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A Rosetta Stone For Traditional Chinese Medicine
Scientists have "decoded"the inscrutable language of traditional Chinese medicine, revealing its strong chemical foundation in a way that may help scientists mine age-old Chinese medicines to develop tomorrow's new drugs. Magnetic Sensors In Birds Other Than Migrating Birds: Chickens Also Us
Until recently, people believed that the ability to orientate themselves by the Earth's magnetic field was restricted to migratory birds. Now ornithologists at Frankfurt University have discovered that domestic chickens also have a built-in compass. It is clear that a magnetic sense of direction developed at an early stage of evolution. The Earth's magnetic field was presumably used by the ancestors of today's birds as an aid to finding their way about their environment. Beaucoup Cell-Phone Security
Want a phone that can recognize you and refuse to work if you get too far away from it? A new Japanese mobile phone comes with a security card that doubles as a credit card, and has facial ID capability and password protection. Two Drugs Work Better Together Than Either Alone Against Kidney Cancer
A combination of two drugs works better than either drug alone for patients with renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, according to a pilot study. Innovative CRTs Track Heart Patients Progress From Home
Cardiologists at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are among the first to use radio frequency technology to monitor the cardiovascular status of heart failure patients from their homes. By implanting a state-of-the-art cardiac resynchronization therapy device (CRT), UMC cardiologists can connect with patients directly and get up-to-the-second information about their heart status from miles away. When Good Cows Go Mad
Wouldn't it be great if they could breed cattle immune to mad cow disease? Be careful what you wish for. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg. [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." Past Droughts Geographically Widespread In The West, According To Tree
When it's dry, it's dry all over, according to a new analysis of more than 400 years of annual streamflow in the Upper Colorado and Salt/Verde river basins. By using data from tree rings, University of Arizona researchers conclude that severe droughts and low-flow conditions in one basin are unlikely to be offset by abundant streamflow in the other basin. The study covers waterways from the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. New DNA Method Helps Explain Extinction Of Woolly Mammoth, Other Ice A
What caused the extinction of the woolly rhinoceros ten thousand years ago from an area in Europe covering the coasts of the Arctic Ocean in the north to the coasts of the Mediterranean in the south? What caused the extinction of the mammoth while other ice age mammals like the musk ox just barely survived to present day? A new scientific methodological approach to detect genetic material will help researchers to solve the many mysteries of the past. 40 Years On, Murder Charges Filed
January 2005 news article about the indictment of Edgar Ray Killen for the killing of three civil rights workers Mississippi in the summer of 1964. The murdered men had been working on a project to register blacks to vote and help run educational programs in the South. Includes a link to the indictment. Note: Video clip is not available. From the Washington Post.
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