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Underwater Communication Network May Sense Tsunamis
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tsunamis send electric signals through the ocean that appear to be sensed by the vast network of communication cables on the seabed, according to a new study led by Manoj Nair of the University of Colorado ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Researchers trace effects of genetic defect in myotonic muscular dystrophy
Research on the genetic defect that causes myotonic muscular dystrophy has revealed that the mutation disrupts an array of metabolic pathways in muscle cells through its effects on two key proteins. A study published in Nature St ...
Jan 24, 2010
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MySpace bids to pay musicians 'lost' royalties
Social networking site MySpace, which has enabled many artists to launch their careers, is now helping to pay them back millions of dollars in "lost" royalties for songs and performances.
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To get NBC, Comcast still has persuading to do
(AP) -- Before Comcast Corp. can transform the entertainment business by taking control of NBC Universal, it must convince Washington that the plan won't hurt rivals and consumers. And the promises the cable company has ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Scientists create model of monster 'Frankenstorm'
(AP) -- Think the recent wild weather that hammered California was bad? Experts are imagining far worse.
Jan 24, 2010
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Illuminating protein networks in one step
A new assay capable of examining hundreds of proteins at once and enabling new experiments that could dramatically change our understanding of cancer and other diseases has been invented by a team of University of Chicago ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Bat researchers no longer flying blind on echolocation
Researchers at The University of Western Ontario led an international and multi-disciplinary study that sheds new light on the way that bats echolocate. With echolocation, animals emit sounds and then listen ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Levitating magnet may yield new approach to clean energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new experiment that reproduces the magnetic fields of the Earth and other planets has yielded its first significant results. The findings confirm that its unique approach has some potential ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Genes found linked to breast cancer drug resistance could guide future treatment choices
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered a gene activity signature that predicts a high risk of cancer recurrence in certain breast tumors that have been treated with commonly used chemotherapy drugs.
Jan 24, 2010
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How 'random' lasers work
When University of Utah scientists discovered a new kind of laser that was generated by an electrically conducting plastic or polymer, no one could explain how it worked and some doubted it was real. Now, ...
Jan 24, 2010
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Researchers offer explanation for the differences between Ganymede and Callisto moons
(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in the number and speed of cometary impacts onto Jupiter's large moons Ganymede and Callisto some 3.8 billion years ago can explain their vastly different surfaces and interior ...
Jan 24, 2010
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15 whales die beached in NZ, 33 coaxed to sea
(AP) -- Rescuers in New Zealand managed to coax 33 beached whales back out into deep waters Sunday, but another 15 of the pod died, a conservation official said.
Jan 24, 2010
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Save the tiger: Pressure mounts for tougher action
Spotlight turns to Apple's 'latest creation'
The technology rumor mill is busy grinding speculation regarding an Apple event Wednesday at which the culture-changing firm will unveil its "latest creation."
Jan 24, 2010
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