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Vaccine To Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise
Scientists have made an important step toward what could become the first vaccine in the US to prevent urinary tract infections, if the robust immunity achieved in mice can be reproduced in humans. MIT Student Makes Dough -- In The Lab
Trevor Shen Kuan Ng rolls dough. He also stretches it like Silly Putty and twirls it like taffy. Ng, an MIT graduate student, is getting an education in dough. His Ph.D. thesis concerns the mechanical properties of matter -- in this case, dough -- and how it behaves when subjected to forces. The work provides valuable information for commercial bakeries that need accurate, repeatable techniques for measuring the properties of dough to ensure the tastiest product. United States Small Business Administration (SBA): Hurricane Katrina D
Fact sheets and related information about disaster loans available to individuals and small businesses following Hurricane Katrina. Includes disaster notices detailing covered parishes and counties, loan information with terms and amounts, and a list of SBA disaster recovery centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. From the United States Small Business Administration (SBA). International Geophysical Year (IGY)
Collection of documents relating to the International Geophysical Year (July 1957-December 1958), "an international cooperative scientific program ... conducted to study the earth and its environment ... which led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts around planets, the theory of plate tectonics, exploration of outer space, construction of earth satellites, and increased research in the Arctic and Antarctic polar regions."Includes hearings, reports, and more. From the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Center. Study Shows Ingredient Commonly Found In Shampoos May Inhibit Brain De
An ingredient found in many shampoos and other personal care products appears to interfere with normal brain development in baby mice when applied to the skin of pregnant mice, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers have discovered. 'Nanorust' Cleans Arsenic From Drinking Water
The discovery of unexpected magnetic interactions between nanoparticles of rust is leading to a revolutionary, low-cost technology for cleaning arsenic from drinking water. In the November 10 issue of Science, researchers from Rice University's Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology describe the technique, which could aid millions in developing countries who have no feasible way of cleaning arsenic from poisoned wells. Earliest Evidence For Large Scale Organized Warfare In The Mesopotamia
A huge battle destroyed one of the world's earliest cities at around 3500 B.C. and left behind, preserved in their places, artifacts from daily life in an urban settlement in upper Mesopotamia, according to a joint announcement from the University of Chicago and the Department of Antiquities in Syria. The discovery provides the earliest evidence for large scale organized warfare in the Mesopotamian world. Researchers Find That Chocolate Compound Stops Cancer Cell Cycle In La
Researchers from Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University have shown how an ingredient found in chocolate seems to exert its anti-cancer properties -- findings that might be used one day to design novel cancer treatments. Schizophrenia mouse model should improve understanding and treatment o
Scientists have created what appears to be a schizophrenic mouse by reducing the inhibition of brain cells involved in complex reasoning and decisions about appropriate social behavior. New Research Tools Are Too Complex For Easy Answers, Researchers Say
Scientists who study cancer may be prone to drawing simplistic conclusions from the powerful molecular tools now available because they don't appreciate how complex the data is that is being generated.
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