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Bird Flu Pandemic, Tomorrow?
Guest Editorial: Prepare for bird flu pandemic Germans Target Violent Games
Seeking an international ban on violent video games, Germany uses its six-month EU presidency to push for outlawing such combative titles as Lord of the Rings and Star Trek. In Listening Post. NIEHS Launches Website With Information For Assessing Environmental Ha
A new website with a Global Information System will provide valuable information for assessing environmental hazards caused by Hurricane Katrina. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health, created the website to provide the most up-to-date data to public health and safety workers on contaminants in flood waters, infrastructure and industry maps, as well as demographic information for local populations. United Nations History: 60th Anniversary of the San Francisco Conferen
"In celebration of the United Nations sixtieth anniversary [in 2005], the United Nations Department of Public Information has organized a commemoration of the signing of the United Nations Charter, which took place in San Francisco on 26 June 1945."The site includes the message of the Secretary-General, a video clip, and a list of exhibits and activities commemorating the event. Also includes links to information about the 50th anniversary and to related documents. Protein Clue To Tailor-made Antibiotics
Scientists at the University of York have made a huge leap forward in the search for "smarter"antibiotics. New Microwave Technology Can Be Safely Applied To Cancerous Lung Tumor
A cancer treatment that uses microwave energy to shrink or eliminate tumors can be safely used to treat malignant lung tumors, according to a new study. Similar to radiofrequency ablation, microwave ablation is a minimally invasive, image-guided technique that uses heat generated by microwave energy to destroy tumors. [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. Tiny Towers: Carbon Nanotube Structures Could Provide More Efficient S
When residents of New York's Manhattan Island ran out of real estate for new construction, they expanded vertically -- using multi-story buildings to get more living space on their compact island. Scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute hope to follow their example, but on a nanometer scale -- building carbon nanotube towers atop photovoltaic cells to extract more power from the sun. Temple University Researchers Develop New Targeted Cancer Therapy
Temple University researchers have developed a new drug that halts cancer cell division, instigating tumor death. The drug works by interfering with the activity of a gene called Plk1 and is now in phase I clinical trials for human cancer therapy. Modders Crack Into Verizon Droid, Unlocking Multitouch and More
Android hackers figure out how to "get root" on Verizon's Motorola Droid, which means they can now begin unlocking hidden features in the phone.
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