Cancer-resistant mouse discovered November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 121 vote(s)
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A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The breakthrough stems from a discovery by UK College of Medicine professor of radiation medicine Vivek ... | |
Watermelon may have Viagra-effect June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 61 vote(s)
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A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day. | |
Study finds that people are programmed to love chocolate October 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food — chocolate — to a specific, chemical signature that may be programmed into the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The ... | |
Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ... | |
 Flat, Flexible, Wireless Power Source Can Go Anywhere May 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 128 vote(s)
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A team of Japanese researchers has created a novel wireless power-transmission device that is thin, flat, and flexible. Based on a sheet of plastic, the device can be put on desks, floors, walls, and almost ... | |
A new way to fight cancer: the silver shield March 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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Fasting for two days protects healthy cells against chemotherapy, according to a study appearing online the week of Mar. 31 in PNAS Early Edition. Mice given a high dose of chemotherapy after fasting continued to thrive. ... | |
Researchers develop 2-D invisibility cloak December 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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Harry Potter may not have talked much about plasmonics in J. K. Rowling's fantasy series, but University of Maryland researchers are using this emerging technology to develop an invisibility cloak that exists beyond the world ... | |
New plastic is strong as steel, transparent October 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 224 vote(s)
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By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. | |
 Solstice Moon Illusion June 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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Sometimes you just can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times. On Wednesday night, June 18th, step outside at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant form rising in the east. At first glance ... | |
 Alligator blood may put the bite on antibiotic-resistant infections April 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 68 vote(s)
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Despite their reputation for deadly attacks on humans and pets, alligators are wiggling their way toward a new role as potential lifesavers in medicine, biochemists in Louisiana reported today at the 235th ... | |
 Exactly how much housework does a husband create? April 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. For men, the picture is very ... | |
 The Best Way to Board a Plane February 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 121 vote(s)
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Most airlines board passengers the same way, first filling the seats in the back of the plane, and then moving to the front. After a recent experience boarding a plane in this manner, Fermilab physicist Jason ... | |
 Astronomers find gaping hole in the Universe August 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 241 vote(s)
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University of Minnesota astronomers have found an enormous hole in the Universe, nearly a billion light-years across, empty of both normal matter such as stars, galaxies and gas, as well as the mysterious, ... | |
 Tribute to MIT Physics Prof Lewin: Free-On-Line MIT Courses December 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering 1800 full courses on-line to the public at no charge. In part the work of Professor Walter H.G. Lewin of MIT is the reason for the popularization of higher ... | |
 80-mph electric car to go on sale this summer in the US May 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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Green Vehicles, a company based in San Jose, California, has recently revealed that it will begin selling two lithium-ion-powered electric vehicles early this summer. The three-wheeled TRIAC is a highway-capable ... | |
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