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The Top 10 Heartbreaking Gadgets of 2007
In a year full of new-fangled goodness, a hit list of duds stands out. Wired News picks the promising technology that became the year’s biggest letdowns. The Role of the Wildlife Rehabilitator in Disaster Preparedness and Re
This paper explores how government and private agencies help animals after a disaster, the problems wildlife can pose for disaster and relief workers, how disasters affect wild animals and what behavior can result, how wildlife rehabilitators fit "into the capture, medical care and temporary sheltering of wildlife,"and how to help the public avoid injury from and provide assistance to wild animals. From the disaster manager for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). New Techniques Study The Brain's Chemistry, Neuron By Neuron
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed tools for studying the chemistry of the brain, neuron by neuron. The analytical techniques can probe the spatial and temporal distribution of biologically important molecules, such as vitamin E, and explore the chemical messengers behind thought, memory and emotion. Review: 'Razor' Slices Smartly Into 'Battlestar Galactica' Back Story
An "extended episode" of Sci Fi's popular series cuts to the quick with a prequel tale that delves into the mysterious appearance of the Pegasus. It also provides an early glimpse of what's to come in the show's final season. Review by Mark Anderson. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Mechanisms Of Voltage Sensing And Transduction In Biological Processes
The voltage sensor of voltage-gated ion channels is a conserved protein domain that senses millivolt changes in transmembrane potential, to regulate ion permeation through the channel. A recently discovered protein, Ci-VSP, has a voltage sensor that is coupled not to an ion channel but to a phosphatidylinositide phosphosphatase, the activity of which depends on membrane potential. Optical Technique Provides Improved 'Virtual Biopsies' Of Internal Sur
A new optical imaging technique, developed at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, can provide three-dimensional microscopic views of the inner surfaces of blood vessels and gastrointestinal organs. Why Do Certain Cancers Become Resistant To Drugs?
Scientists are studying a model organism called "Dictyostelium discoideum"to better understand mechanisms of cisplatin drug sensitivity. They hope to learn why some tumors eventually build a tolerance to the common chemotherapy drug cisplatin and to identify the particular genes that can be manipulated to make treatment as effective as possible. Laser Probe Of A Brain Pigment's Anatomy May Offer Insight Into Parkin
In a finding that may offer clues about Parkinson's disease, a team led by Duke University researchers used a sophisticated laser system to gain evidence that a dark brown pigment that accumulates in people's brains consists of layers of two other pigments commonly found in hair. Science-based Teaching Tools On Underage Alcohol Use Under Development
Efforts to halt underage drinking often focus on peer pressure and the prevention of risky behaviors, but the American Association for the Advancement of Science is undertaking a new federally funded project to give middle-school children a science-based understanding of what can happen to them if they use alcohol.
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