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MIT Team Designs Tsunami-resistant Houses
Using high-tech engineering principles, an MIT/Harvard team has developed a low-tech solution to the problem of how to build homes in tsunami-prone areas. The team recently produced an architectural model for a Sri Lankan house that essentially would allow a powerful ocean wave to go through the house, instead of knocking it flat. The Impeachment Trial of President Andrew Johnson: Supplement to the C
Digitized supplement to the Congressional Globe (the predecessor to the Congressional Record) that provides a record of the documents and debates for the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Includes an index to the document and links to other Library of Congress resources related to the impeachment of President Johnson and the impeachment process in general. A special presentation from a larger collection of the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Children At Increased Risk From Effects Of Global Climate Change, Repo
There is broad scientific consensus that the earth's climate is warming, the process is accelerating, and that human activities are very likely the main cause. Children are often most vulnerable to adverse health effects from environmental hazards because they are not fully developed physically and psychologically. A new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) technical report and policy statement, "Global Climate Change and Children's Health,"outlines the specific ways global climate change impacts child health, and calls on pediatricians to understand the threats to children, anticipate the impact on children's health, and advocate for strategies that will lessen the effects. Modern Humans Arrival In South Asia May Have Led To Demise Of Indigeno
In a major new development in human evolutionary studies, researchers from the University of Cambridge argue that the dispersal of modern humans from Africa to South Asia may have occurred as recently as 70,000 years ago. "Paleoanthropological projects must now be launched in South Asia if we hope to document the spread of our species and if we wish to explain how we became behaviorally modern,"writes Michael Petraglia, author of a forthcoming article in Current Anthropology. Hybrids Wanted, but Misunderstood
A majority of prospective car buyers say they are considering hybrids even though they are clueless about the vehicles. In Autopia. Immune System Police Learn Early And Sometimes Badly
Regulatory T cells, which function like immune system police, learn early in life what to protect, and that may include viruses, bacteria and tumors, researchers have shown. American Indian College Fund
This organization "provides scholarships and other support for the nation's 32 tribal colleges and universities."The site features a list and links to tribal colleges, details about scholarships available, handbooks that "take students step-by-step through the process of deciding to go to college and, once enrolled, learning about financial aid and money management,"and related material. Suppressing Herpes Virus May Reduce Infectiousness Of HIV
A recent study of men co-infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and HIV revealed that drugs used to suppress HSV decrease the levels of HIV in the blood and rectal secretions, which may make patients less likely to transmit the virus. Autobots and Decepticons: A Photo Gallery of Our Favorite Iron Giants
New Insight Into Regulation Of Blood Stem Cells
Scientists have made a significant advance toward understanding the regulation of blood stem cells and the complex, lifelong process of blood cell formation. A research study published in the February issue of Developmental Cell expands on previous studies by using adult animals to examine the role of a key gene known to be required for blood cell formation.
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