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Gathering the Jewels/Casglu'r Tlysau: The Website for Welsh Cultural H
This website about Welsh history provides "over 20,000 images of objects, books, letters, aerial photographs and other items from museums, libraries and record offices in Wales."Searchable; or browse by county in Wales or by subjects such as agriculture, industry, arts, religion, politics, education, transportation, domestic life, and war. In English and Welsh. From the National Library of Wales. Second Pathway Behind HIV-associated Immune System Dysfunction Identif
Researchers may have discovered a second molecular 'switch'that turns off the immune system's response against HIV. Last year the same team identified a molecule that suppresses the activity of HIV-specific CD8 T cells that should destroy virus-infected cells. Now they describe how a regulatory protein called CTLA-4 inhibits the action of HIV-specific CD4 T cells that control the overall response against the virus. Get Ready for the New ISBN!
"The new 13-digit ISBN [International Standard Book Number] has been approved and plans are underway to transition to the new number industry-wide, world-wide by January 1, 2007. Find out how the expansion of the ISBN from 10-digits to 13-digits will impact your business and operations."Includes information for publishers and librarians and links to related sites. From the National Information Standards Organization (NISO). Housing Inmates Out-of-State
Details about a 2006-2007 prisoner relocation program that was instituted "in response to Governor Schwarzenegger's state of emergency proclamation to immediately ease severe overcrowding in California prisons."In this program over 2,000 prisoners will be temporarily housed outside the state. Includes an FAQ, images of facilities, and background about inmate overcrowding. From the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Novel Laboratory Technique Nudges Genes Into Activity
A new technique that employs RNA, a tiny chemical cousin of DNA, to turn on genes could lead to therapeutics for conditions in which nudging a gene awake would help alleviate disease, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center say. Many Seniors Are Still Not Meeting The Recommended Intake Of Vitamin K
Seniors aren't consuming enough vitamin K, notes a review, and studies should continue to examine non-dietary factors related to vitamin K status, like effects of estrogen on vitamin K metabolism. A separate study on vitamin K suggests it might serve as a biomarker of cardiovascular risk. Alternative Kidney Test Reveals Hidden Health Risks
Elevated blood levels of the protein cystatin C accurately predict higher risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and death among elderly people with no known kidney problems -- risks that the standard kidney function test, which measures the protein creatinine, misses entirely, according to a study led by a researcher at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Researchers Trace Evolution To Relatively Simple Genetic Changes
In a stunning example of evolution at work, scientists have now found that changes in a single gene can produce major changes in the skeletal armor of fish living in the wild. The surprising results, announced in the March 25, 2005, issue of journal Science, bring new data to long-standing debates about how evolution occurs in natural habitats. Sea Creature's Toxin Could Lead To Promising Cancer Treatment
A toxin derived from a reclusive sea creature resembling a translucent doughnut has inspired UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers to develop a related compound that shows promise as a cancer treatment. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind."
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