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Looks Matter To Female Barn Swallows
Even after they have paired with a male, the female North American barn swallow still comparison-shops for sexual partners. And forget personality, the females judge males by their looks: the reddish color of the males' breast and belly feathers. Girl Juvenile Offenders Exhibit More Problems, Risks Than Boys
Girls in the juvenile justice system exhibit more risks than do boys for problem behaviors that may lead them to serious trouble, according to new research. Girls had more problems than boys in areas such as family and peer relations, physical health, mental health, traumatic events, and accountability issues. The only area in which boys showed more risk than girls was in prior criminal offenses. Chernobyl Disaster Caused Cancer Cases In Sweden
A statistically determined correlation between radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident and an increase in the number of cases of cancer in the exposed areas in Sweden is reported in a study by scientists at Linköping University, Örebro University, and the County Council of Västernorrland County. You Still Can't Drink The Water, But Now You Can Touch It
Engineers have developed a system that uses a simple water purification technique that can eliminate 100 percent of the microbes in New Orleans water samples left from Hurricane Katrina. The technique makes use of specialized resins, copper and hydrogen peroxide to purify tainted water. Young patients with chronic illnesses find relief in acupuncture
Some doctors are now offering pediatric patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses acupuncture therapy to help ease the pain and negative side effects like nausea, fatigue and vomiting caused by chronic health conditions and intensive treatments. Allergy: Solving The Mystery Of IgE
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is the main actor in the drama of allergy. Researchers are looking at the biological role of IgE in the immune response of an organism and how a lack of control can lead to allergy. Mechanism For Epstein-Barr Virus Protein's Role In Blood Cancers Disco
Earlier this year, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine identified a link between a critical cancer pathway and an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) protein. Their findings demonstrated a new mechanism by which EBV can transform human B cells from the immune system into cancerous cells. Now, they have found that the viral protein--called EBNA3C (for EBV nuclear antigen)--mediates the degradation of the retinoblastoma protein, an important molecular brake for cell proliferation. Supercomputing By Reservation Puts Petaflops At Researchers'Fingertips
Supercomputers keep growing ever faster, racing along at the blazing speed of nearly one petaflops -- 10 to the fifteenth, or one thousand trillion calculations per second -- equivalent to around 250 thousand of today's laptops. In contrast, the experience of a computational scientist can be anything but fast -- waiting hours or days in a queue for a job to run and yield precious results needed for further steps. The unpredictably of queues can impede the course of research, slowing progress with unexpected periods of waiting. Zune Comes With Porn Value-Add
A Chicago mom finds nearly two hours of explicit footage on what was going to be her daughter's Christmas present. In Gear Factor. Early Earth Likely Had Continents, Was Habitable, According To New Stu
A surprising new study by an international team of researchers has concluded Earth's continents most likely were in place soon after the Western Australia, thought to be among the oldest planet was formed, overturning a long-held theory that the early planet was either moon-like or dominated by oceans.
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