Substance that knocks out anthrax November 29, 2005 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at Stockholm University have found a substance that quickly knocks out the anthrax bacterium. The bacterium has been used in terrorist attacks in the US and Japan, for example. | |
Shark attack worries? Driving to the beach is more deadly June 29, 2005 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Which is more likely to happen - you being in a car wreck or being bitten by a shark?
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New manufacturing process helps metals lose weight December 12, 2005 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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A pioneering manufacturing process that can turn titanium, stainless steel and many other metals into a new breed of engineering components could have a big impact across industry. | |
Cancer is threatening Tasmanian devils February 01, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Australian scientists say a deadly facial-tumor disease threatening a carnivorous Australian marsupial known as the Tasmanian devil might be infectious. | |
Leonardo's machines shown in Rome, Naples February 09, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Two separate exhibitions in Rome and Naples are under way showcasing many reconstructions of the machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. | |
UCI researchers discover key factor for survival of human embryonic stem cells February 16, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Human embryonic stem cells (hES) offer great hope for the treatment of some devastating diseases, but finding a way to keep enough of these cells usable and healthy for transplantation in patients has been an ongoing problem. ... | |
AAAS denounces bills undermining evolution February 20, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science, meeting in St. Louis, said Sunday it strongly denounced legislation undermining evolution. | |
Man-made prostate created by women February 23, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In a giant step towards understanding prostate disease, Melbourne scientists have grown a human prostate from embryonic stem cells. A study published in the March edition of Nature Methods describes how human embryonic ... | |
 Scientists ponder bird flu findings March 13, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Avian flu fears have scientists trying to determine how bird flu spreads, and one Italian researcher says that information should be given to the public. | |
Light activated anticancer drug targeted to DNA using cisplatin like sub-units March 27, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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One of the most effective chemotherapy drugs against cancer is cisplatin because it attaches to cancer DNA and disrupts repair. However, it also kills healthy tissue. Many scientists are creating alternative drugs or cisplatin ... | |
Study: Even short-term yoga training good April 05, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Scientists at Thailand's Khon Kaen University say 18 short yoga sessions can provide significant improvement to one's respiratory function. | |
Piecing together the Medieval Middle East April 10, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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An important collection of ancient Jewish and Arabic documents, equal in significance to the Dead Sea Scrolls, and discovered as fragments in an old storeroom, has received a major grant for its upkeep. The Taylor-Schechter ... | |
Girl with two hearts healthy with just one April 13, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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British surgeons are amazed how quickly a 12-year-old Welsh girl, who had her transplanted heart removed after 10 years, has recovered with her original heart. | |
Pesticides found in tobacco smoke April 18, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke. | |
Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's April 19, 2006 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Belgium researchers say they are the first to demonstrate the quantity of amyloid protein in brain cells is a major factor of Alzheimer's disease. | |
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