Archive: 03/01/2007
In Iran, cheetahs collared for the first time
An international team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society working in Iran has successfully fitted two Asiatic cheetahs with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars, marking the first time ...
Biology /
Mar 01, 2007 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
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'Nano-Piezotronics' -- New Class of Electronic Components
Researchers have taken advantage of the unique coupled semiconducting and piezoelectric properties of zinc oxide nanowires to create a new class of electronic components and devices that could provide the foundation ...
Mar 01, 2007 |
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DNA nanoparticles hold promise in gene therapy for Parkinson's disease
University of Kentucky researcher David Yurek was recently awarded $66,000 by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research under the foundation's Rapid Response Innovation Awards program. The goal ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 01, 2007 |
3.9 / 5 (13) |
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Chandra examines Jupiter during new horizons approach
On February 28, 2007, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter on its ultimate journey to Pluto. This flyby gave scientists a unique opportunity to study Jupiter using the package ...
Mar 01, 2007 |
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Scientists rehearse for Foton mission
Over 60 scientists and technicians have taken up temporary residence in ESA's brand new microgravity science laboratory, where, for the coming days, they will rehearse procedures to prepare experiments for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 01, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
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Mysteries of the Atlantic
Cardiff University scientists will shortly set sail (March 5) to investigate a startling discovery in the depths of the Atlantic.
Mar 01, 2007 |
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Deconstructing Brain Wiring, One Neuron at a Time
Researchers have long said they won’t be able to understand the brain until they can put together a “wiring diagram” – a map of how billions of neurons are interconnected. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 01, 2007 |
4.8 / 5 (37) |
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U.S. chicken breast strip recall expanded
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service said a recall of Oscar Mayer-Louis Rich chicken breast cuts and strips has been expanded nationwide.
Mar 01, 2007 |
3.7 / 5 (7) |
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New HIV drugs on the way
U.S. researchers say promising new medicines are headed to the market that can help overcome increasing resistance to some HIV therapies.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 01, 2007 |
4 / 5 (5) |
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Flawed data found in 2002 Nature report
Questions are being raised about the data in a major stem cell paper published in 2002 in the journal Nature, the New York Times reported.
Mar 01, 2007 |
3.2 / 5 (6) |
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Yellowstone's Quiet Power
A 17-year University of Utah study of ground movements shows that the power of the huge volcanic hotspot beneath Yellowstone National Park is much greater than previously thought during times when the giant ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 01, 2007 |
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