Archive: 12/10/2007
Toward a Rosetta Stone for Microbes' Secret Language
Scientists are on the verge of decoding the special chemical language that bacteria use to “talk” to each other, British researchers report in a commentary article that appeared in the November issue of ACS ...
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Solving another mystery of an amazing water walker
Walking on water may seem like a miracle to humans, but it is a ho-hum for the water strider and scientists who already solved the mystery of that amazing ability. Now researchers in Korea are reporting a ...
Dec 10, 2007 |
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'Golden bullet' shows promise for killing common parasite
Researchers in Australia report development of a new type of gold nanoparticle that destroys the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a potentially serious disease acquired by handling the feces of infected cats or eating ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 10, 2007 |
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UK anti-drinking campaign ads may be 'catastrophically misconceived'
Some anti-drinking advertising campaigns may be “catastrophically misconceived” because they play on the entertaining ‘drinking stories’ that young people use to mark their social identity, say researchers who have just completed ...
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Researchers develop test for targeted therapy in acute myeloid leukemia
Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researcher Jeff Tyner, Ph.D., has created a way to identify proteins that are candidates for targeted therapy in acute myeloid leukemia using an assay that yields results ...
Dec 10, 2007 |
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The birth and death of dopamine neurons: A new model for neurodegeneration
The gradual loss of dopamine neurons is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases - Parkinson’s Disease chief among them. Stem cell biology and regenerative medicine offer novel therapies for the restoration of dopamine ...
Biology /
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Light sheds on new fibre's potential to change technology
Photonic crystal fibre’s ability to create broad spectra of light, which will be the basis for important developments in technology, has been explained for the first time in an article in the leading science journal Nature Ph ...
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Report: Wind farms to power British homes
Britain's secretary of business reportedly is backing a plan to have wind farms power all homes in the United Kingdom within 13 years.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Rare cranes make detour
Rare whooping cranes have appeared in an Illinois county for the first time since the 1800s.
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Dec 10, 2007 |
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Scientists discover new role for miRNA in leukemia
Scientists here have found that mini-molecules called micro-RNA may play a critical role in the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) from its more treatable chronic phase to a life-threatening phase, called blast ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 10, 2007 |
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Belief, disbelief and uncertainty activate distinct brain regions
The capacity of the human mind to believe or disbelieve a statement is a powerful force for controlling both behavior and emotion, but the basis of these states in the brain is not yet understood. A new study found that belief, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 10, 2007 |
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