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University Of Alberta Linguist Puts Words In Video-game Characters' Mo
When Wolf Wikeley exchanged a few lines of Klingon with his prospective employer during a job interview, he just knew the job was his. Wikeley's near-fluency in the language, made for the Star Trek movies, paid off when he was making a presentation to the Edmonton-based video game-design firm BioWare, which was looking for someone to develop languages for their new games. Benefits And Risks Of Fitting Patients With Radiofrequency Identificat
In 2004, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved a radiofrequency identification device that is implanted under the skin of the upper arm of patients and that stores the patient's medical identifier. What are the benefits and risks of patients getting fitted with such an RFID chip? Cells Direct Membrane Traffic By Channel Width, Scientists Say
For a glycerol molecule, a measly angstrom's difference in diameter is a road-closed sign: You can't squeeze through unless you are a sleek, water-molecule-sized sports car, say scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The roadway is in aquaporins, aclass of proteins that form trans-membrane channels in cell walls in all forms of life. Obese Girls Less Likely To Attend College
Obese girls are half as likely to attend college as non-obese girls, according to a new study. The study also shows obese girls are even less likely to enter college if they attend a high school where obesity is relatively uncommon. Satellites Monitoring Dust Storms Linked To Health Risk
Medical researchers are using satellites to track massive dust storms blowing across Africa's Sahel belt. The aim is to learn more about lethal meningitis epidemics that often follow in the dust's wake. Radiohead, The Verve, Other Bands Seek Piece of Ticket Scalpers' Actio
Thriving online markets make it easier than ever for ticket resellers to squeeze premium pricing out of eager would-be concert-goers. Now bands and their managers want a cut. Lab Demonstrates Process Of Mammalian Egg Maturation
The Rong Li lab team has answered an important question about how mammalian eggs undergo maturation through an intricate process of asymmetric cell division. The team discovered a novel pathway by which chromatin exerts command on the cell membrane to produce a specialized machinery used for cell division. Ethical Consumption: Consumer Driven Or Political Phenomenon?
The most effective campaigns to encourage ethical consumption are those that take place at a collective level, such as the creation of fairtrade cities, rather than those that target individual behavior, according to new research. This suggests that ethical consumption is best understood as a political phenomenon rather than simply a market response to consumer demand. The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects
"This website is designed to offer a window into the historic work being done on the Bay Bridge -- from the retrofitting of the original West Span, to the demolition and replacement of the West Approach, to the construction of the new Skyway and dramatic single tower Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) span."Features updates about closures and detours, background about environmental topics, photo galleries, bridge history, construction videos, links to traffic cams, and more. Dominant Meerkats Render Rivals Infertile
When pregnant, dominant female meerkats subject their subordinates to escalating aggression and temporary eviction causing them to become overly stressed and as a result infertile, a new study finds.
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