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Motorola Debuts MOTORAZR V3i in Purple
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 01, 2007 |
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Motorola debuts the deep, jewel-tone finish of the new MOTORAZR V3i in purple. Unlocked for GSM, the purple MOTORAZR is available exclusively online at at MotoStore.
Fuel from food waste: bacteria provide power
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Jul 17, 2008 |
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Researchers have combined the efforts of two kinds of bacteria to produce hydrogen in a bioreactor, with the product from one providing food for the other. According to an article in the August issue of Microbiology Today, this t ...
Purple sweet potato means increased amount of anti-cancer components
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.
Colour purple rules the mailbox
Feb 03, 2006 |
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Received any purple-coloured mail recently? Chances are you will. Massey Marketing researchers have found that purple has a previously unrecognized appeal – at least when it comes to mail surveys.
Purple pigments and obesity
Feb 11, 2008 |
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Scientists in Arkansas are reporting new evidence that natural pigments responsible for the beautiful blue/purple/reddish color of certain fruits and vegetables may help prevent obesity. Their animal study, ...
Biofilms use chemical weapons
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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Bacteria rarely come as loners; more often they grow in crowds and squat on surfaces where they form a community together. These so-called biofilms develop on any surface that bacteria can attach themselves ...
Scientists finding sink holes in Great Lakes
May 04, 2009 |
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Scientists studying submerged sinkholes in the Great Lakes off the coast of northern Michigan have stumbled onto something they never expected to find: life forms akin to those found in some of Earth's most extreme environments.
Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis
May 03, 2008 |
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A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
New research shows program effective in educating parents about prevention of shaken baby syndrome
Mar 02, 2009 |
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New studies in the United States and Canada show that educational materials aimed at preventing shaken baby syndrome increased knowledge of new mothers about infant crying, the most common trigger for people abusing babies ...
Australia's ancient oceans: toxic and purple
Oct 06, 2005 |
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Ancient oceans in Australia’s north were toxic seas of sulfur, supporting coloured bacteria that made the seas appear purple and unlike anything we know of in the Earth’s history, according to new ANU research.
For the birds or for me? Why do conservationists really help wildlife?
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Aug 07, 2008 |
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Volunteers who take part in conservation efforts may do it more for themselves than the wildlife they are trying to protect, a University of Alberta case study shows.
A tiny frozen microbe may hold clues to extraterrestrial life
Jun 15, 2009 |
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A novel bacterium that has been trapped more than three kilometres under glacial ice in Greenland for over 120 000 years, may hold clues as to what life forms might exist on other planets.
Are microbes the answer to the energy crisis?
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Jun 04, 2008 |
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The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that ...
Faithful males do not bring flowers
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fairy-wrens are notorious for their infidelity: despite living in seemingly harmonious monogamous pairs, females produce mostly illegitimate young, and males spend more time courting other ...
Elevated water temperature and acidity boost growth of key sea star species
Jun 01, 2009 |
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New research by zoologists at the University of British Columbia indicates that elevated water temperatures and heightened concentrations of carbon dioxide can dramatically increase the growth rate of a keystone species of ...
