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Archaeologists find cache of tablets in 2,700-year old Turkish temple
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Excavations led by a University of Toronto archaeologist at the site of a recently discovered temple in southeastern Turkey have uncovered a cache of cuneiform tablets dating back to the Iron ...
Honda's 'Personal-Neo Urban Transport' Concept
Dec 03, 2009 |
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The Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model demonstrates a futuristic concept for an ultra-compact and sophisticated city coupe, American Honda Motor announced at the 2009 Los Angeles ...
Researchers identify personality traits
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) New England Centenarian Study have noted specific personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians. The work ...
The story of X -- evolution of a sex chromosome
Apr 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Move over, Y chromosome - it's time X got some attention. In the first evolutionary study of the chromosome associated with being female, University of California, Berkeley, biologist Doris ...
Report exposes loopholes in gun-control laws
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2009 |
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Gun shows and the lack of uniform gun-control laws provide easy access to guns that can be used for criminal purposes, according to a new report released today from the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research ...
Baby with two heads born in Philippines
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Doctors at a Philippine hospital were Wednesday trying to save a baby girl born with two heads, officials said.
Amazon offers to replace Orwell books on Kindles
Sep 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July.
Standard chemo works better against metastatic BRCA1/2 breast cancer than against sporadic tumors
Apr 17, 2008 |
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The first study to investigate the effects of chemotherapy on metastatic breast cancer in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation has shown that standard chemotherapy works better in these patients than in women without ...
Near Earth Objects - what lies ahead?
Nov 28, 2005 |
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Telescope facilities across the world are watching the skies for rocky remnants from outer space on a collision course with planet Earth. Currently one or two of these so called 'Near Earth Objects' [NEOs] ...
Revised asteroid scale aids understanding of impact risk
Apr 12, 2005 |
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Astronomers led by an MIT professor have revised the scale used to assess the threat of asteroids and comets colliding with Earth to better communicate those risks with the public. The overall goal is to provide easy-to-understand inf ...
The anti-consumption movement: Researchers examine resistance to global brands
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Jun 15, 2009 |
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What motivates people to rebel against global brands—or consumption in general? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the connection between nationalism and the anti-consumption movement in India.
Revolution in Nanobiotechnology with Cancer Detection Kit
Jul 29, 2004 |
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Acrongenomics Inc. is pleased to introduce the revolutionary design of its nanobiotechnology product, the Neo-EpCAM(TM) cancer detection kit, which fuses molecular diagnostics with nanotechnology. ...
HP Introduces ProBook 5310m and Pavilion dm3 Notebooks
Sep 15, 2009 |
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HP today introduced the world's thinnest full-performance notebook PC as well as a slim, stylish consumer notebook that delivers an optimal balance of mobility, performance and affordability.
Does time slow in crisis?
Dec 12, 2007 |
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In The Matrix, hero Neo wins his battles when time slows in the simulated world. In the real world, accident victims often report a similar slowing as they slide unavoidably into disaster. But can humans really experience ...
How fishes conquered the ocean
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Jan 24, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of Bergen, Norway have deduced how bony fishes conquered the oceans by duplicating their yolk-producing genes and filling their eggs with the water of life – the degradation of yolk proteins from ...
