 In Search of Crater Chains May 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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As the fragments of shattered comet 73P/Schwassmann Wachmann 3 glide harmlessly past Earth this month in full view of backyard telescopes, onlookers can't help but wonder, what if a comet like that didn't miss, ... | |
International ALS gene search begins May 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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U.S. scientists are leading the first international gene search for typical ALS -- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. | |
 Novel Structure In South Pacific Plant May Be 'Missing Link' In Evolution Of Flowering Plants May 17, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study involving a "living fossil plant" that has survived on Earth for 130 million years suggests its novel reproductive structure may be a "missing link" between flowering ... | |
Scientists find on-off cell switch in eye May 18, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Boston scientists have discovered a blood vessel cell switch that controls vessel growth, opening the way for new drugs to combat eye problems. | |
 ESA’s Cluster flies through Earth’s electrical switch May 19, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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ESA’s Cluster satellites have flown through regions of the Earth’s magnetic field that accelerate electrons to approximately one hundredth the speed of light. The observations present Cluster scientists with ... | |
 AT&T's NSA legal woes continue to grow May 23, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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AT&T has flatly denied the allegations, but the telecommunications giant continues to be mired by reports that it and other major carriers have gone out of their way to cooperate with the U.S. government to ... | |
 Satellite Remote-Sensing Method Hatches New Cell-Analysis System May 24, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Using the same "multispectral analysis" concept that enables satellites to study Earth's surface, Purdue University researchers have developed a new system that quickly determines the composition of cells and ... | |
Researchers to develop ultra-miniature implantable sensors to measure blood flow June 07, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Physicians and surgeons will someday monitor a patient's blood flow, blood pressure and temperature with tiny, implanted devices, thanks to research being conducted by a Cornell University professor and an Ithaca-area high-tech ... | |
'Immersidata' improves interactive game development user-testing June 07, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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USC engineers are perfecting a games user testing tool that captures and analyzes play experience to automatically detect weakness and flaws - and it may soon gauge player emotional involvement. | |
Advance toward nanotechy approach to protein engineering reported June 09, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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UCLA physicists report a significant step toward a new approach to protein engineering in the June 8 online edition, and in the July print issue, of the Journal of the American Chemical Society. | |
 Ancient caldera in Apollinaris Patera June 09, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the caldera of Apollinaris Patera, an ancient, 5-kilometer-high volcano northwest of Gusev Crater. | |
'Land of the ever-young' gene reprogrammes cells June 14, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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University of Edinburgh scientists have discovered that the “ever-young” gene Nanog can cause adult cells to switch back to an embryonic state. The finding, to be published in the prestigious journal Nature, is the ... | |
Hybrid butterfly created by scientists June 15, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scottish scientists say a South American butterfly species was created from two different butterflies in an evolutionary process thought impossible. | |
Random twist for storytelling June 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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UQ software engineer Chooi Guan Lim has created a computer storytelling program that gives children a random, educational experience. | |
 Engineering electrically conducting tissue for the heart June 19, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Patients with complete heart block, or disrupted electrical conduction in their hearts, are at risk for life-threatening rhythm disturbances and heart failure. The condition is currently treated by implanting ... | |
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