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Mysterious Source Of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered: Nearby Exotic Object?
Scientists have discovered a
previously unidentified nearby
source of high-energy cosmic rays.
The finding was made with a
NASA-funded balloon-borne
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Woolly-mammoth Genome Sequenced
Scientists have completed the
genome-wide sequence of an extinct
animal. The scientists sequenced
the genome of the woolly mammoth,
an extinct species of elephant
that was adapted to living in the
cold environment of the northern
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Plastic Additives Leach Into Medical Experiments, Research Shows
Using plastic lab equipment can
skew or ruin the results of
medical experiments, a new study
finds. Researchers identified two
classes of chemical compounds in
commonly-used plastic lab ware
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How Do Bacteria Swim? Physicists Explain
Physicists have completed the most
detailed study of the swimming
patterns of a microbe, showing for
the first time how its movement is
affected by drag and a phenomenon
called Brownian motion. ... > full story
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New Bacteria Discovered In Raw Milk
Raw milk is illegal in many
countries as it can be
contaminated with potentially
harmful microbes. Contamination
can also spoil the milk, making it
taste bitter and turn thick and
sticky. Now scientists have
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'New' Penguin Species In New Zealand Found Using Ancient DNA From Fossils
Australian and New Zealand
researchers have used ancient DNA
from penguin fossils to make a
startling discovery that may
change the way we view species
extinctions. ... > full story
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Floppy-footed Gibbons Help Us Understand How Early Humans May Have Walked
Early humans roamed the plains
long before we evolved our modern
inflexible feet. So how did they
walk on floppy feet? New research
shows how a close relative, the
gibbon, manages perfectly well
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Black Holes Are The Rhythm At The Heart Of Galaxies
The powerful black holes at the
center of massive galaxies and
galaxy clusters act as hearts to
the systems, pumping energy out at
regular intervals to regulate the
growth of the black holes
themselves, as well as star
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Long-lost 'Furby-like' Primate Discovered In Indonesia
Anthropologists have discovered a
group of primates not seen alive
in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers,
furry Furby-like, or
gremlin-looking, creatures about
the size of a small mouse and
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New Planet Discovered Orbiting Dangerously Close To Giant Star
Astronomers have discovered a new
planet that is closely orbiting a
red-giant star, HD 102272, which
is much older than our own Sun.
The planet has a mass that is
nearly six times that of Jupiter,
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- 'Exotic' Source Of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation
- Woolly-mammoth Genome Sequenced
- Plastic Additives Get Into Medical Experiments
- How Do Bacteria Swim? Physicists Explain
- New Bacteria Discovered In Raw Milk
- 'New' Penguin Species Found Using Ancient DNA
- Floppy-footed Gibbons: How Early Humans Walked?
- Black Holes At Galaxy Centers Have Key Rhythm
- Long-lost 'Furby-like' Primate Discovered
- Planet Orbits Dangerously Close To Giant Star
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New Platinum-phosphate Compounds Kill Ovarian Cancer Cells, Other Cancer Cells
November 20, 2008 — A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study in ... > full story -
Physicist Make Droplets Dance Above A Surface
November 20, 2008 — Physicists can now make droplets dance, float and bounce above a surface, keeping small amounts of fluid free of contamination and ripe for ... > full story -
Genome-wide Association Scan For Genetic Determinants Of Warfarin Dose
November 20, 2008 — A growing number of geneticists are using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to systematically search for and identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which are single base changes in the ... > full story -
New Gene-silencing Pathway Found In Plants
November 20, 2008 — Biologists have made major headway in explaining a mechanism by which plant cells silence potentially harmful genes. New research in Cell explains how RNA polymerases work together to use the ... > full story -
Drug-related Preference In Cocaine Addiction Extends To Images
November 20, 2008 — When given a choice between viewing pictures of cocaine and a variety of other images, cocaine addicted individuals, as compared to healthy, non-addicted research subjects, show a clear preference ... > full story
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Enzyme Discovery May Lead To Better Heart And Stroke Treatments
November 20, 2008 — A new study sheds new light on the way one of our cell enzymes, implicated in causing tissue damage after heart attacks and strokes, is normally kept under ... > full story -
Turtles Alter Nesting Dates Due To Temperature Change
November 20, 2008 — Researchers say turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising ... > full story -
Exercise Is Safe, Improves Outcomes For Patients With Heart Failure, Study Suggests
