New route for heredity bypasses DNA
Jan 04, 2008 |
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A group of scientists in Princeton's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology has uncovered a new biological mechanism that could provide a clearer window into a cell's inner workings.
Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record
Jan 04, 2008 |
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have jointly achieved a new milestone in the almost 20-year history of scientific ballooning in Antarctica, ...
Researchers uncover key trigger for potent cancer-fighting marine product
Jan 04, 2008 |
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An unexpected discovery in marine biomedical laboratories at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to new, key information about the fundamental biological processes inside a marine organism ...
HydroPak Fuel Cell Could Replace Generators, Batteries
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 04, 2008 |
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The HydroPak fuel cell is a portable power generator that can provide up to 14 hours of power with a single disposable cartridge. The $20 cartridges are water-activated, and have a shelf life of several years.
Hot Cyclones Churn at Both Ends of Saturn
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Despite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot spot remarkably similar to one at the planet's sunny south pole. The source of its heat is a mystery. Now, the ...
UO plays key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event
Jan 04, 2008 |
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An international team of physicists, including University of Oregon scientists, has concluded that last February's intense burst of gamma rays possibly coming from the Andromeda Galaxy lacked a gravitational wave. That absence, ...
New SanDisk Flash Drive With Automatic On-line Storage
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 04, 2008 |
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SanDisk will demonstrate their new Cruzer Titanium Plus 4GB flash drive at the 2008 International CES in Las Vegas, Nevada next week. One unique feature is the partnership between SanDisk and Belnsync that ...
100 percent of people carry at least 1 type of pesticide
Jan 04, 2008 |
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A study carried out by researchers from the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine of the University of Granada, in collaboration with the Andalusian School of Public Health (Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública), found ...
How to imbue products with symbolic meaning
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Many people pay silly money to wear a particular logo or a designer brand. Of course, a designer outfit doesn't keep you any warmer or dryer than an unbranded one, but functionality is only part of the story. Designer products ...
No link between acid reflux and survival
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), often known as acid reflux, is a common problem that has been associated with cancers, asthma, recurrent aspiration and pulmonary fibrosis. A new study published in The American Journal ...
Food for thought: delivering the promise of food processing
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Humans have transformed raw ingredients into food since prehistoric times. But scientists are still looking for new ways to make food taste better and survive longer. Presenting their findings at a recent European Science ...
Food for thought: delivering the promise of food processing
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Humans have transformed raw ingredients into food since prehistoric times. But scientists are still looking for new ways to make food taste better and survive longer. Presenting their findings at a recent European Science ...
Strength training of neck muscles relieves chronic pain
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Neck pain has been steadily increasing over the past two decades and is now second to back pain, the most common musculoskeletal disorder. Women are more likely than men to suffer from persistent neck pain, in particular ...
Those least needy most likely to get free drug samples
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 04, 2008 |
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Most free drug samples are not used to ease the burden of the poor or the uninsured, but rather go to those most able to pay for their prescriptions, according to a study by physicians from Cambridge Health Alliance ...
UC San Diego begins trading greenhouse gas credits on Chicago Climate Exchange
Jan 04, 2008 |
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The University of California, San Diego has become the first campus on the West Coast to join the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), North America’s only voluntary, legally binding trading system to reduce emissions of greenhouse ...
