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Best of Wired Test 2007: Surf, Play Video andAudio, Record TV
The 605 is like all the players on our Test pages rolled into one: Wi-Fi web surfing, audio and video play, a pocket DVR, games and more -- all on a dazzling display with minimal button clutter and easy menu control. Manipulating Nature: Scientists Query Wildlife Birth-control Method
Australian scientistsare raising concerns over the unpredictable nature of a contraceptive vaccine that aims to control populations of wild animals, such as rabbits and foxes. Writing in the latest issue of the journal, Reproduction, UNSW genetics expert Professor Des Cooper warns that the immuno-contraception method is not fully effective and is manipulating natural reproduction in ways that can't be predicted or controlled. New Sucker-footed Bat Discovered In Madagascar
Scientists have discovered a new species of bat that has large flat adhesive organs, or suckers, attached to its thumbs and hind feet. This is a remarkable find because the new bat belongs to a Family of bats endemic to Madagascar -- and one that was previously considered to include only one rare species. Striking A Chord With Concertgoers To Reduce Hearing Loss; Risk Of Dam
A new University of Toronto study recommends the provision of ear plugs, education at concert entrances and the reduction of music sound levels to minimize the risk of hearing loss for rock concert attendees. Decision Makers May Be Blind To The Outcome Of Their Choicehttp://www.
Java Earthquake: Warning In Less Than Five Minutes With New Early Warn
The M 7.6 West Java earthquake on August 8 was detected, located and sized after only 4 minutes and 38 seconds by the German Tsunami Early Warning System currently under construction in Indonesia. The location of the earthquake had been established after just 2 minutes and 11 seconds. For comparison: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii published the location and magnitude of this earthquake after about 17 minutes. Study Identifies Key Aspect Of Immune Response Against HIV
An international research team has identified immune-system genes that appear to play a key role in the body's defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The findings may lead to ways of circumventing the virus's ability to avoid vaccines by rapid mutation. Cult of Mac: Apple Plotting an Avon Power Play?
When cosmetics chief Andrea Jung joins the Cupertino juggernaut, it raises the question: What is Steve Jobs hiding up his sleeve? Commentary by Leander Kahney. 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. Study Reveals High Infection Rate In Teens For Virus Linked To Cervica
More sexually active adolescent females than previously thought may be infected with a virus linked to cervical cancer and genital warts, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
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