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Apple Newton Hangs On
The great granddaddy of PDAs is still going strong, but won't the iPhone kill it off for good? Newton fans have kept the platform alive and technologically current (in spite of Steve Jobs) and they're not abandoning it yet. In Cult of Mac. Variant Prion Protein Causes Infection But No Symptoms
Abnormal prion proteins are little understood disease agents involved in causing horrific brain-wasting diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease in people, mad cow disease in cattle and chronic wasting disease in deer and elk. Now, new research suggests that a variant form of abnormal prion protein--one lacking an 'anchor' into the cell membrane--may be unable to signal cells to start the lethal disease process. Surveillance Cameras Get Smarter
Researchers develop cameras that size you up. Instead of being used after the fact for ID, this new breed of security cam detects suspicious behavior to help prevent crime. By the Associated Press. First Look: Kindle for Mac
Amazon has at last released Kindle for Mac, which means you can now read your Kindle books on most any device. It joins the iPhone, PC Blackberry and of course the Kindle itself.
 Study Shows Escalating Climate Change Impacts On Human Health, The Env
The Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, along with co-sponsors Swiss Re and the United Nations Development Programme, today released a study showing that climate change will significantly affect the health of humans and ecosystems and these impacts will have economic consequences. Muscle Repair: Making A Good System Better, Faster; Implications For A
Skeletal muscles naturally repair themselves very efficiently but researchers at the Universities of Illinois-Chicago and Michigan found that a deficiency in plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) actually promotes muscle regeneration, making PAI-1 "a therapeutic target for enhancing muscle regeneration."The plasminogen system's interaction with inflammatory, growth factor and other systems is more complicated than thought, indicating the plasminogen system likely may have multiple functions, with implications for aging, liver, lungs, heart, and degenerative diseases like muscular dystrophy. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Agriculture Street Landfil
"This web page provides background information and details about the Agriculture Street Landfill Superfund Project in New Orleans"that began in 1998. Includes updates on water sampling and other EPA activities related to flood cleanup after Hurricane Katrina of this Superfund site that housed "debris and waste resulting from cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Betsy"and that was found to have "elevated levels of lead, arsenic and carcinogenic polyaromatic hydrocarbons (cPAHs)." Blue Ribbon Debut for Office 2007
The newest version of Microsoft Office arrives this week, complete with a tricked-out user interface intended to impress the Windows-weary. By Scott Gilbertson. Plus: Gallery: Office 2007. Rob Zombie Resuscitates Tasteless Toons With El Superbeasto
Sex and violence get the animated treatment in a cracked comedy about a masked wrestler and his devilish friends. Watch an exclusive video clip from Zombie's star-studded and colorful new cartoon movie.
 Where Do The Buffalo And Elk Still Roam?
Less than twenty-one percent of the earth's terrestrial surface still contains all of the large mammals that used to occur there 500 years ago. Large mammals are top predators and serve as landscape engineers, so their loss has long-term effects on the health of an ecosystem. The study also points out the vulnerability of large mammals to extinction, and the importance of protected areas where large mammals still occur.
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