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Q&A: Danny Boyle's SunshineMakes Sci-Fi Smart Again
The sun is dying, and with it, all of humanity. As a last gasp, earthlings send a crew of astronauts on a mission to reignite it. With the new sci-fi film Sunshine, Danny Boyle advances his genre-tweaking career. U.S. Adds Wiki to Spy Arsenal
Silver bullet or leaker's dream? Washington's spymasters model a new intelligence-sharing system on Wikipedia. Last Hope For Cambodia's Parachuting Bird
The Bengal florican ?the rarest of the globe?s 27 bustards - is amongst 189 critically endangered birds in need of help. There are fewer than 1,000 Bengal florican?s left in Cambodia, India and Nepal, and conservationists have given the bird just five years if the destruction of its grassland habitat continues. Viruses May One Day Help Treat Brain Tumors
New research shows that a virus designed to kill cancer cells can significantly increase the survival of mice with an incurable human brain tumor, even in some animals with advanced disease. The study used a genetically altered herpes simplex virus that infects and reproduces only in malignant glioma cells and kills them. Biologists Uncover Mechanisms That Shape Cells For Better Or Worse
In a landmark study, biologists at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla., have uncovered a specific genetic andmolecular mechanism that causes cell polarity -- the asymmetric shape or composition critical to a cell's proper functioning. Their findings in fruit fly eggs may help to clarify how muscular dystrophy and some cancers develop in humans. 3-D Imaging Of Motor Proteins Provides New Insights To Molecular Mecha
Scientists from the Burnham Institute for Medical Research and the University of Vermont have captured the first 3-dimensional (3D) atomic-resolution images of the motor protein myosin V as it "walks"along other proteins, revealing new structural insights that advance the current model of protein motility and muscle contraction. The culmination of four years of work, this collaboration among biochemists and structural biologists was selected as the cover story for the September issue of the scientific journal Molecular Cell. Wired Test 2007: The Canon HV20 -- Mos Def in More Ways Than Just Its
The HV20 makes even the cheesiest cat video look like it belongs on Discovery's HD Theater. Read Wired's take on this 1080i HD video powerhouse. Researchers Estimate Significant Fatty Liver Disease In Children
Until now little was known about the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in children. To gauge its occurrence a University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine-led team studied 742 autopsy reports and tissue analysis of San Diego County children aged two to 19 who died from traumatic accidents, homicide or suicide and had a medical examiner autopsy between 1993 and 2003. 'Hidden-hero' Microbes In Soil, Water May Help Clean Toxic Sites
Buried under 243 acres in an East Tennessee valley adjacent to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Y-12 National Security Complex, toxic waste from weapons manufacturing at the facility between 1951 and 1983 leaches into groundwater that extends in radioactive plumes for miles from the contaminated site. But soon, Florida State University Associate Professor Joel Kostka and his FSU oceanography department team will help clean up the mess. Star Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic Creatures
The TV series that launched a spacetastic franchise gets a digital face lift, thanks to HD DVD and a painstaking remastering process. Now the interstellar freak show of Tribbles, the Horta and other assorted beasts looks better than ever.
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