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[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. Earliest European Farmers Left Little Genetic Mark On Modern Europe
The farmers who brought agriculture to central Europe about 7,500 years ago did not contribute heavily to the genetic makeup of modern Europeans, according to the first detailed analysis of ancient DNA extracted from skeletons of early European farmers New Test On Tap For Detecting Pesticide-Resistant Mites
Commercial apiarists and state bee inspectors now have a fast new way to check Varroa mites for this honeybee parasite's resistance to the pesticides coumaphos and fluvalinate. Resistance To Chemotherapy: How Tumors Acquire Resistance To Kinase In
Acquired resistance to chemotherapy is a major obstacle to successful cancer treatment. Understanding the mechanisms by which tumors become resistant to a particular agent is key to identifying new drugs or combination regimens. First Beehives In Ancient Near East Discovered
Archaeologists revealed that the first apiary (beehive colony) dating from the Biblical period has been found in excavations in Israel's Beth Shean Valley. This is the earliest apiary to be revealed to date in an archaeological excavation anywhere in the ancient Near East, according to the researcher. In Praise of the Zune
After two weeks of hands-on testing, an iPod freak says Microsoft's music player just might give the Apple gadget a run for its money. Commentary by Leander Kahney. Cartilage Monitoring: High-Resolution Imaging With Contrast Agent Yiel
An innovative combination of existing technologies shows promise for noninvasive, high-resolution imaging of cartilage in research on the progression and treatment of the common degenerative disease osteoarthritis. Society for the Preservation of Weeksville and Bedford-Stuyvesant Hist
"Historic Weeksville was a nineteenth century community located in the Ninth Ward of Brooklyn, New York. It was named for James Weeks, an African American who purchased land there in 1838."It was "'rediscovered' in 1968 when its four remaining historic dwellings were spotted from the air."The site provides information about restoration efforts, historic images, and tour information. New Nanostructured Thin Film Shows Promise For Efficient Solar Energy
Combining two nanotech methods for engineering solar cell materials appears to yield better results than either one does alone. In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures -- materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Teen's Ability To Multi-task Develops Late In Adolescence
New research shows that the part of the brain responsible for multi-tasking continues to develop until late adolescence. Using behavioral tests, children ages 9 to 20 were assessed in terms of functioning of the frontal cortex, the part of the brain that controls several aspects of behavior. Among other results, it was found that the type of thinking demanding a high level of multi-tasking skill continues to develop until ages 16 to 17.
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