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Remains of Minoan-style painting discovered during excavations of Canaanite palace
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 09, 2009 |
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The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others ...
Don't ignore your emotions at work, professor says
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “There’s no crying in baseball!” So said Jimmy Dugan, the manager portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie “A League of Their Own.” Not so fast, says Vince Waldron, an Arizona State University professor of communication ...
Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt ...
Researchers produce world’s first transgenic sweet sorghum
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ (University of Queensland) researchers are leading green energy technology with confirmation of the world’s first transgenic sweet sorghum plants.
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Scientists are first to 'unlock' the mystery of creating cultured pearls from the queen conch
Nov 04, 2009 |
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For more than 25 years, all attempts at culturing pearls from the queen conch (Strombus gigas) have been unsuccessful—until now. For the first time, novel and proprietary seeding techniques to produce beaded ...
Shifting blame is socially contagious
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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Merely observing someone publicly blame an individual in an organization for a problem - even when the target is innocent - greatly increases the odds that the practice of blaming others will spread with the tenacity of the ...
Researchers Study Effect of Cinnamon Compounds on Brain Cells
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cell-culture studies looking into how compounds in cinnamon extract affect brain cells are being conducted by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists. The researchers have reported ...
Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture.
Craigslist founder joins Wikimedia advisory board
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The nonprofit group that runs online encyclopedia Wikipedia said Friday that it named Craig Newmark, the founder of Web classifieds site Craigslist, to its advisory board.
Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells
Nov 05, 2009 |
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Scientists in Belgium have successfully differentiated human embryonic stem cells (hESC) into major cell types of lung epithelial tissue using a convenient air-liquid interface. The technique, published in BioMed Central's ...
Women who exit welfare just as likely to marry as women never on welfare
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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A new study from a recent issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that women who exit welfare (under TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), are as likely to marry as women of similar socioeconomic backgr ...
ERK's got rhythm: Protein that controls cell growth found to cycle in and out of cell nucleus (w/ Video)
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Time-lapsed video of individual breast tissue cells reveals a never-before-seen event in the life of a cell: a protein that cycles between two major compartments in the cell. The results give researchers a more complete view ...
Medical students regularly stuck by needles, often fail to report injuries
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Medical students are commonly stuck by needles -- putting them at risk of contracting potentially dangerous blood-borne diseases -- and many of them fail to report the injuries to hospital authorities, according to a Johns ...
Chinese agencies fight for control of Web game
Nov 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Chinese regulators are fighting over the right to oversee "World of Warcraft," a popular online game, in a bizarre battle that has thrust bureaucratic rivalry for control of the Internet into the open.
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