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Project Builds In Weather Data To Predict Road Safety
David Noyce, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering who co-directs the Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory (TOPS), hopes to help drivers predict the future - by warning them of weather-related driving conditions ahead. Plant Physiology: Chloroplast F And M Thioredoxins Discovered In Nonph
Scientists have found that the f and m type plant thioredoxins previously thought to be localized only in chloroplasts are found in other, nonphotosynthetic, tissues, where they may have multiple functions. They have now established the presence of these redox proteins in tissues other than the chloroplast. Slashdot's CmdrTaco Rob Malda Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerd
The popular site hits the decade mark this month, with geek celebrations popping up all around the country. Check out Wired News' interview with Slashdot founder Rob Malda. Having a family member under 50 diagnosed with pancreatic cancer incre
A person who has multiple family members with pancreatic cancer ("familial pancreatic cancer") is six times as likely to develop that cancer. This risk is even higher, nine times that of the general population, if one of their relatives developed their cancer under the age of 50, according to a new study. Cigarette Taxes Do Reduce Smoking But Can Lead To Bootlegging, Study S
Increasing cigarette taxes is an effective strategy for reducing tobacco use but there may be negative consequences especially in disadvantaged minority communities. According to a study conducted by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, a dramatic rise in illegal street sales of untaxed cigarettes was reported among minority low-income persons immediately after the price increase that reinforced smoking and undermined cessation efforts. Shopviliv Not Paying Up
An online store for Viliv media players accused of not delivering the goods is reportedly not refunding the money they promised. In Gadget Lab. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Attitudes About Homosexuality &Gay Marriage
This study, updated in December 2004, presents a compilation of polling data back to the 1970s about the acceptance of homosexuality and gay marriage in the United States. Includes links to related material. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, a think tank "dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom —limited government, private enterprise ... and a strong foreign policy and national defense." Urban Experience in Chicago: Hull-House and Its Neighborhoods, 1889-19
This Web site explores the history of Jane Addams and Hull-House, the social settlement she founded in Chicago in 1889. It features "interpretive narrative, selected essays and images, and a great variety of historical texts including relevant letters, memoirs, newspaper and magazine articles, popular literature, political tracts and cartoons."Includes curriculum materials. Searchable. From the University of Illinois at Chicago. UCLA Scientists Report Promising New Molecular Approach To Fighting Sc
In new research that helps to reveal the nature of schizophrenia at the cellular level, UCLA scientists report the discovery of unique DNA sequence variations associated with increased risk for schizophrenia, memory impairments, and other cognitive deficits. "I hope this is the opening salvo in a new molecular approach to fighting schizophrenia,"said Tyrone D. Cannon, UCLA's Staglin Family Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry and Human Genetics.
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