Archive: 03/19/2008
Tug of War in the Cells
Transport processes in the cells of our body resemble the transport of goods on the roads. Molecular motors, which are special protein molecules, act as trucks. They carry the cellular cargo on piggy-back ...
Biology /
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Clean-vehicle research initiative making progress
A public-private effort to develop technologies for more fuel-efficient automobiles and to investigate the feasibility of hydrogen-based vehicles has made significant progress in most research areas, says a new report from ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Coming soon: Cell therapies for diabetes, cancer?
Therapies using stem cell transplants are advancing promising treatments for such conditions as Alzheimer’s Disease, neurological diseases and spinal cord injury, and heart disease. Now, scientists think that stem cell transplants ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Rabbits to the rescue of the reef
While rabbits continue to ravage Australia’s native landscapes, rabbit fish may help save large areas of the Great Barrier Reef from destruction.
Biology /
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Doctors boosting marijuana dosages
Canadian health officials say doctors are increasing the dosages of medical marijuana they prescribe for patients.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Millionaire health clinic opens
A medical clinic offering five-star hotel service has opened in Moscow with an eye on Russia's millionaire class.
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Carbon dioxide allowances head for auction
A consortium of Eastern U.S. states will auction carbon missions allowances this fall in an effort to reduce carbon missions from power plants.
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Four Mass. children die of flu virus
Public health officials said four Massachusetts children have died of the flu this month.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Rare butterfly experiences baby boom
Southern California biologists are searching for new places to release a bumper crop of endangered Palos Verdes blue butterflies.
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Mar 19, 2008 |
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A built-in strategy for transgene containment
A method of creating selective terminable transgenic rice was reported by the scientists of Zhejiang University in this week’s PLoS ONE. Unintended spreading of transgenic rice by pollen and seed dispersal is a major concer ...
Biology /
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Sleep deprivation used to diagnose sleepwalking
Somnambulism (sleepwalking), which usually involves misperception and unresponsiveness to the environment, mental confusion and amnesia about sleepwalking episodes, affects up to 4 percent of adults. There has been a sharp ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Scientists see Norwalk virus' Achilles heel
Using the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, an international team led by University of Calgary researcher Ken Ng has determined the detailed structure of the enzyme the Norwalk virus uses to make copies of its genetic code ...
Biology /
Mar 19, 2008 |
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The song doesn't remain the same in fragmented bird populations
The song of passerine birds is a conspicuous and exaggerated display shaped by sexual selection in the context of male-male competition or mate attraction. At the level of the individual, song is considered an indicator of ...
Biology /
Mar 19, 2008 |
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Arctic pollution's surprising history
Scientists know that air pollution particles from mid-latitude cities migrate to the Arctic and form an ugly haze, but a new University of Utah study finds surprising evidence that polar explorers saw the same phenomenon ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 19, 2008 |
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