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Early Cancer Detection May Be Aided By Telomeres
Scientists have achieved greater understanding of telomeres -- small DNA structures which have a role in the onset of cancer. The discovery may lead in time to the development of a very early test for tumors. Having The Climate Cake And Eating It, Too
Is it possible to solve climate change, reduce poverty and save biodiversity at a single stroke? It might seem like a dream, but this is exactly the issue that is being discussed at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The key is to include reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation in the Kyoto Protocol so that developing countries can be compensated for saving their forests and woodlands. Vegas Plans Mobile Gaming Trials
Casinos could soon go poolside with the help of modified PDAs. By Steve Friess. Magnetic Nanoparticles To Simultaneously Diagnose, Monitor And Treat
The future for magentic nanoparticles (mNPs) appears bright With the design of "theranostic" molecules. Magentic nanoparticles could play a crucial role in developing one-stop tools to simultaneously diagnose, monitor and treat a wide range of common diseases and injuries. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Rate Of Cellular Energy Production Lower In Persons At Risk For Type 2
The rate of insulin-stimulated energy production is significantly reduced in the muscles of lean, healthy young adults who have already developed insulin resistance and are at increased risk of developing diabetes later in life. Suffering Under a Great Injustice: Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japane
In 1943, Ansel Adams documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California and the Japanese Americans interned there. This site provides side-by-side digital scans of both Adams' 242 original negatives and his 209 photographic prints, collection highlights, Adams' book "Born Free and Equal,"a selected bibliography, and a chronology of Adams' life. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Whistleblower Disclosures
Information about this U.S. Office of Special Counsel unit, which "serves as a safe conduit for the receipt and evaluation of whistleblower disclosures from federal employees, former employees and applicants for federal employment."Covers jurisdictional requirements, how to file, evaluation of disclosures, and the referral process. Include links to relevant U.S. Code sections. Virus Used To Create Experimental HIV Vaccines Directly Impairs Immune
Leading efforts to create an HIV vaccine have hinged on the use of viruses as carriers for selected elements of the HIV virus. Recently, however, evidence has emerged that some of these so-called viral vector systems may undermine the immune system and should not be used for vaccine development. Now, a new study provides strong support for the idea that some viral-vector vaccines may cause more harm than good. 2002 Alaskan Quake Left Seven Areas Of California Stirred But Not Shak
New research has found evidence of tremors along non-subduction zone faults in seven California locations immediately following the magnitude 7.8 Denali earthquake in Alaska on Nov. 3, 2002. The scientists commented that their findings were the opposite of what they had expected.
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