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We All Lose in Kazaa's Settlement
By agreeing to settle with RIAA, Kazaa contributes to a legal trend that's a poor substitute for a digital music market. In Listening Post. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Small Worm Yields Big Clue On Muscle Receptor Action
Biological researchers report the identity of a previously elusive subunit of a neurotransmitter in C. elegans. The finding may have applicability to research on the human nervous system. NOAA Forecasters Predict Critical Fire Weather Conditions In Southwest
Weather conditions on Tuesday have the potential to create a significant fire weather situation across parts of southeastern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, according to forecasters with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. And Your Brain Said, 'Ha!'
Research suggests that our brains prime us to laugh when others do it. So that's why Adam Sandler is only funny at the movie theater. In Bodyhack. On A Wire Or In A Fiber, A Wave Is A Wave
Around the world, students learn about the wave nature of light through the interference patterns of "Young's double-slit experiment,"first performed over 200 years ago and still considered among the most beautiful physics experiments. Using an analogous experiment, researchers at Brown and Stanford have shown that a simple analytical model can describe the wave nature of surface plasmon polaritons. Their work suggests that plasmonic devices cannot easily circumvent the limitations of electromagnetic waves. New Evidence On Why Alcohol Consumption Is A Risk Factor For Cancer
Why is alcohol consumption a risk factor for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus? Scientists long have suspected that the culprit is acetaldehyde, a compound produced as the body breaks down the alcohol in beer, wine and hard liquor. New Blueberry Bushes Offer High Yields Of Plump, Phytonutrient-rich Fr
Combining tenacity with taste, Agricultural Research Service scientists have bred three new blueberry cultivars that can take the heat of growing in the South while offering high yields of plump, phytonutrient-rich fruit. Yahoo's Wii Portal Gets Pwned
Leveraging Flickr photos leaves the web giant open to abuse. In Monkey Bites. New Weapon To Fight Leukemia
A new study indicates that the drug FTY720 prevents disease in a mouse model of two leukemias -- blast crisis chronic myeloid leukemia and acute lymphocytic leukemia -- caused by the cancer protein BCR-ABL. As the drug also induced cell lines from humans with these leukemias to die in vitro the authors suggest that FTY720 should be considered by researchers and clinicians developing new approaches to treat CML-BC and ALL.
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