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ToxFAQs For Vinyl Chloride
Toxicological profile for vinyl chloride, a colorless gas that "is used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC). PVC is used to make a variety of plastic products."Questions and answers discuss topics related to the health effects of vinyl chloride, which is a carcinogen. Also in Spanish. From the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Smart Buildings Make Smooth Moves
Architects develop shape-shifting structures that morph in response to changing weather, fluctuating temperatures and differing uses. Imagine a skyscraper that braces itself in gusty winds, or a house that shakes the snow from its roof. By Lakshmi Sandhana. HIV Protease Inhibitor Drugs May Adversely Affect The Scaffolding Of T
Scientists have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors -- crucial drugs for HIV treatment -- block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus. The findings may offer insight into the side effects of HIV protease inhibitors. MustStream TV: The Burg
An internet sitcom bridges the gap between professional production and viral distribution. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine. Newborn Brains Grow Vision And Movement Regions First
The regions of the brain that control vision and other sensory information grow dramatically in the first few months following birth, while the area that controls abstract thought experiences very little growth during the same period, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have found. Digging Biblical History At 'The End Of The World'
Archaeologists are studying Tel Megiddo, the New Testament location of "Armageddon,"and are unearthing truths about King Solomon. Researchers theorize that ancient rulers such as David and Solomon were "tribal chieftains ruling from a small hill town, with a modest palace and royal shrine." Los Alamos Developing New Eclipse-based Tools For High-performance Par
Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Eclipse Foundation announced the Parallel Tools Platform Project, a new Eclipse Technology project aimed at creating better open source software tools for parallel computers. Federal Bureau of Investigation: Organized Crime
Background and updates about organized crime, with an overview of the FBI's organized crime program, news and issues, details about specific investigations, and a brief glossary. Includes material about Italian organized crime (Sicilian Mafia, Camorra or Neapolitan Mafia, 'Ndrangheta or Calabrian Mafia, Sacra Corona Unita or United Sacred Crown, and American La Cosa Nostra), Eurasian organized crime, Asian and African criminal enterprises, and sports bribery. From the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Scientists Narrow The Time Limits For The Human And Chimpanzee Split
A research team proposes that the time when the most recent common ancestor of humans and their closest ape relatives -- the chimpanzees -- lived was between 5 and 7 million years ago -- a sharper focus than previous estimates of anywhere from 3 to 13 million years ago. Gene studies are needed because the interpretation of the earliest fossils of humans at the ape/human boundary are controversial and almost no fossils of chimpanzees have been discovered. Hubble Spies Shells Of Sparkling Stars Around Quasar
New images reveal the wild side of an elliptical galaxy nearly two billion light-years away, that previously had been considered mild-mannered. Hubble photos show shells of stars around a bright quasar, known as MC2 1635+119, which dominates the center of the galaxy. The presence of the shells is an indication of a titanic clash with another galaxy in the relatively recent past.
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