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Egyptian Sea Vessel Artifacts Discovered At Pharaonic Port Of Mersa Ga
In December, an archaeology team led by Kathryn Bard of Boston University and Rudolfo Fattovich of the University of Naples "L'Orientale"discovered two man-made caves at Wadi Gawasis along the Red Sea coast. The caves are thought to be nearly 4,000 years old. One held nautical artifacts from ancient Egyptian sea vessels, including two intact, curved, cedar steering oars. Limestone stelae indicate the cave may also have served as a temple. Treatment Advances For Lymphoma Have Reduced Deaths By 70%
New treatment advances for patients with follicular lymphoma, previously considered an incurable cancer, have reduced deaths in the first four years by 70 percent. When scientists compared outcomes for 960 patients treated with three different treatment regimens, they found that patients treated with a combination of the standard therapy plus new monoclonal antibodies had the best four-year survival rate. Biochemist Goes To Washington With High-protein Corn
Daniel Gallie, professor of biochemistry at UC Riverside, will present his research on high-protein corn before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 23. The research holds promise for efficiently feeding such corn to people and livestock all over the world. Gallie's research on doubling the protein content of corn grain adds significant value to the crop, benefiting corn producers. Moreover, his technology nearly doubles corn oil, the most valuable content of corn grain, and significantly increases the grain's value. Observation Of Material Circling A Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers from the University of Oxford and around the world have observed clumps of X-ray-emitting gas whipping around a black hole at 33,000 kilometres per second, one-tenth the speed of light. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels In Northern Forests
Far removed from streams of gas-thirsty cars and pollution-belching factories lies another key player in global climate change. Circling the northern hemisphere, the conifer-dominated boreal forests -- one of the largest ecosystems on earth -- act as a vast natural regulator of atmospheric carbon levels. Simplest Circadian Clocks Operate Via Orderly Phosphate Transfers
Researchers have found that a simple circadian clock found in some bacteria operates by the rhythmic addition and subtraction of phosphate groups at two key locations on a single protein. This phosphate pattern is influenced by two other proteins, driving phosphorylation to oscillate according to a remarkably accurate 24-hour cycle. Double Trouble: Cells With Duplicate Genomes Can Trigger Tumors
Abnormal cell division that yields cells with an extra set of chromosomes can initiate the development of tumors in mice, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown, validating a controversial theory about cancer causation put forth by a scientific visionary nearly 100 years ago.The so-called "double-value"cells are produced by random errors in cell division that occur with unknown frequency. The generation of these genetically unstable cells appears to be a pathway for generating a tumor. Icy Jupiter Moon Throws A Curve Ball At Formation Theories
Scientists studying data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft have found that Jupiter's moon Amalthea is a pile of icy rubble less dense than water. Scientists expected moons closer to the planet to be rocky and not icy. The finding shakes up long-held theories of how moons form around giant planets. Supercomputers Cast Light On Cloudy Puzzle Of Global Weather
Record heat waves, exceptionally powerful hurricanes, destructive tsunamis and melting icecaps have many discussing the weather, but can anybody do anything about it?
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