Archive: 12/26/2006
China discovers 1,700-year-old tomb
Archaeologists have found a 1,700-year-old tomb dating back to the Jin Dynasty at a construction site in China's Jiangxi Province.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Circumcision for prevention of HIV: new analysis demonstrates cost-effectiveness
A team of researchers who conducted a landmark trial in Orange Farm, South Africa, which concluded that male circumcision can sub stantially reduce the risk of becoming infected with HIV, have now studied the economic aspects ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Stem cells as cancer therapy
It is widely hoped that neural stem cells will eventually be useful for replacing nerves damaged by degenerative diseases like Alzheimer disease and multiple sclerosis. But there may also be another use for such stem cells--delivering ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Profiling of cancer genes may lead to better and earlier detection
A research team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has for the first time identified several genes whose expression is lost in four of the most common solid human cancers – lung, breast, prostate and colon cancer.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Longevity gene also protects memory, cognitive function
A gene variation that helps people live into their 90s and beyond also protects their memories and ability to think and learn new information, according to a study published in the December 26, 2006, issue of Neurology.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Complexity constrains evolution of human brain genes
Despite the explosive growth in size and complexity of the human brain, the pace of evolutionary change among the thousands of genes expressed in brain tissue has actually slowed since the split, millions of ...
Biology /
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Ocean temperature predicts spread of marine species
Scientists can predict how the distance marine larvae travel varies with ocean temperature – a key component in conservation and management of fish, shellfish and other marine species – according to a new study from the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Molecular 'on/off switch' controls immune defenses against viruses
Much like flipping a light switch, the hepatitis C virus turns on human immune defenses upon entering the body but also turns off those defenses by manipulating interaction of key cellular proteins, UT Southwestern ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 26, 2006 |
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A simple feedback resistor switch keeps latent HIV from awakening
Upon entering a cell, a virus often becomes dormant, turning off its genes and laying low until awakened by som e trigger from its environment. When that trigger is pulled, the virus quickly ramps up production ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Oregon coast whales draw crowds
Visitors from across the United States have flocked to Oregon to watch the annual migration of more than 18,000 grey whales heading toward Mexican waters.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Bald Eagles no longer endangered
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington announced the bald eagle will be officially taken off the endangered species list in February.
Biology /
Dec 26, 2006 |
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