New discovery allows scientists for the first time to experimentally annotate genomes
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Over the last 20 years, the sequencing of the human genome, along with related organisms, has represented one of the largest scientific endeavors in the history of mankind. The information collected from genome ...
EA posts 2Q loss, cutting 17 pct. of work force
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(AP) -- Electronic Arts plans to cut its work force by 17 percent as it tries to align its business with a transforming video game industry.
Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain tumor treatment, study finds
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Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.
FDA-approved drugs eliminate, prevent cervical cancer in mice
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health have eliminated cervical cancer in mice with two FDA-approved drugs currently used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis.
Scientists explain binding action of 2 key HIV antibodies; could lead to new vaccine design
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A very close and detailed study of how the most robust antibodies work to block the HIV virus as it seeks entry into healthy cells has revealed a new direction for researchers hoping to design an effective vaccine.
Well-traveled wasps provide hope for vanishing species
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They may only be 1.5mm in size, but the tiny wasps that pollinate fig trees can travel over 160km in less than 48 hours, according to research from scientists at the University of Leeds. The fig wasps are transporting ...
Study: Credit crisis, debt load a double whammy for investment
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Firms with heavy long-term debt that came due amid the nation's recent credit crisis slashed investment more than three times as much as companies whose paybacks ducked the meltdown, a new University of Illinois study found.
Words, gestures are translated by same brain regions, says new research
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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Your ability to make sense of Groucho's words and Harpo's pantomimes in an old Marx Brothers movie takes place in the same regions of your brain, says new research funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication ...
Theory about long and short-term memory questioned
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
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The long-held theory that our brains use different mechanisms for forming long-term and short-term memories has been challenged by new research from UCL, published today in PNAS.
Scientists successfully reprogram blood cells
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Researchers have transplanted genetically modified hematopoietic stem cells into mice so that their developing red blood cells produce a critical lysosomal enzyme -preventing or reducing organ and central nervous system damage ...
NASA's GOES Project offers real-time hurricane alley movies
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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People love to get the big picture of hurricane alleys, and thanks to the GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., they can now get real-time satellite animations of the eastern ...
NASA on crusade to debunk 2012 apocalypse myths
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The world is not coming to an end on December 21, 2012, the US space agency insisted Monday in a rare campaign to dispel widespread rumors fueled by the Internet and a new Hollywood movie.
Plasma-in-a-bag for sterilizing devices
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The practice of sterilizing medical tools and devices helped revolutionize health care in the 19th century because it dramatically reduced infections associated with surgery. Through the years, numerous ways of sterilization ...
Male factor infertility associated with comorbidities
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The December issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article entitled 'Are Infertile Men Less Healthy than Fertile Men? Results of a Prospective Case-Control Survey ...
Computer scientists work to strengthen online security
Technology / Computer Sciences
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If you forget your password when logging into an e-mail or online shopping Web site, the site will likely ask you a security question: What is your mother's maiden name? Where were you born?
