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Jak of All Trades, Master of Fun
The latest installment in this PlayStation 2 action series tries to be all games to all players. To its credit, Jak 3 largely succeeds. By Chris Kohler. 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. Los Pobladores 200: Descendents of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angel
Website of this group "the primary goal [of which] was to locate and organize present day descendants of the original founding families of Los Angeles."Features details about group activities (such as the annual history walk on September 4, the date of the founding of Los Angeles), and an archive with names and brief histories of founding families and the soldiers who escorted them to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles. New Treatment Option For Life-Threatening Symptom Of Parathyroid Cance
New research reveals that the drug cinacalcet HCl (cinacalcet) may effectively reduce the dangerous accumulation of calcium in the blood that typically accompanies parathyroid cancer. This drug therapy could provide a new and effective medical treatment option for patients with inoperable parathyroid carcinoma (cancer). Gold Nanoparticles May Pan Out As Tool For Cancer Diagnosis
When it comes to searching out cancer cells, gold may turn out to be a precious metal. Researchers have created gold nanoparticles capable of identifying marker proteins making the tiny particles a potential tool to better diagnose and treat breast cancer. Self-cleaning silicone gel insect wings
Researchers are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. St. Francis of Assisi
"St. Francis of Assisi, lover of all creation, champion of justice, patron saint of animals and the environment, founded the Franciscan Order. His feast day is October 4."This site provides background about St. Francis, a schedule of pet blessings throughout the U.S., and related material about St. Francis and peace, justice, and the integrity of creation. An AmericanCatholic.org website from the Franciscans and St. Anthony Messenger Press. Scientists Observe Drumlin Beneath Ice Sheet
Scientists have discovered a warehouse-sized drumlin -- a mound of sediment and rock -- actively forming and growing under the ice sheet in Antarctica. Its discovery, and the rate at which it was formed, sheds new light on ice-sheet behavior. This could have implications for predicting how ice sheets contribute to sea-level rise. The results are published this week in the journal Geology. Study Identifies Possible Mechanism For Brain Damage In Huntington's D
Researchers from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease have identified a possible mechanism underlying how the gene mutation that causes Huntington's disease leads to the degeneration and death of brain cells. Napping A More Effective Countermeasure To Sleepiness In Younger Peopl
Coffee is an effective countermeasure to sleepiness for both young and middle-aged people. However, napping is more efficient in young than in middle-aged people.
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