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Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Cells Nov 4, 2009
Not Just Bleach: Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Living Cells. Not Just Bleach: Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Living Cells. (Science Daily)
Breakthrough In Industrial-scale Nanotube Processing Nov 4, 2009
3, 2009) Rice University scientists have unveiled a method for the industrial-scale processing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power distribution and nanoelectronics. The result of a nine-year program, the method builds upon tried-and-true processes that chemical firms have used for decades to produce plastics. (Science Daily)
Lessons From Oil Industry May Help Address Groundwater Crisis Nov 4, 2009
3, 2009) Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, experts say -- a critical resource often taken for granted until it begins to run out. Aquifers are being depleted much faster than they are being replenished in many places, wells are drying up, massive lawsuits are already erupting and the problems have barely begun. (Science Daily)
Short Heels Make Elite Sprinters Super Speedy Nov 4, 2009
4, 2009) Longer toes and a unique ankle structure provide sprinters with the burst of acceleration that separates them from other runners, according to biomechanists. "At the start of a sprint the only way a runner can speed up is through the reaction force that results from the action of leg muscles pushing on the ground," said Stephen Piazza, associate professor of kinesiology, Penn State. (Science Daily)
Suriname-2009 Article IV Consultation Concluding Statement of the IMF Mission Nov 3, 2009
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Mending Meniscals In Children, Improving Diagnosis And Recovery Nov 3, 2009
2, 2009) The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. (Science Daily)
RBA ups rates Nov 3, 2009
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The Entwined Destinies Of Humankind And Leprosy Bacteria Nov 3, 2009
3, 2009) For thousands of years an undesirable and persistent companion has been travelling with man wherever he goes. Mycobacterium leprae, the bacterium that causes leprosy, has only one known natural host -- humankind. (Science Daily)
Snows Of Kilimanjaro Likely To Be Lost Nov 3, 2009
Snows Of Kilimanjaro Shrinking Rapidly, And Likely To Be Lost. Snows Of Kilimanjaro Shrinking Rapidly, And Likely To Be Lost. (Science Daily)
Forest Clearances Doomed Ancient Nasca People Nov 3, 2009
Nasca People Of Ancient Peru: Forest Clearances Sealed Civilization's Downfall. Nasca People Of Ancient Peru: Forest Clearances Sealed Civilization's Downfall. (Science Daily)
No Need for Covert Operation at Halas Nov 2, 2009
" To Smith's first point: Does he really believe that Browns coach Eric Mangini is going to toss and turn all week long wondering if it's going to be Omiyale or Beekman at left guard? Now Mangini is guilty of similar behavior, refusing to name his starting quarterback for Week 1 and looking like a fool in the process. Still, and are different enough QBs that it could have an effect on a defense's game plan depending on which one of them is at the controls. But this isn't a quarterback decision.... (EagleInsider.com)
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Chat Wrap: SMU WINS 27-14 Nov 1, 2009
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No Announcement, but Moves Made Nov 1, 2009
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Making peace with victims of Vista Nov 1, 2009
With a growing number of browser-based services available online, such as Google's free email, calendar, chat and document editing offerings, more and more people are going to discover they can live without Microsoft for their day-to-day computing needs. Microsoft is so entrenched on the world's desktops that it's not going anywhere overnight but the history of computing is littered with the carcasses of cocksure behemoths overthrown by young upstarts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals Nov 1, 2009
31, 2009) DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today's forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. (Science Daily)
Placental Precursor Stem Cells Require Testosterone-free Environment To Survive Nov 1, 2009
31, 2009) Trophoblast stem cells (TSCs), cells found in the layer of peripheral embryonic stem cells from which the placenta is formed, are thought to exhibit "immune privilege" that aids cell survivability and is potentially beneficial for cell and gene therapies. Further, the survivability of TSCs has been thought to require the presence of ovarian hormones. (Science Daily)
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No Need for Covert Operation at Halas Nov 1, 2009
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Congress getting involved in StarCaps case Nov 1, 2009
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All-electric Spintronics Created Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) A multidisciplinary team of UC researchers is the first to find an innovative and novel way to control an electron's spin orientation using purely electrical means. Their findings were recently published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. (Science Daily)
Electrical Engineers Go Head To Head With Genius On Music Playlists Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) Electrical engineers recently pitted Genius -- the music recommendation system in Apple's iTunes -- against two experimental music recommender systems. Genius appears to capture acoustic similarities among songs within the same playlist, the researchers found. (Science Daily)
Battery Of The Future: New Storage Material Improves Energy Density Of Lithium-ion Battery Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times -- these visions of the future are being brought one step nearer by scientists from Graz University of Technology. Researchers at the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials have developed a new method that utilises silicon for lithium-ion batteries. (Science Daily)
