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Broken genomes behind breast cancers
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The first detailed search of breast cancer genomes to uncover genomic rearrangements is published today. The team characterised the ways in which the human genome is broken and put back together in 24 cases of breast cancer.
Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault
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The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...
First volume of microbial encyclopedia published
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The Earth is estimated to have about a nonillion (1030) microbes in, on, around, and under it, comprised of an unknown but very large number of distinct species. Despite the widespread availability of microbi ...
Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars
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Stars in globular clusters are generally extremely old, with ages of 12-13 billion years. However, a small fraction of them appear to be significantly younger than the average population and, because they ...
Birds Play an Important Role in the Spread of Lyme Disease
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The range of Lyme disease is spreading in North America and it appears that birds play a significant role by transporting the Lyme disease bacterium over long distances, a new study by the Yale School of ...
Scientists discover how the brain encodes memories at a cellular level
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Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a major discovery in how the brain encodes memories. The finding, published in the December 24 issue of the journal Neuron, could eventually lead to the development ...
2/3 of Australians unlikely to get vaccinated against swine flu
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Australia risks a serious swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) outbreak with two-thirds (65 per cent) of unprotected Australians stating they're unlikely to get vaccinated against the disease in the next 12 months, according ...
High-blood-pressure treatment for the over-80s too aggressive, warns expert
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People over 80 years are being treated too aggressively for high blood pressure, warns an expert in an editorial in BMJ Clinical Evidence this week.
The number of 85-year-olds will increase by a third by 2020
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Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published today in the British Medical Journal.
Controlling the TV with a wave of the hand
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Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand.
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