Researchers warn Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' could grow
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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, ...
Ears ringing? Scientists ID the brain's own clarion
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Brain scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered how cells in the developing ear make their own noise, long before the ear is able to detect sound around them. The finding, reported in this week’s Nature, helps to explai ...
White male fearlessness is explained
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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.
Old drugs need 'repurposing' for new uses, physician says
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Overly restrictive intellectual property laws devalue the "repurposing" of existing medications for new uses, slowing their availability as life-saving treatments, a Portland researcher contends.
Catch a Comet - No Telescope Required
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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.
Toshiba Launches New Hard Disk Recorder with HD DVD in Japan
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Gene, stem cell therapy only needs to be 50 percent effective to create a healthy heart
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and greatly affects the quality and length of life for individuals with specific forms of muscular dystrophy. Recent discoveries have demonstrated that gene ...
Why do so many species live in tropical forests and coral reefs?
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The latest development in a major debate over a controversial hypothesis of biodiversity and species abundance is the subject of a paper to be published in the 1 November 2007 issue of the journal Nature.
Nano-coatings grease earthquake zones
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Scientists create colorful 'brainbow' images of the nervous system
Oct 31, 2007 |
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By activating multiple fluorescent proteins in neurons, neuroscientists at Harvard University are imaging the brain and nervous system as never before, rendering their cells in a riotous spray of colors dubbed ...
Economical, nonpolluting solutions to greenhouse growing found
Oct 31, 2007 |
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A recent study of an ancient growing medium has implications for advancing growth and yield of greenhouse crops grown in soilless conditions.
Researchers go nano, natural and green
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2007 |
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In 2002, U.S. farmers harvested 2.7 billion bushels of soybeans. Last year in Missouri, farmers harvested 194 million bushels of soybeans worth about $1.2 billion. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia ...
Researchers identify the brain circuits that control hunger
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Stem cells can improve memory after brain injury
Oct 31, 2007 |
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New UC Irvine research is among the first to demonstrate that neural stem cells may help to restore memory after brain damage.
China to build new rocket series
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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China, encouraged by its first lunar orbiter launch, plans to build a new series of bigger rockets to carry heavier satellites, it was reported Wednesday.
