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HIV infection stems from few viruses

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A new study reveals the genetic identity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the version responsible for sexual transmission, in unprecedented detail.


How small molecule can take apart Alzheimer's disease protein fibers

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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown, in unprecedented detail, how a small molecule is able to selectively take apart abnormally folded protein fibers connected to ...


Giant pythons invade southeastern Florida: study

12 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said.


Huge project to restore Everglades to be suspended

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(AP) -- Construction on a huge reservoir meant to help restore the Everglades will be put on hold over a lawsuit brought by a group that fears the water could be diverted for other purposes.


Rochester's Omega Laser Receives 50-Fold Power Increase to Become 'Petawatt' Laser

7 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 1

The University of Rochester will mark another important step in the effort toward attaining sustainable fusion, the ultimate source of clean energy, Friday, May 16.


Strange star stumps astronomers

10 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 22 vote(s) | User comments: 6

An obese oddball of a star has left astronomers wondering how it could have formed. Dr David Champion and his colleagues at CSIRO’s Australia Telescope National Facility publish their findings about the star ...


A baseball cap that reads your mind

11 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s) | User comments: 2

It looks like an ordinary baseball cap. But when you put it on, the cap detects and analyzes the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from your brain. It can even tell you if you’re getting too sleepy when driving ...


Tips on getting vitamin D for cancer prevention

14 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(AP) -- Evidence is growing that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, is linked to lower risk of breast cancer and other cancers. But that doesn't mean it's ...


A Critique of Shortsighted Anthropic Principles

7 hours ago | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 28 vote(s) | User comments: 6

Many people marvel that we live in a universe that seems to be precisely tailored to suit the development of intelligent life. The observation is the basis for some forms of "Anthropic Principles" that strive to explain why ...


How Did That Chain Letter Get To My Inbox?

7 hours ago | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others--or terrible misfortune if it isn't. The sheer volume of forwarded ...