Researchers discover baldness gene: 1 in 7 men at risk 23 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Researchers at McGill University, King's College London and GlaxoSmithKline Inc. have identified two genetic variants in caucasians that together produce an astounding sevenfold increase the risk of male pattern baldness. ... | |
 Economic woes chill effort to stop global warming October 12, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Attempts to tackle global warming are being made more difficult by the spreading economic crisis even as Democratic congressional leaders say it's still a top goal for next year. | |
Researchers team up to probe iron-arsenic superconductors with new instrument October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory are part of collaborative team that's used a brand new instrument at the DOE's Spallation Neutron Source to probe iron-arsenic compounds, the "hottest" new find ... | |
Deep sea pipelines to green gas production October 10, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland researchers are working to tap into a wealth of natural gas resources located in distant, deep-ocean fields off the coast of Western Australia. | |
 Venus Express searching for life – on Earth October 10, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists using ESA’s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being ... | |
Does it matter if black plus white equals black or multiracial? October 10, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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"Is Barack Obama Black or Biracial?" a recent CNN.com headline asks. The question of whether Obama should be considered black or multiracial has been a concern of the media throughout the campaign. | |
Warming in Yosemite National Park sends small mammals packing to higher, cooler elevations October 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Global warming is causing major shifts in the range of small mammals in Yosemite National Park, one of the nation's treasures that was set aside as a public trust 144 years ago, according to a new study by University of California, ... | |
Researchers design artificial cells that could power medical implants October 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Researchers at Yale University have created a blueprint for artificial cells that are more powerful and efficient than the natural cells they mimic and could one day be used to power tiny medical implants. | |
Nobel prize laureate finds winning news on internet October 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
US scientist Martin Chalfie went on the internet to find out he was one of three co-winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize for chemistry, he said, after he ignored a telephone ring early Wednesday he thought came from next door. ... | |
Learned safety cheers depressed mice: An animal model of behavioral intervention for depression October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new animal model has provided insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with behavioral therapy for depression. The study, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of Neuron, may provide ... | |
Breast stem cell fate is regulated by 'notch' October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A normal developmental protein that sometimes goes awry has been implicated in breast cancer. This discovery indicates the mechanism by which inappropriate expression of the Notch pathway may contribute to breast cancer. | |
 Cosmic eye sheds light on early galaxy formation October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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A Cosmic Eye has given scientists a unique insight into galaxy formation in the very early Universe. Using gravity from a foreground galaxy as a zoom lens the team was able to see a young star-forming galaxy ... | |
Pickleweed tolerates irrigation with seawater and high levels of boron October 08, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Reuse of agricultural drainage water (DW) for irrigation is one of the few on-farm water management options available to growers on the west side of California's San Joaquin Valley (SJV) for reducing drainage water volumes ... | |
Learning how not to be afraid October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Why do some people have the ability to remain calm and relaxed even in the most stressful situations? New experiments in mice by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers are providing insight into how the brain ... | |
 German doing well after double arm transplant October 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant is recovering well and able to perform some basic tasks, though doctors said Wednesday it still could take up to two years ... | |
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