BluMail striving to support education, development Oct 31, 2009
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St. Louis Returning to a Two-Paper Town Oct 31, 2009
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New Technology May Cool The Laptop Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) Does your laptop sometimes get so hot that it can almost be used to fry eggs. New technology may help cool it and give information technology a unique twist, says Jairo Sinova, a Texas A&M University physics professor. (Science Daily)
Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies Oct 31, 2009
30, 2009) Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching turtles in fishing gear. This marks the first time an ROV has been used to follow turtles in the wild to learn about their behavior and how they interact with their habitat. (Science Daily)
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HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash' Oct 30, 2009
HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash. HIV Tamed By Designer 'Leash. (Science Daily)
Countdown to Kickoff: UNC vs. VT Oct 30, 2009
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Magnetic Mixing Creates Quite A Stir Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) Sandia researchers have developed a process that can mix tiny volumes of liquid, even in complicated spaces. Researchers currently use all types of processes to try and create mixing, with only "mixed" success. (Science Daily)
Signing Day Announcement Planned Oct 30, 2009
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Triple-combo Drug Shows Promise Against Antiviral-resistant H1N1 Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) An experimental drug cocktail that includes three prescriptions now widely available offers the best hope in developing a single agent to treat drug-resistant H1N1 swine flu, says a virology researcher in the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. In laboratory testing, the triple combination of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), amantadine (Symmetrel) and ribavirin showed a significant capacity to stop flu-virus growth, says Mark Prichard, Ph. (Science Daily)
Exercise Keeps Dangerous Visceral Fat Away A Year After Weight Loss, Study Finds Oct 30, 2009
29, 2009) A study conducted by exercise physiologists in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies finds that as little as 80 minutes a week of aerobic or resistance training helps not only to prevent weight gain, but also to inhibit a regain of harmful visceral fat one year after weight loss. The study was published online Oct. 8 and will appear in a future print edition of the journal Obesity. (Science Daily)
New Wrinkle In Ancient Ocean Chemistry Oct 30, 2009
30, 2009) Scientists widely accept that around 2. 4 billion years ago, the Earth's atmosphere underwent a dramatic change when oxygen levels rose sharply. (Science Daily)
Georgia High School Football Daily Spotlight: Week Tens 10 Best Matchups Oct 30, 2009
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Scientists Use World's Fastest Supercomputer To Create The Largest HIV Evolutionary Tree Oct 29, 2009
28, 2009) Supporting Los Alamos National Laboratory's role in the international Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) consortium, researchers are using the Roadrunner supercomputer to analyze vast quantities of genetic sequences from HIV infected people in the hope of zeroing in on possible vaccine target areas. Physicist Tanmoy Bhattacharya and HIV researcher Bette Korber have used samples taken by CHAVI across the globe -- from both chronic and acute HIV patients -- and created an... (Science Daily)
Changes In Brain Chemicals Mark Shifts In Infant Learning Oct 29, 2009
28, 2009) When do you first leave the nest. Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions -- such as learning when to leave the protective presence of their mother to start exploring the wider world. (Science Daily)
Fishery Impact Test Developed Oct 29, 2009
29, 2009) Aspects of the 'ecological risk assessment' (ERA) method have been adopted in the US, Canada, Ecuador, and the Western and Central Pacific, and by the international eco-labelling organisation the Marine Stewardship Council. The method was developed in research led by Dr Tony Smith and Dr Alistair Hobday from CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship in association with the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). (Science Daily)
Stem Cells Make Precursors For Sperm, Eggs Oct 29, 2009
Stem Cells Changed Into Precursors For Sperm, Eggs. Stem Cells Changed Into Precursors For Sperm, Eggs. (Science Daily)
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Mitchell Hopes to Play Early Oct 29, 2009
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Taking Medicine For HIV Proves Hard To Swallow For Many People Oct 29, 2009
29, 2009) Highly active antiretroviral therapy has increased the longevity and quality of life for people living with human immunodeficiency virus. But it requires strict adherence in taking the medicine, something that is extremely difficult for many individuals to do. (Science Daily)
People With Heart Devices Can 'Digest' Advanced Diagnostic Technology Safely Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) A new Mayo Clinic study suggests that video capsule endoscopy (CE), a procedure that uses wireless technology in diagnosing intestinal disease, is safe for patients with heart devices. Wireless electrical gadgets, such as cell phones, have been shown to interfere with implanted heart devices, including pacemakers and defibrillators. (Science Daily)
Stull Closer To Another Award Oct 28, 2009
"When we had more younger players, we might have looked too far ahead to this final stretch of games. But we're a veteran team, for the most part, and we're prepared to take things one game at a time. I've been around teams that didn't finish strong, and we don't want that to happen this year. We'll make sure we stay focused.'' This is the latest accolade for Pitt's 6-foot-3, 215-pound signal-caller, whose strong and steady play is gaining recognition nationwide. Last week, he was named to the... (PittInsiders.com)
