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Battling Cancer, One Cell At A Time
October 7, 2008 New research suggests that the identification and examination of key cell signaling events required for initiation and progression of cancer might be best accomplished at the single cell level. The ... > full story -
New Self-training Gene Prediction Program For Fungi Developed
October 7, 2008 Researchers have developed a computer program that trains itself to predict genes in the DNA sequences of fungi. The software will be freely available for academic ... > full story -
Core Needle Breast Biopsy Safe For Patients Taking Blood Thinners
October 7, 2008 It is safe to take anticoagulants (blood thinners) before core needle breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, N.Y. Core needle biopsies are ... > full story -
Nitrogen Fertilizers Used Off-Season Help Crops Planted Later
October 7, 2008 Recent study results have shown have shown that using nitrogen fertilizer on off-season cover crops can not only increase the biomass of these crops, but can also have a beneficial effect on the ... > full story -
What Happens When We Ask Autistic Persons What Is Wrong With Them?
October 7, 2008 To date, few studies have focused on the viewpoints of autistic persons themselves despite an increasing number of published autobiographies. The results of this study suggest that what has been ... > full story -
U.S. Navy Sonar Linked To Whale Strandings, Environmental Scientists Argue
October 6, 2008 With the U.S. Supreme Court due to review a series of lower court rulings that restrict the Navy's use of sonar in submarine detection training exercises off the coast of Southern California, George ... > full story -
Patients Who Recover From Coma But Cannot Communicate Feel Pain
October 6, 2008 Do patients who survive a severe brain injury but fail to recover speech or non-verbal communication perceive pain? After their remarkable publication where they showed that a patient in a vegetative ... > full story -
Small Asteroid To Light Up Sky Over Africa
October 6, 2008 An asteroid measuring several feet in diameter is expected to enter the atmosphere over northern Sudan before dawn Tuesday (Oct. 7), setting off a potentially brilliant natural fireworks ... > full story -
Researchers Document World's Mammals In Crisis
October 6, 2008 From majestic African elephants to tiny and often unappreciated rodents, mammals on Earth are in a state of crisis. One in four mammal species on Earth is being pushed to extinction, according to the ... > full story -
A Little Exercise Goes A Long Way For Severely Obese
October 6, 2008 A little exercise goes a long way toward helping severely obese individuals improve their quality of life and complete important daily tasks, according to researchers at the Duke Diet and Fitness ... > full story -
Peer-to-peer Networking Takes Internet Out Of The Equation
October 6, 2008 When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by European researchers allows ... > full story -
Effects Of Disclosing Financial Interests On Participation In Medical Research
October 6, 2008 Knowing how an investigator is paid for running a research study surprisingly plays a small role in patients' willingness to take part in clinical trials. However, according to a new study more ... > full story
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