Archive: 03/08/2007
Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues
A group of European researchers has developed a spinal cord model of the salamander and implemented it in a novel amphibious salamander-like robot. The robot changes its speed and gait in response to simple ...
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Top 10 Materials Moments in History Announced
More than 4,200 materials science and engineering professionals from 68 countries attended the TMS 2007 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, Florida, Feb. 25-March 1, as the results of voting among the scientific community ...
Mar 08, 2007 |
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'Guardian of the Genome' Protein Found to Underlie Skin Tanning
A protein known as the “master watchman of the genome” for its ability to guard against cancer-causing DNA damage has been found to provide an entirely different level of cancer protection: By prompting the skin to tan in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2007 |
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Scientists discover new marine species in eastern Pacific
Smithsonian scientists have discovered a biodiversity bounty in the Eastern Pacific—approximately 50 percent of the organisms found in some groups are new to science. The research team spent 11 days in the ...
Biology /
Mar 08, 2007 |
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Breakthrough vaccine to treat chemo-resistant ovarian cancer
Cancer Treatment Centers of America announced today its plans to launch a new cancer vaccine therapy that expands treatment options for thousands of women with advanced stage ovarian cancer. This innovative treatment will ...
Mar 08, 2007 |
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Physicists slow and control supersonic helium beam
The speed of a beam of helium atoms can be controlled and slowed using an "atomic paddle" much as a tennis player uses a racquet to control tennis balls, physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered.
Mar 08, 2007 |
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Scientists identify protein that may promote migraines
A University of Iowa study may provide an explanation for why some people get migraine headaches while others do not. The researchers found that too much of a small protein called RAMP1 appears to "turn up the volume" of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 08, 2007 |
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