November 20, 2008 — Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, ... > full story -
Most Efficient Silicon-based OLED Microdisplay In The World
November 20, 2008 — Offering better comfort to users of point-and-shoot digital cameras, and new designs for video glasses with the highest resolution ever, Microoled and the CEA-Leti have targeted these and many other ... > full story -
Psychological Interventions Associated With Breast Cancer Survival
November 20, 2008 — A new study finds that breast cancer patients who participate in intervention sessions focusing on improving mood, coping effectively and altering health behaviors live longer than patients who do ... > full story
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Language AcquisitionNew Theory Of Visual Computation Reveals How Brain Makes Sense Of Natural Scenes
November 20, 2008 — Computational neuroscientists have developed a computational model that provides insight into the function of the brain's visual cortex and the information processing that enables people to perceive ... > full story -
Trouble In The Pipeline For Grey Whales
November 20, 2008 — The fate of the world's few remaining western grey whales now rests on the outcome of appeals to Russian authorities and courts following the refusal of an oil consortium to consider alternatives to ... > full story -
Rural Women Are At Higher Risk Of Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy
November 20, 2008 — Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders. Now a new report suggests that social factors ... > full story -
Sonography In Space
November 20, 2008 — Astronauts on extended space missions can get injured or develop diseases, necessitating immediate diagnosis and treatment. Research conducted on the International Space Station ensuring that ... > full story -
Media Violence Cited As 'Critical Risk Factor' For Aggression
November 20, 2008 — You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and an article provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact ... > full story
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Child PsychologyADHD Medications Do Not Cause Genetic Damage In Children, Study Shows
November 20, 2008 — In contrast to recent findings, two of the most common medications used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them as ... > full story -
Gene That Regulates Mold's Resistance To Drugs Identified
November 20, 2008 — Researchers have found a gene that regulates mold's resistance to anti-mold ... > full story -
General Anesthesia For Hernia Surgery In Children And Risk Of Later Developmental Problems
November 20, 2008 — Children under the age of three who had hernia surgery showed almost twice the risk of behavioral or developmental problems later compared to children who had not undergone the ... > full story -
Second Life: 'Second China' Offers Foreign Service Workers First Impression
November 20, 2008 — Diplomats or military envoys making their first trip to China may soon have a chance to visit a Chinese office building, stop in at a traditional teahouse or hop a cab -- all before they board a ... > full story -
Extensive Use Of Illicit Alcohol Found
November 20, 2008 — The consumption of illicit or noncommercial alcohol is widespread in many countries worldwide and contributes significantly to the global burden of disease, according to a new ... > full story
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Rhesus Factor Controls Renal Function And Male Fertility
November 20, 2008 — The "Rhesus" blood group is well-known from the public for its importance in the field of transfusion medicine. New observations have implications in human medicine. They suggest that in man, ... > full story -
Consumers Influence Christmas Tree Styles
November 20, 2008 — The Fraser fir is gaining popularity among American consumers looking for beautiful, long-lasting Christmas trees. Consumers favor Fraser fir for its conical shape, dark green foliage, pleasant aroma ... > full story -
Jumonjd3: A Key For Unlocking Neuronal Stem Cell Fate
November 20, 2008 — A novel role for the protein, Jumonjd3, as an epigenetic modulator in the neuronal differentiation of embryonic stem cells, has recently been uncovered -- a step forward in the understanding of ... > full story -
Hops Extract May Reduce Clostridium In Chickens
November 20, 2008 — Hops contain substances that control pathogenic bacteria in the intestines of chickens, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have ... > full story -
African-Americans With Depression And Heart Attack Have Greater Risk Of Death
November 20, 2008 — African-American patients with acute myocardial infarction and previously treated depression that persists at their MI hospitalization have an increased risk of post-MI death, according to new ... > full story
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Gut Check Reveals Vast Multicultural Community Of Bugs In Bowels
November 19, 2008 — Mention the phrase "diverse ecosystem," and it conjures images of tropical rainforests and endangered coral reefs. It also describes the human colon. A new study reveals in greater detail than ever ... > full story -
Over-stressing Already Taxed Cancer Cells May Kill Them
November 19, 2008 — Cancer cells are already stressed by the fast pace they require to grow and spread and scientists believe a little more stress just may kill ... > full story -
Genetics For Personalized Coronary Heart Disease Treatment
