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TV Tries Shaky Hand at Podcasting
The networks are jumping into your iPod with mixed results. News shows and episode commentaries are big, but forget about an audio version of 24 for now. By Randy Dotinga. 'Virtual'Mouse Brains WIth Extraordinary Detail Available
A multi-institutional consortium including Duke University has created startlingly crisp 3-D microscopic views of tiny mouse brains -- unveiled layer by layer -- by extending the capabilities of conventional magnetic resonance imaging. Using computer-guided statistical methods, the data can be segmented into more than 30 anatomical structures with quantitative volume measurements. These structures can then be computer-enhanced to produce color-coded and labeled volume renderings of selected anatomical details in 3-D, seen at any angle. 'Chuck' ActorsGame On Screen and Off
Zach Levi and Josh Gomez take their fragging seriously, and the "gamer speak" and gameplay is leaking onto the TV screen like never before. Why People With Schizophrenia Have Lower Rates Of Cancer: New Clues
New studies clarify the evidence of a genetic link between schizophrenia and cancer, providing a surprising possible scientific explanation for lower rates of cancer among patients with schizophrenia -- despite having poor diets and high rates of smoking -- and their parents. Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country: Your Handbook for the San Fr
"This [2005] handbook provides information about the threat posed by earthquakes in the San Francisco Bay region and explains how you can prepare for, survive, and recover from these inevitable events."Find out "what you can expect during and after a quake, and what you need to do beforehand to be safe and reduce damage."From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in association with other organizations. Toward Tapping The Potential Of 'Stranded' Natural Gas
Newly discovered chemical catalysts may be an answer to the century-long search for economical ways of using natural gas now burned or "flared"as waste in huge quantities, scientists in the United States and Germany report. Trends in Retirement Age in Four Countries, 1965-95
This report looks at retirement age trends in the United States, Germany, Japan, and Sweden, which "all experienced a decline in the average age at which their workers retire and an increase in the duration of retirement"during 1965-1995. Includes statistical data comparing all four countries. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Opens into a PDF document. Sol-gel Inks Produce Complex Shapes With Nanoscale Features
New sol-gel inks can be printed into patterns to produce 3-D structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features. The ability to directly pattern functional oxides at the nanoscale opens a newavenue to functional devices. Potential applications include micro-fuel cells, photonic crystals and gas sensors. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Snapshot Clarifies How Materials Enter Cells
Researchers have captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells. Scientists obtained a snapshot of the tiny protein gate complex that opens and closes pathways through the protective cellular membrane.
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