UK taxi driver becomes first mummy for 3,000 years
A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.
A former British taxi driver has become the first person in the world for 3,000 years to be mummified in the same way as the pharaohs.
Archaeology
Oct 18, 2011
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When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists at the University of Missouri ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 15, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The repair of tissues damaged by injury or illness relies on the ability of adult stem cells to grow and self-renew. But this ability needs to be tightly controlled; if regulation is lost, the stem cells ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2011
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Research into an enzyme that produces a hormone released after sex has inspired Australian National University chemists to create new treatments for small-cell lung cancer.
Biochemistry
Aug 23, 2011
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Japanese workers tackling the Herculean task of clearing millions of tonnes of debris from last month's earthquake and tsunami also face health risks from asbestos and dioxins.
Environment
Apr 28, 2011
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(AP) -- Paul Baran, whose work with packaging data in the 1960s has been credited with playing a role in the later development of the Internet, has died at age 84, his son said.
Other
Mar 28, 2011
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Scientists are reporting that the controversy surrounding whether selenium can fight cancer in humans might come down to which form of the essential micronutrient people take. It turns out that not all "seleniums" are the ...
Biochemistry
Mar 16, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are perfecting a system to detect a gene mutation implicated in 90 percent of pancreatic cancers and often in lung cancer by running tiny amounts of blood ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 11, 2011
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a chemical compound that may eventually lead to a drug that fights cancers that are dependent on a particular anti-viral enzyme for growth.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 9, 2011
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a protein in the blood of lung cancer patients that could be used in a test for the disease difficult to diagnose in its earliest and most treatable stages and to develop ...
Biochemistry
Mar 2, 2011
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