve their own needs. According to a new study, at least one virus uses mimicry to gain access to that machinery.
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Scientists discover genetic variant associated with prostate cancer in African Americans
Today researchers report a newly identified genetic variation that is linked to higher incidence of prostate cancer in African American men. This study, which emphasizes the importance of characterizing genetic markers associated ...
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Domestic cat genome sequenced
A report that appears in the scientific journal Genome Research details the first assembly, annotation, and comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome (Felis catus).
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Catch a Comet - No Telescope Required
Usually comets are challenging little no-see-um fuzzballs. To see one often requires a dark sky, a good chart or a telescope that can "go-to" the object automatically.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Fourth ISS Spacewalk Targeted for Friday
Mission managers announced today that the fourth spacewalk of STS-120 is targeted for Friday. This spacewalk was originally scheduled for Thursday and would have involved work on the starboard Solar Alpha ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Phoenix: Tasks En Route to Mars Include Course Tweak, Gear Checks
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, launched on Aug. 4 and headed to Mars, fired its four trajectory correction thrusters Wednesday for only the second time. The 45.9-second burn nudged the spacecraft just the right ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Nano-coatings grease earthquake zones
Samples of rock from deep inside the San Andreas Fault could shake up scientists' notions about why some fault zones move slowly and steadily while others balk for a time and then shift suddenly and violently, producing major ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Researchers warn Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' could grow
The New Jersey-size Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" will likely grow in coming years unless federal policies to control it change, in part because the demand for corn-based ethanol fuel will worsen the problem, ...
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Researchers identify the brain circuits that control hunger
Researchers at UCLA have identified the brain circuits involved in hunger that are influenced by the hormone leptin, the signaling molecule produced by fat cells. In clinical trials, leptin supplementation ...
Oct 31, 2007 |
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