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In From the Cold: Following Swans as They Migrate From Russia to Brita
This site follows the path of Bewick's and whooper swans along their annual migration from the Russian Arctic to Great Britain from fall 2003 to spring 2004. Includes profiles of the swans, migration background and updates, and links to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) coverage of the migration. From the Wildfowl &Wetlands Trust, a wetland conservation organization based in the United Kingdom. New Research Effort To Boost Crop Yields Begun
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and DuPont have announced they have entered into a multiyear research collaboration for crop genetics research on yield enhancement, and development of enabling technologies in corn, soybeans and other important agricultural crops. [Stupid] Darkness' thongs pay for new album
The Darkness have sold enough official band thongs to pay for their new album. Biodiversity On TheAntarctic Ocean Floor
The biodiversity of the seas and the ocean floors is a mystery for science yet to unravel. With this curiosity, a research team -- including a biologist from the University of the Basque Country, is to set sail for the second time on an oceanographic campaign to study this biodiversity of the seas and the ocean floors of the Antarctic. Researchers Find First Gene For Inherited Testicular Cancer In Mice
In this week's journal Nature, researchers report finding the first gene responsible for inherited susceptibility of testicular cancer in mice. The Ter mutation occurs in a gene called dead end, which is involved in normal testicular development and which may play a role in inherited forms of a testicular cancer occurring in infants.The mutation causes a huge increase in testicular cancer incidence, from 5 percent to 94 percent. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Slashdot's CmdrTaco Rob Malda Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerd
The popular site hits the decade mark this month, with geek celebrations popping up all around the country. Check out Wired News' interview with Slashdot founder Rob Malda. Gravely Gorgeous: Gargoyles, Grotesques &the Nineteenth-Century Imagin
This site is a companion to an exhibit about the admiration by Victorians of the Gothic style of architectural decoration of cathedrals, which featured gargoyles ("decorative waterspouts that preserve stonework") and grotesques (that "serve a variety of other practical and ornamental functions, as corbels or capitals, for instance"). Includes a gallery of images and a glossary. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. [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. Breast Cancer: Unlocking Mechanisms That Silence Estrogen Receptor Gen
The mechanisms that silence the estrogen receptor gene alpha, in certain breast cancer cell lines may be closer to being unlocked, according to a new study. The researcher says this study provides a basis for understanding how the complex pattern of estrogen receptor gene alpha methylation and transcriptional silencing is generated, as well as for understanding the relationship between this pattern and its function during breast cancer progression. By understanding this mechanism, scientists say, researchers will be able to design therapies and drugs that are very precise in the target they recognize.
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