Archive: 04/01/2009
DNA from old insects -- no need to destroy the specimen
In a new study published April 1 in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, ancient DNA (aDNA) is retrieved from various insect remains without destruction of the specimens.
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Childhood abuse associated with onset of psychosis in women
Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London have published new research which indicates that women with severe mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that the general population. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Amphibians may develop immunity to fatal fungus
Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, principally because of the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Researchers know that some amphibian populations and species are innately more susceptible to the disease ...
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Mathematicians provide new insight into tsunamis
A new mathematical formula that could be used to give advance warning of where a tsunami is likely to hit and how destructive it will be has been worked out by scientists at Newcastle University.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Taiwan's TMC to team up with Elpida of Japan
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), a new government-backed firm set up to consolidate the island's memory-chip industry, said Wednesday it will form a partnership with Japan's Elpida Memory Inc.
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Tropics are a boon for baby girls
Couples hoping for a baby girl might be best advised to go and live in Africa, if a study published on Wednesday is correct.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Conficker worm digs in around the world
Computer security top guns around the world watched warily as the dreaded Conficker worm squirmed deeper into infected machines with the arrival of an April 1st trigger date.
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift
(AP) -- It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they've already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing ...
Apr 01, 2009 |
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BlackBerry maker joins the fray with app store
(AP) -- Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, launched its awaited one-stop shop for add-on applications on Wednesday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Alaska volcano spews 25,000 feet-high ash plume
(AP) -- Observatory officials say Alaska's Mount Redoubt has spewed steam and ash up to 25,000 feet high.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
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