http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. To identify the hemophilia mutation that affected Queen Victoria and her European relatives, scientific detectives used a cutting-edge "deep sequencing tool." Able to trace rare genetic disease mutations, the tool can turn a single laboratory into a fertile genetic research center. http://www.physorg.com/news180705775.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:06 EST news180705775 China Daily reports the commencement of the 30-mile Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, the longest sea bridge under construction world-wide. The six-lane expressway will cut travel time from three-hours to around 30-minutes to and from the densely populated and lucrative centers of manufacturing, finance and tourism located in and around Guangdong Province to Hong Kong. http://www.physorg.com/news180364725.html Technology Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:42:50 EST news180364725 (AP) -- Far from Copenhagen's turbulent climate talks, the sea lions, harbor seals and sea otters reposing along the shoreline and kelp forests of this protected marine area stand to gain from any global deal to cut greenhouse gases. http://www.physorg.com/news180344477.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:52:19 EST news180344477 (PhysOrg.com) -- New photographs of ice fish, octopus, sea pigs, giant sea spiders, rare rays and beautiful basket stars that live in Antarctica`s continental shelf seas are revealed this week by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). http://www.physorg.com/news180292797.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:20:56 EST news180292797 (PhysOrg.com) -- Over three decades, a world-recognized medical team at UC San Diego Medical Center has spurred the evolution of a complex surgery to destroy dangerous clusters of arteries and veins in the brain. Integrating innovative approaches in radiology, anesthesia and surgery, the team has perfected a method to systematically starve these abnormal brain lesions, artery by artery, vein by vein. http://www.physorg.com/news180208353.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:10:06 EST news180208353 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists once thought that life could originate only within a solar system's "habitable zone," where a planet would be neither too hot nor too cold for liquid water to exist on its surface. But according to planetary scientist Francis Nimmo, evidence from recent NASA missions suggests that conditions necessary for life may exist on the icy satellites of Saturn and Jupiter. http://www.physorg.com/news180112635.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:55:19 EST news180112635 Post-surgical infections significantly increase the chance of hospital readmission and death and cost as much as $60,000 per patient, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who conducted the largest study of its kind to date. http://www.physorg.com/news180116325.html Medicine & Health Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:21:40 EST news180116325 For a generation of students raised and nurtured at the computer keyboard, it seems like a no-brainer that computer-assisted learning would have a prominent role in the college science classroom. http://www.physorg.com/news180017079.html Other Sciences Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:10:05 EST news180017079 Researchers at The Scripps Research Institute have solved a 10-year-old mystery of how a single protein from an ancient family of enzymes can have two completely distinct roles in the body. In addition to providing guidance for understanding other molecules in the family, the research supplies a theoretical underpinning for the protein's possible use for combating diseases including cancer and macular degeneration. http://www.physorg.com/news179934545.html Chemistry Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:20:03 EST news179934545 (PhysOrg.com) -- While most school children understand that green plants photosynthesize, absorb carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, few people consider the profound global-scale effects that photosynthesis has had on Earth. One of those actively shedding light on the origins and evolution of photosynthesis is Jeffrey Touchman, assistant professor in Arizona State University's School of Life Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news179776706.html Biology Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:10:02 EST news179776706 (AP) -- Fighting back against climate skeptics, over 1,700 scientists in Britain have signed a statement defending the evidence that climate change is being caused by humans, Britain's weather office said Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news179670878.html Space & Earth Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:00:05 EST news179670878 When a government-appointed panel of experts released new guidelines last month calling for fewer routine mammograms, they were met with public confusion, political outrage, and a media storm that left women and their doctors with conflicting messages. http://www.physorg.com/news179599712.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:49:48 EST news179599712 In fatal cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza, the virus can damage cells throughout the respiratory airway, much like the viruses that caused the 1918 and 1957 influenza pandemics, report researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner. The scientists reviewed autopsy reports, hospital records and other clinical data from 34 people who died of 2009 H1N1 influenza infection between May 15 and July 9, 2009. All but two of the deaths occurred in New York City. A microscopic examination of tissues throughout the airways revealed that the virus caused damage primarily to the upper airway -the trachea and bronchial tubes -but tissue damage in the lower airway, including deep in the lungs, was present as well. Evidence of secondary bacterial infection was seen in more than half of the victims. http://www.physorg.com/news179426586.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:43:54 EST news179426586 (PhysOrg.com) -- Donhee Ham, Gordon McKay Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, uses his personal energy and understanding of physics to design innovative integrated circuits. http://www.physorg.com/news179085037.html Physics Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:50:02 EST news179085037 (PhysOrg.com) -- The third in a series of papers in the journal Nature completes the case for a new method of predicting earthquakes. http://www.physorg.com/news179087953.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:41:47 EST news179087953