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Preparing for a journey to Mars: Crew locked for 105 days in simulator
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Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of Biomedical ...
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Russia locks up six for Mars experiment
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Mar 31, 2009 |
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The hatch slammed shut Tuesday behind six volunteers from Europe and Russia who will spend three months isolated in a capsule in Moscow to simulate conditions for a manned mission to Mars.
Mission accomplished: 105-day Mars mission simulation ends in Moscow
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew of six today completed their simulated Mars mission after leaving a special isolation facility in Moscow, Russia, for the first time in 105 days. Their mission is part of the Mars500 ...
Europe, Russia in Mars mission rehearsal
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Mar 29, 2009 |
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Six volunteers from Europe and Russia will on Tuesday allow themselves to be locked up in a capsule in Moscow for over three months to simulate the conditions for an eventual manned mission to Mars.
New stem cell technology leads to better treatment for complicated bone fractures
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A novel technology involving use of stem cells, developed by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers, has been applied to provide better and rapid healing for patients suffering from complicated bone fractures.
Study outlines measures to limit effects of pandemic flu on nursing homes
Jul 21, 2008 |
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The greatest danger in a pandemic flu outbreak is that it could spread quickly and devastate a broad swath of people across the United States before there is much of a chance to react. The result could be a nation brought ...
In cancer-ridden rats, loneliness can kill
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Socially isolated female rats develop more tumors -- and tumors of a more deadly type -- than rats living in a social group, according to researchers at Yale University and the University of Chicago.
Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes: Is speciation adaptive?
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of his famous book, 'On the Origin of Species', debate still continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New ...
Grinch likely depressed, suffers from lack of love, joy, expert says (w/ Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hallmarks of depression, and could explain the Grinch's disdain for the Who -- the tall and the small -- his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ...
NIST antenna calibrations extended to 60-110 GHz
May 25, 2007 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new "tabletop" sized facility to improve characterization of antennas operating in the 60 to 110 gigahertz (GHz) frequency range. This extended frequency ...
Europe names crew for Mars 'mission'
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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The European Space Agency (ESA) on Friday named a Frenchman and a German who will join four Russians in an innovative 105-day isolation experiment to test whether humans can one day fly to Mars.
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