Archive: 10/31/2007
US government delays nanotechnology safety measures
Want to buy a bag of carbon nanotubes—in quantities from a few grams to hundreds of kilograms (100 kilograms = approximately 220 pounds)? With a credit card and Internet access, you can. But is the U.S. government doing enough ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Opium and marijuana research go underground
The world’s leading expert on the opium poppy has joined forces with researchers working on another infamous drug-producing plant – cannabis – in hopes of finding new uses for the much-maligned sources of heroin and marijuana.
Biology /
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Old drugs need 'repurposing' for new uses, physician says
Overly restrictive intellectual property laws devalue the "repurposing" of existing medications for new uses, slowing their availability as life-saving treatments, a Portland researcher contends.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Time to overhaul Newton's theory of gravitation? Galaxy cluster models cast doubt on dark matter
For almost 75 years, astronomers have believed that the Universe has a large amount of unseen or ‘dark’ matter, thought to make up about five-sixths of the matter in the cosmos. With the conventional theory of gravitation, ...
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Study finds genes behind alcohol sensitivity in fruit flies
Some fruit flies can drink others under the table. Now, scientists at North Carolina State University have a few more genetic clues behind why some flies are more sensitive to alcohol than others. And the results might lead ...
Biology /
Oct 31, 2007 |
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China to build new rocket series
China, encouraged by its first lunar orbiter launch, plans to build a new series of bigger rockets to carry heavier satellites, it was reported Wednesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Scientists treat cancer as an infectious disease -- with promising results
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown for the first time that cancers can be successfully treated by targeting the viruses that cause them. The findings, published in the ...
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Underestimation of frog numbers causes concern
Frogs are vanishing from all the world's ecosystems with unprecedented speed. It is thought that more than 100 species have died out since 1980 alone.
Biology /
Oct 31, 2007 |
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New brain marker shows promise for predicting future Alzheimer's disease
Duke University Medical Center researchers have used imaging technology to identify a new marker that may help identify those at greatest risk for cognitive decline and the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Why do so many species live in tropical forests and coral reefs?
The latest development in a major debate over a controversial hypothesis of biodiversity and species abundance is the subject of a paper to be published in the 1 November 2007 issue of the journal Nature.
Biology /
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Fossil record reveals elusive jellyfish more than 500 million years old
Using recently discovered “fossil snapshots” found in rocks more than 500 million years old, three University of Kansas researchers have described the oldest definitive jellyfish ever found.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 31, 2007 |
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Using nanotech to make Robocops
Bulletproof jackets do not turn security guards, police officers and armed forces into Robocops, repelling the force of bullets in their stride. New research in carbon nanotechnology however could give those in the line ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2007 |
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