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[Interesting] Ashlee Simpson to Sing Live Again Tonight
She'll give it another shot after her lip-sync a few nights ago on SNL... Biology In Four Dimensions: Factor Of Time Gives Scientists Insight In
Most things that happen in the cell are the work of 'molecular machines' -- complexes of proteins that carry out important cellular functions. Until now, scientists didn't have a clear idea of when proteins form these machines -- are these complexes pre-fabricated or put together on the spot for each specific job? Museum of Vertebrate Zoology: Archival Field Notebooks Query Page
A database of thousands of records of field notebooks from the archives of this museum. Includes scanned images of selected "historical materials pertaining to major early (1900-1950) faunal expeditions in California"and other areas in the western U.S. Searchable by author, title, and type (catalog, index, journal, or species account). From the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. Brain Imaging Shows If You Are Thinking Of Familiar Object
Researchers, using machine learning and brain imaging, have found a way to identify where people's thoughts and perceptions of familiar objects originate in the brain by identifying the patterns of brain activity associated with the objects. Scientists were also able to accurately determine which of the 10 drawings a participant was viewing based on their characteristic whole-brain neural activation patterns. Diabetes A Bigger Heart Disease Risk For Women Than For Men
Women with diabetes have a significantly greater risk of dying from coronary heart disease (CHD) than men with diabetes, researchers reported at the Second International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke. Glass Gives Up Secrets Under Pressure
Glass is a mysterious material, but when researchers apply pressure, it reveals secrets. Using a variety of techniques, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory saw for the first time ever, the atomic structure of a dense, purely octahedral glass that has eluded scientists for decades. Household Dust Is Main Source Of Flame Retardants In Humans
Household dust is the main route of exposure to flame retardants for people, followed by eating animal and dairy products, according to a report in the July 15 issue of the American Chemical Society's journal Environmental Science &Technology. The study is based on a computer model developed by Canadian researchers. From A Few Wild Ancestors, A Citrus Cornucopia
Whether it's a halved grapefruit sprinkled with sugar, mandarin slices tumbled in a green salad, mouth-puckering lemon wedges or a classic navel orange, there are probably enough kinds of citrus to satisfy any personality or taste. Gender Bias In Child Growth Evaluations May Miss Disease In Girls
Twice as many boys as girls are referred to medical specialists for evaluation of short stature or poor growth, according to a new study. Early Years Education Measures Show No Impact, UK Study
A six year comparison of almost 35,000 children in England has shown that there has been no change in developmental levels of pupils entering primary school in this period, despite the introduction of several new early years'initiatives over the past decade, new research reveals. Although there have been massive changes in early years education in the UK in the last few years, children's development and skills at the start of school are no different now than they were before the introduction of the early childhood curriculum, the Sure Start programme, free nursery education for all three year olds and the more recent introduction of the Children's Act 2002 and the Every Child Matters initiative.
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