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Cancer's break-in tools possibly identified (w/ Video)
Aug 17, 2009 |
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A single cell in a 1-millimeter nematode worm is providing valuable new clues into cancer's deadliest behavior -- its ability to put down roots in new tissues after spreading throughout the body.
Magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection shows promise for gastric cancer
Jan 27, 2009 |
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A prospective clinical trial from researchers in Japan shows magnetic-anchor-guided endoscopic submucosal dissection for large early gastric cancer to be a feasible and safe method in humans. Endoscopic submucosal dissection ...
Tracking Down the Cause of Mad Cow Disease
Oct 07, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The cause of diseases such as BSE in cattle and Creutzfeld–Jakob disease in humans is a prion protein. This protein attaches to cell membranes by way of an anchor made of sugar and lipid components ...
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Source: Stephanopoulos offered 'GMA' job
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An executive with knowledge of the negotiations says ABC News has offered George Stephanopoulos (STEFF'-uh-nop-oh-luss) the job of "Good Morning America" co-anchor, although ABC's political expert ...
New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a molecular structure that could help create current-generating machines at the nanoscale.
Time isn't money: Study finds that we spend the resources differently
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Economists usually treat time like money – as another scarce resource that people spend to achieve certain ends. Money is used to pay for things like furniture and plane tickets; time is spent assembling the do-it-yourself ...
Scientists show how a neuron gets its shape
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ask a simple question, get a simple answer: When Abraham Lincoln was asked how long a man’s legs should be, he absurdly replied, “Long enough to reach the ground.” Now, by using a new microscopy technique ...
Food poisoning warning issued in Britain
Mar 18, 2007 |
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British officials have issued a food poisoning alert after learning that nearly 250,000 packed sandwiches could be contaminated with the listeria bacterium.
Dropping nano-anchor
Mar 18, 2005 |
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Touch the tines of a tuning fork and it goes silent. Scientists have faced a similar problem trying to harness the strength and conductivity of carbon nanotubes, regarded as material of choice for the next generation of everything ...
Cell 'anchors' required to prevent muscular dystrophy
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A protein that was first identified for playing a key role in regulating normal heart rhythms also appears to be significant in helping muscle cells survive the forces of muscle contraction. The clue was a laboratory mouse ...
Hybrid composite for root canal treatment
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. ...
RoboClam could lead to 'smart' anchors, more
Nov 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The simple razor clam has inspired a new MIT robot that could lead to a “smart” anchor that burrows through the ocean floor to reposition itself and could even reverse, making it easier to ...
Research shines spotlight on a key player in the dance of chromosomes
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May 13, 2008 |
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Cell division is essential to life, but the mechanism by which emerging daughter cells organize and divvy up their genetic endowments is little understood. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois and Columbia ...
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