Archive: 06/15/2007
Scientists simulate effects of blowing Mars dust
Gusting winds and the pulsating exhaust plumes from the Phoenix spacecraft's landing engines could complicate NASA's efforts to sample frozen soil from the surface of Mars, according to University of Michigan atmospheric ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2007 |
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A possible mechanistic link between stress and the development of Alzheimer tangles
Subjecting mice to repeated emotional stress, the kind we experience in everyday life, may contribute to the accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, report researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Recycling is not enough -- we need to consume less
Recycling rates have risen, and the UK is on schedule to meet EU targets, but the key to dealing with our escalating waste problem lies in changing our buying habits and our attitudes to consumption, according to the authors ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Reduced greenhouse gas emissions required to avoid dangerous increases in heat stress
A study led by a Purdue University researcher projects a 200 percent to 500 percent increase in the number of dangerously hot days in the Mediterranean by the end of the 21st century if the current rate of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Colon cancer proteins show promise for blood test
Searching for less invasive screening tests for cancer, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered proteins present in blood that accurately identify colon cancer and precancerous polyps.
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Study yields secrets of chromosome movement
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have used the lowly yeast to gain insights into how a dividing human cell ensures that an identical set of chromosomes gets passed on to each new daughter cell. Errors ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Scientists successfully target tumor microenvironment to stop cancer growth
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) researchers led by Daniel Nolan and Assistant Professor Vivek Mittal have found that bone marrow (BM) derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play a critical role in the early stages ...
Jun 15, 2007 |
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Microbes at work cleaning up the environment
It may sound counterintuitive to use a microbial protein to improve water quality.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 15, 2007 |
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