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Termite creates sustainable monoculture fungus-farming
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Food production of modern human societies is mostly based on large-scale monoculture crops, but it now appears that advanced insect societies have the same practice. Our societies took just ...
Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified
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Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous ...
B&N Nook sells out, too late for holiday orders
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(AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas.
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GE Scientists Developing Wearable RFID Sensors to Detect Airborne Chemical Agents
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NJIT receives funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy
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Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in NC
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US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent
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Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5
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Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
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Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Building a more versatile laser,
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H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
Nov 09, 2009 |
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New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Smartphone app illuminates power consumption
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming. PowerTutor was developed by doctoral students and professors ...
Study uses brain scans to discover how children 'read' faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxford University scientists are using brain-scanning technology to understand how we learn to recognise and 'read' faces as children.
New Method to Measure Snow, Soil Moisture With GPS May Benefit Meteorologists, Farmers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder has found a clever way to use traditional GPS satellite signals to measure snow depth as well as soil and vegetation moisture, a technique expected ...
Flax and yellow flowers can produce bioethanol
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Surplus biomass from the production of flax shives, and generated from Brassica carinata, a yellow-flowered plant related to those which engulf fields in spring, can be used to produce bioethanol. This has be ...
Dutch build more dunes against rising seas
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On the beach at Monster, bulldozers painstakingly turn sand dredged from the bottom of the North Sea bed into dunes in an ambitious effort to safeguard the Netherlands from flooding.
Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN
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The world's biggest atom-smasher, which was shut down soon after its inauguration amid technical faults, is set to restart this weekend, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research said on Friday.
Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone
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Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.
Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease
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Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), researchers led by Daniel Chasman at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...
Older problem drinkers use more alcohol than do their younger counterparts
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Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found.
Before Darkness Falls: Cassini to Scan Enceladus on Winter's Cusp
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft will fly by Saturn's moon Enceladus this weekend for a last peek at the intriguing "tiger stripes" before winter darkness blankets the area for several years.
CDC: Swine flu cases seem to be dropping in US
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(AP) -- Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings next week makes it hard to predict what will happen next.
Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University ...
Planet 51 Star Brings NASA's Message of Exploration Down to Earth
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Actor Dwayne Johnson, usually known for his action and comedic film roles, takes to the stars as an astronaut in a new animated feature that brings important messages about the importance of space exploration ...
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EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
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Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste
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Sony hopes online service will build brand loyalty
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Astronauts await word of baby girl on Earth
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Researchers discover antibody receptor identity, propose renaming immune-system gene
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Lehigh receives grant to reduce cost of carbon capture at coal-fired power plants
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Medical imaging technique identifies very common condition in women that often goes undiagnosed
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Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound
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Biologists save fish after landslide
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Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells
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Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third
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Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
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EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion
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Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers
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Astronauts get extra moving time at space station
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International expedition investigates climate change, alternative fuels in Arctic
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Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer
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Ancestry attracts, but love is blind
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Researchers find new piece of BSE puzzle
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Google books hearing set for February 18,
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The court will now call its expert witness: the brain,
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