Arctic Lake Sediments Show Warming, Unique Ecological Changes In Recent Decades Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) An analysis of sediment cores indicates that biological and chemical changes occurring at a remote Arctic lake are unprecedented over the past 200,000 years and likely are the result of human-caused climate change, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at Boulder. While environmental changes at the lake over the past millennia have been shown to be tightly linked with natural causes of climate change -- like periodic, well-understood wobbles in Earth's orbit --... (Science Daily)
Mushrooms, Water-repellents More Similar Than You Might Think Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) What do spore-launching mushrooms have in common with highly water-repellent surfaces. According to Duke University engineers, the answer is "jumping" water droplets. (Science Daily)
Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Surveys have confirmed that the finest montane forests in Timor-Leste, and possibly the whole island of Timor, are to be found on the inaccessible Mount Mundo Perdido -- literally, "Lost World." With 22 of the restricted-range species of the Timor and Wetar Endemic Bird Area found so far, Mount Mundo Perdido has been recognised as Timor-Leste's seventeenth Important Bird Area (IBA). The upper slopes of Mount Mundo Perdido, rising to 1,760 m, have been protected from agriculture by... (Science Daily)
Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People Oct 28, 2009
28, 2009) In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, UC Davis today launches an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases that move between wildlife and people. The global early warning system, named PREDICT, will be developed with funding of up to 75 million over five years and is one of five new initiatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) known in combination as the Emerging Pandemic Threats... (Science Daily)
World's Fastest Supercomputer Models Origins Of The Unseen Universe Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) Understanding dark energy is the number one issue in explaining the universe, according to Salman Habib, of the Laboratory's Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group. "Because the universe is expanding and at the same time accelerating, either there is a huge gap in our understanding of physics, or there is a strange new form of matter that dominates the universe -- 'dark energy' -- making up about 70 percent of it," said Habib. (Science Daily)
Flies Remember Smells Better When In Groups Oct 28, 2009
Flies Remember Smells Better When In A Group Than When Alone. Flies Remember Smells Better When In A Group Than When Alone. (Science Daily)
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FYR Macedonia -- 2009 Article IV Consultation, Concluding Statement Oct 28, 2009
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Latest Diabetes Figures Paint Grim Global Picture Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has released new data showing that a staggering 285 million people worldwide have diabetes. The latest figures from the IDF Diabetes Atlas indicate that people in low and middle-income countries (LMCs) are bearing the brunt of the epidemic, and that the disease is affecting far more people of working age than previously believed. (Science Daily)
Fingerprint Technology Beats World's Toughest Tests, Including Hundreds Of Builders' Thumbs Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) Technology developed by the University of Warwick that can identify partial, distorted, scratched, smudged, or otherwise warped fingerprints in just a few seconds has just scored top marks in the world's two toughest technical fingerprint tests. The technology is also being rapidly taken up by the UK building trade who are delighted to have fingerprint technology which can cope with the often worn and ravaged builders' thumbprints. (Science Daily)
Weight Loss Can Shed Pounds And Carpal Tunnel Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) A new study investigating the relationship between obesity and carpal tunnel suggests that massive weight loss alone may provide a cure for the syndrome. In the study, presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2009 conference, Oct. 23-27, in Seattle, plastic surgeons analyzed the carpal tunnel histories and pre- and post- weight loss health conditions of 43 massive weight loss patients. (Science Daily)
Exercise Makes Cigarettes Less Attractive To Smokers Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study from the University of Exeter shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related images to grab the attention of smokers. (Science Daily)
Male Australian Redback Spiders Employ Courtship Strategies To Preserve Their Life Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) New research shows that male suitors of a female cannibalistic spider risk facing a premature death unless they perform an adequate courtship lasting a minimum of 100 minutes. Further, the research shows that "sneaker" males can slip by and mate successfully on the courtship efforts of the hard-working first suitor. (Science Daily)
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Evolutionary Past May Determine How We Choose Leaders Oct 27, 2009
26, 2009) Why did Barack Obama win the US election and did the fact he is over six feet tall influence the voters. In a synthesis of research, published in Current Biology this month, the authors of the paper 'The Origins and Evolution of Leadership' argue that due to 'a hangover from our evolutionary past' factors like age, sex, height and weight play a major part in the determining our choice of leaders. (Science Daily)
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