News tagged with clearing
Scientists unlock the mystery surrounding a tale of shaggy dogs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of York have produced the first clear evidence that textiles made by the indigenous population of the Pacific coast of North America contained dog hair.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 25, 2011 |
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Professor was right: Mastodon weapon was older than thought, scientists say
It's not unusual for an archaeologist to get stuck in the past, but Carl Gustafson may be the only one consumed by events on the Olympic Peninsula in 1977.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 07, 2011 |
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Worried about vitamin safety? Experts offer advice
Two studies this week raised gnawing worries about the safety of vitamin supplements and a host of questions. Should anyone be taking them? Which ones are most risky? And if you do take them, how can you pick ...
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Web-radio specialists reel in traditional-radio clients
Like Levi Strauss, who got rich selling goods to immigrants during the Gold Rush, the founders of Triton Digital are making their fortune by providing the technology to radio companies wanting to mine digital gold.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Brain imaging reveals why we remain optimistic in the face of reality
For some people, the glass is always half full. Even when a football fan's team has lost ten matches in a row, he might still be convinced his team can reverse its run of bad luck. So why, in the face of clear evidence to ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 09, 2011 |
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Owning insecticide-treated bed nets lowers child mortality by 23 percent
Children who live in households that own at least one insecticide-treated bed net are less likely to be infected with malaria and less likely to die from the disease, according to a new study by the Institute for Health Metrics ...
Sep 06, 2011 |
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The best hospitals are run by physicians
Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Progress in tissue engineering to repair joint damage in osteoarthritis
Medical scientists now have "clear" evidence that the damaged cartilage tissue in osteoarthritis and other painful joint disorders can be encouraged to regrow and regenerate, and are developing tissue engineering ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Induced pluripotent stem cells at risk for rejection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at UC San Diego have discovered that an important class of stem cells known as "induced pluripotent stem cells," or iPSCs, derived from an individual's own cells, could face immune ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Alarming combo: Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found
Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying "superbug" germs.
May 11, 2011 |
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Signs point to sponges as earliest animal life
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the apparently sudden appearance in the fossil record of a great variety of multicellular creatures — a rapid blossoming known as the Cambrian explosion. ...
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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