Archive: 08/01/2006
Three from MIT envision grow-your-own home
In the future, homeowners may grow their houses instead of building them. That's the vision of MIT architect Mitchell Joachim of the Media Lab's Smart Cities group.
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Cambridge scholar makes rare 30,000-year-old find
Archaeologists have unearthed a pair of tiny bone fragments dating back almost 30,000 years and featuring minute designs carved by some of our earliest European ancestors.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Heatwave encourages banana plant to fruit for the first time in Cambridge
A banana plant in the grounds of a Cambridge college is fruiting for the first time – offering further proof that the British summer is turning more tropical.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Placebo study frames depression treatment puzzle
Treating major depression can be quite a puzzle, and a newly published UCLA study suggests medication is just one of many potential pieces.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Getting america really ready
Today the Federation of American Scientists launched ReallyReady.org, a comprehensive emergency preparedness website developed in nine weeks by FAS intern Emily Hesaltine. Modeled after the Department of Homeland Security's ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Timing of Food Consumption Activates Genes in Specific Brain Area
Giving up your regular late-night snack may be hard, and not just because it’s a routine. The habit may genetically change an area of the brain to expect the food at that time, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Altering Fatty Acid Levels in Diet May Reduce Prostate Cancer Growth Rate
UCLA researchers found that altering the fatty acid ratio found in the typical Western diet to include more omega-3 fatty acids and decrease the amount of omega-6 fatty acids may reduce prostate cancer tumor growth rates ...
Aug 01, 2006 |
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All the Eggs in One Basket: Conserving Too Few Sea Turtle Sites
Current conservation assessments of endangered Caribbean sea turtles are too optimistic, according to Loren McClenachan and colleagues from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Mice learn tasks that may help treat human psychiatric disorders
Mice that couldn't be dissuaded from the object of their attention by a piece of sweet, crunchy cereal may help researchers find new treatments and cures for human disorders like autism and Parkinson's disease.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Radiocarbon testing challenges understanding of ancient Hawaiian architecture
The development of monumental architecture and social complexity on the Hawaiian island of Maui occurred over a span of at least 500 years, according to the most detailed study to date on the antiquity of the ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 01, 2006 |
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The Midas Bug -- the bacterial alchemy of gold
Bacteria play an important role in the formation of gold nuggets in Australia according to new research published this month in the international journal Science.
Biology /
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Study reveals how continents can break apart
A paper co-authored by CSIRO's Professor Klaus Regenauer-Lieb and published in Nature reveals new information on the strength of continents and how they can split apart.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Study provides new insights into brain organization
Scientists have provided new insights into how and why the brain is organised - knowledge which could eventually inform diagnosis of and treatments for conditions like Alzheimer's disease and autism.
Aug 01, 2006 |
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