Archive: 11/14/2006
Global strategy for investigating Earth's geodynamics emerges from international collaboration
Fifty-one researchers, prominent Earth scientists representing 15 countries, gathered recently in Switzerland to forge a global strategy for advancing understanding of continental rifting and break-up through the use of a ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2006 |
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Proteins may behave differently in natural environments
When in an environment similar to that in which they exist naturally, proteins and multiprotein assemblies may demonstrate actions or dynamics different than those they exhibit when in the static form in which they are most ...
Biology /
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To Prevent Airport Terror Strengthen Screening of All Travelers
The best way to prevent airborne terrorist attacks may be to improve the baseline security screening of all air travelers rather than identifying and screening high-risk passengers, according to new research by experts at ...
Nov 14, 2006 |
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New way to combat cancer
In many forms of cancer the tumor encounters a lack of oxygen, a condition that the tumor tries to prevent in various ways. A research group with its base at Lund University in Sweden is now presenting findings that may make ...
Nov 14, 2006 |
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Organic micro-sensors provide quick, convenient medical diagnostics at home
In an effort to bring health monitoring to the patient, scientists from the University of Arkansas have developed a micro-sensor that monitors vital signs and can be incorporated into smart fabrics for wearable ...
Nov 14, 2006 |
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The microscopic hitchhikers' guide to the Galaxy
As the Earth roams through the Milky Way like a spaceship, shelly inhabitants of the sea act as natural sensors that record the ever-changing cosmic environment over many millions of years. New research done ...
Nov 14, 2006 |
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Charting New Nanomemory
University of Arkansas physicists seeking to better understand the properties of ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale have discovered previously unknown properties.
Nov 14, 2006 |
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Survey: British girls have sex earlier
A survey of British young people finds that girls are twice as likely as boys to have sexual intercourse before the age of 16.
Nov 14, 2006 |
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Beijing bans red-yolk duck eggs
Health officials in China say ducks that produce some red-yolk salted eggs are being fed a cancer-causing chemical to create the color.
Nov 14, 2006 |
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