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New virus threatens High Plains wheat crop

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 21, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Triticum mosaic virus poses a new threat to Texas wheat, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Amarillo.





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Solar power coming to a store near you (AP)

Solar power coming to a store near you

Technology / Energy

created 7 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 9

(AP) -- Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.


Experiment to test killing 1 owl to help another

Biology / Ecology

created 8 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Scientists want to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the protected spotted owl.


Penn State scientist at center of a storm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up negative publicity for the field that ...


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Ubiquitous in U.S., Google struggles for market share in China

Technology / Internet

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

In China, Google means underdog. While the Mountain View company dominates the search market in the United States, it is not part of the pop lexicon on the other side of the Pacific. In its nine years in China, ...


'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created 20 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.


IBM Introduces New System z Linux Solutions for Large-Scale Consolidation and Savings

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IBM today announced new Linux offerings for the System z mainframe to help clients run smarter and more efficient data centers that maximize the use of IT resources and reduce energy costs.


Dermatologic infections in cancer patients treated with EGFRI therapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Patients who experience dermatologic toxic effects from epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs) have a high prevalence of skin and nail infections, according to a new study published online December 9 in the ...


Fermi sees brightest-ever blazar flare

Fermi sees brightest-ever blazar flare

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A galaxy located billions of light-years away is commanding the attention of NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and astronomers around the globe. Thanks to a series of flares that began ...


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Atom smasher catches 1st high-energy collisions

Physics / General Physics

created 21 hours ago | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 22

(AP) -- The world's largest atom smasher has recorded its first high-energy collisions of protons, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.


Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

Chemistry / Other

created 22 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that increasing roast color intensity steadily ramps up the antioxidant capacities of peanuts, peanut flour and peanut skins.



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