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A new Rice University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that socioemotional meanings, including sexual ones, are conveyed in human sweat.
Source: Rice University
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Avoiding detection just got harder for drug cheats who try to use a particular range of untested, but potentially enhancing, compounds. In the past, tests have been developed once a drug is known to be in circulation. Now a German research team has developed tests for a class of drugs that they believe could be used in the near future.
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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The lowest ever levels of oxygen in humans have been reported in climbers on an expedition led by UCL (University College London) doctors. The world-first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the top of Mount Everest
Source: University College London
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although the researchers caution that further research is needed to determine how changes in the gene, called IKZF1 or IKAROS, lead to leukemia relapse.
Source: NIH/National Cancer Institute
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Listening to the early universe just got harder. A team led by Alan Kogut of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., today announced the discovery of cosmic radio noise that booms six times louder than expected.
Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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New government statistics confirm that the decades-long rise in the United States preterm birth rate continues, putting more infants than ever at increased risk of death and disability.
Source: March of Dimes Foundation
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world.
Source: University of Florida
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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The enzyme machine that translates a cell's DNA code into the proteins of life is nothing if not an editorial perfectionist.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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The molecular details of Aromatase, the key enzyme required for the body to make estrogen, are no longer a mystery thanks to the structural biology work done by the Ghosh lab at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute (HWI) in Buffalo, New York.
Source: Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Researchers from Harvard University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have measured, for the first time, a repulsive quantum mechanical force that could be harnessed and tailored for a wide range of new nanotechnology applications.
Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (1480- 1519), stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme fatale. Buffalo Bill named his gun after her.
Source: University of Southern California
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 5:13pm
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Even some stars go ballistic, racing through interstellar space like bullets and tearing through clouds of gas.
Source: Newswise
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Asteroids are hunks of rock that orbit in the outer reaches of space, and scientists have generally assumed that their small size limited the types of rock that could form in their crusts. But two newly discovered meteorites may rewrite the book on how some asteroids form and evolve.
Source: Carnegie Institution
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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A Boston University School of Medicine-led research team has discovered a more efficient way to create induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells, derived from mouse fibroblasts, by using a single virus vector instead of multiple viruses in the reprogramming process.
Source: Boston University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Researchers have found that a technique used to visualize amyloid fibers in the laboratory might have the potential to destroy them in the clinic.
Source: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:21pm
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The novel design of a deep muscle along the spinal column called the multifidus muscle may in fact be key to spinal support and a healthy back, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
Source: University of California - San Diego
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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In relationships built on trust, a bad first impression can be harder to overcome than a betrayal that occurs after ties are established, a new study suggests.
Source: Ohio State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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At first, figuring out how pebble-sized rocks organize themselves in evenly-spaced patterns in sand seemed simple and even intuitive. But once Andrew Leier, an assistant geoscience professor at the U of C, started observing, he discovered that the most commonly held notions did not apply.
Source: University of Calgary
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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A remarkable new discovery shows the four-eyed spookfish to be the first vertebrate ever found to use mirrors, rather than lenses, to focus light in its eyes.
Source: University of Bristol
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Are domestic cats responsible for declining wild bird populations across Europe? To find out, a scientist at the University of Reading is collecting the hunting trophies of the town's cats after their nights on the tiles.
Source: Natural Environment Research Council
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 1:58pm
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Articles From the Web
Older folks like Wii, PCs and cellphones, too
Seniors are dispelling an age-old stereotype: that folks getting up in years have little or no interest in the latest technology
Seniors are dispelling an age-old stereotype: that folks getting up in years have little or no interest in the latest technology
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Grand Canyon, Loch Ness Vie for 'Wonder' Status
Two hundred spectacular sites compete for the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
Two hundred spectacular sites compete for the new 7 Wonders of Nature.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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National Mall reflects magnificence and neglect
The sad decline of the historic promenade shows in trampled lawns and unfiltered pools. With 2 million visitors expected for the inauguration and 25 million yearly, the park service can't keep up.
The sad decline of the historic promenade shows in trampled lawns and unfiltered pools. With 2 million visitors expected for the inauguration and 25 million yearly, the park service can't keep up.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Posted on: Thursday, Jan 08, 2009, 9:54am
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Listen: Frogs Pipe Up After Australian Desert Downpour
Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The segment is part of "Sounds Wild," a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet that are home to rare animals.
Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The segment is part of "Sounds Wild," a series of short, sound-rich stories from remote parts of the planet that are home to rare animals.
Did Earth's twin cores spark plate tectonics?
It's a classic image from every youngster's science textbook: a cutaway image of Earth's interior. The brown crust is paper-thin; the warm mantle orange, the seething liquid of the outer core yellow, and at the center the core, a ball of solid, red-hot iron. Now a new theory aims to rewrite it all by proposing the seemingly impossible: Earth has not one but two inner cores.
It's a classic image from every youngster's science textbook: a cutaway image of Earth's interior. The brown crust is paper-thin; the warm mantle orange, the seething liquid of the outer core yellow, and at the center the core, a ball of solid, red-hot iron. Now a new theory aims to rewrite it all by proposing the seemingly impossible: Earth has not one but two inner cores.
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 4:20pm
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Even guys cuddle their sweethearts' clothing
As many as three-quarters of women and two-thirds of men say they snuggle with shirts and other clothing worn by someone dear, but not near, researchers reported.
As many as three-quarters of women and two-thirds of men say they snuggle with shirts and other clothing worn by someone dear, but not near, researchers reported.
Disease Invades a Body, and Endorphins Kick In
Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.
Many who are faced with a chronic condition or a terminal diagnosis find a new purpose in exercise, developing regimens that leave them in the best shape of their lives.
When Labels Fought the Digital, and the Digital Won
Steve Knopper’s stark accounting of the mistakes major record labels have made in the digital era suggests they are largely responsible for their own demise.
Steve Knopper’s stark accounting of the mistakes major record labels have made in the digital era suggests they are largely responsible for their own demise.
Data Analysts Captivated by R’s Power
A programming language’s versatility and its price (free) makes it a favorite of data analysts.
A programming language’s versatility and its price (free) makes it a favorite of data analysts.
China builds inland Antarctic base
Kunlun station to open later this month atop the frozen continent's oldest ice.
Kunlun station to open later this month atop the frozen continent's oldest ice.
Source: Nature
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Beijing woman dies from bird flu, China says
A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported , but the World Health Organization said the case did not signal a new public health threat.
A Chinese woman has died from bird flu in a Beijing hospital, the government reported , but the World Health Organization said the case did not signal a new public health threat.
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 11:13am
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At the Stove, a Dash of Science, a Pinch of Folklore
Shirley O. Corriher, a biochemist turned folksy food scientist, helps answer some kitchen curiosities.
Shirley O. Corriher, a biochemist turned folksy food scientist, helps answer some kitchen curiosities.
China’s Power Slowdown
China’s recent explosive growth in generation of electricity has reversed, and emissions of carbon dioxide are presumably dropping, too.
China’s recent explosive growth in generation of electricity has reversed, and emissions of carbon dioxide are presumably dropping, too.
Paging Dr. Gupta: Is a TV Star Fit to Be Surgeon General?
President-elect Obama taps CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next Surgeon General. Is he qualified?
President-elect Obama taps CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta as the next Surgeon General. Is he qualified?
Source: Time Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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Posted on: Wednesday, Jan 07, 2009, 9:39am
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