Intel Unveils Seven New Itanium Processors
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Underscoring strong momentum and industry support, Intel Corporation today unveiled Dual-Core Intel Itanium Processor 9100 series processors. Built for managing high-end applications and armed with advanced features that ...
Scientists to expose most deadly infectious diseases in 3-D
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A scientist slides on a pair of plastic 3-D glasses and an unearthly blue multi-armed creature -- an image right out of a sci-fi horror flick -- seems to leap out of the computer screen into the laboratory.
US government delays nanotechnology safety measures
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Want to buy a bag of carbon nanotubes—in quantities from a few grams to hundreds of kilograms (100 kilograms = approximately 220 pounds)? With a credit card and Internet access, you can. But is the U.S. government doing enough ...
How one virus uses mimicry to replicate successfully
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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.
Researchers identify new cardiac arrest gene
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified a new gene responsible for a rare, inherited form of sudden cardiac arrest, known as Brugada syndrome. With the identification of this new gene, ...
Study finds genes behind alcohol sensitivity in fruit flies
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Some fruit flies can drink others under the table. Now, scientists at North Carolina State University have a few more genetic clues behind why some flies are more sensitive to alcohol than others. And the results might lead ...
8x8 Inc. Is Awarded VoIP Patent Allowing Standard & Internet Connection
Oct 31, 2007 |
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The Santa Clara, Calfornia based company 8x8 Inc. has been awarded a patent for the arrangement of a telephone and an interface unit that interfaces with a standard switched system and Internet communication network.
Domestic cat genome sequenced
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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).
NEC Develops Wideband Wearable Antenna Prototype
Oct 31, 2007 |
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NEC Corp. today announced the successful development of a wideband wearable antenna.
New brain marker shows promise for predicting future Alzheimer's disease
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Duke University Medical Center researchers have used imaging technology to identify a new marker that may help identify those at greatest risk for cognitive decline and the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Opium and marijuana research go underground
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The world’s leading expert on the opium poppy has joined forces with researchers working on another infamous drug-producing plant – cannabis – in hopes of finding new uses for the much-maligned sources of heroin and marijuana.
Grocery chain to offer free antibiotics
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2007 |
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A St. Louis grocery chain began offering a limited supply of many generic brands of antibiotics free to patients with a doctors' prescription.
Phoenix: Tasks En Route to Mars Include Course Tweak, Gear Checks
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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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 ...
Gamma interferon could aid fight against fungal infections
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Interferon, the “superhero” cure for viral infections, may be a strong weapon in the battle against fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, according to an article in the November issue of Microbiology Today.
Exclusion of common bile duct stones prior to gallstone operations
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In the era of laparoscopic surgery, intra-operative X-ray investigation of bile ducts to identify coexisting common bile duct stones has been replaced by new techniques, which, unfortunately, are either too expensive and ...