November 19, 2008 — Identifying a single, common variation in a person's genetic information improves prediction of his or her risk of a heart attack or other heart disease events and thus, choice of the best treatment ... > full story -
Quicker, Easier Way To Make Coal Cleaner
November 19, 2008 — Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement -- whether existing or anticipated -- to ... > full story -
Improving Long-term Learning Through Spacing Of Lessons
November 19, 2008 — Combine the aphorisms that "practice makes perfect" and "timing is everything" into one and you might get something resembling findings published in this month's issue of Psychological Science. ... > full story
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Gene Associated With Epilepsy Discovered
November 19, 2008 — Scientists have found a new gene associated with the brain disorder epilepsy. While the PRICKLE1 gene mutation was specific to a rare form of epilepsy, the study results could help lead to new ideas ... > full story -
Speeding Antarctic Glacier: Scientists Discover Another Reason For Glacial Acceleration
November 19, 2008 — New satellite data have helped scientists crack the case of a speeding Antarctic glacier -- a finding that promises to help improve sea level ... > full story -
Cellular Safety Shelters Allow TB Agent To Survive In Infected Individuals
November 19, 2008 — "Foamy" macrophage formation may be the key to persistence of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis, explains a new study in PLoS Pathogens. These ... > full story -
Hybrid Cars Too Quiet For Pedestrian Safety? Add Engine Noise, Say Researchers
November 19, 2008 — Hybrid and electric vehicles do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle approaches them. Human factors/ergonomics researchers examined participants' ... > full story -
Men With Facial Scars Are More Attractive To Women Seeking Short-term Relationships
November 19, 2008 — Men with facial scars are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have ... > full story
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Garlic Chemical Tablet Treats Diabetes I And II, Study Suggests
November 19, 2008 — A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet, a new study ... > full story -
First Detailed 3-D Glimpse Of Bacterial Cell-wall Architecture
November 19, 2008 — The bacterial cell wall that is the target of potent antibiotics such as penicillin is actually made up of a thin single layer of carbohydrate chains, linked together by peptides, which wrap around ... > full story -
Individuals With HIV Have Higher Risk Of Non-AIDS Cancers
November 19, 2008 — The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's ... > full story -
How Household Bleach Kills Bacteria
November 19, 2008 — Developed more than 200 years ago and found in households around the world, chlorine bleach is among the most widely used disinfectants, yet scientists never have understood exactly how the familiar ... > full story -
Kids From Juvenile Justice System 7 Times More Likely To Commit Criminal Acts, Study Finds
November 19, 2008 — A new study shows that juvenile delinquents sentenced to either a juvenile retreat, probation or unsupervised community service were seven times more likely to commit criminal acts as adults than ... > full story
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Exercise Is Safe, Improves Outcomes For Patients With Heart Failure, Study Suggests
Working out on a stationary bicycle or walking on a treadmill just 25 to 30 minutes most days of the week is enough to modestly lower risk of hospitalization or death for patients with heart failure, ... > full story
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Enzyme Discovery May Lead To Better Heart And Stroke Treatments
A new study sheds new light on the way one of our cell enzymes, implicated in causing tissue damage after heart attacks and strokes, is normally kept under ... > full story
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Media Violence Cited As 'Critical Risk Factor' For Aggression
You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and an article provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact ... > full story
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Trouble In The Pipeline For Grey Whales
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Turtles Alter Nesting Dates Due To Temperature Change
Researchers say turtles nesting along the Mississippi River and other areas are altering their nesting dates in response to rising ... > full story
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What The Social Lives Of Brewer’s Yeast Say About Evolution
An ingenious social behavior that mobilizes yeast cells to cooperate in protecting each other from stress, antibiotics and other dangers is driven by the activity of a single gene, scientists report ... > full story
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Sonography In Space
Astronauts on extended space missions can get injured or develop diseases, necessitating immediate diagnosis and treatment. Research conducted on the International Space Station ensuring that ... > full story
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Quicker, Easier Way To Make Coal Cleaner
Construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States is in danger of coming to a standstill, partly due to the high cost of the requirement -- whether existing or anticipated -- to ... > full story
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Most Efficient Silicon-based OLED Microdisplay In The World
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