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2004 Sumatra Tsunami And Storm-generated Waves On North America's Atla
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake generated a catastrophic tsunami that caused heavy damage and fatalities in coastal areas around the Indian Ocean. The tsunami, which struck on 26 December 2004, also propagated throughout the world's oceans, making it the first such event to be scrutinized with continuous observations of widespread oceanic monitoring networks. Low-dose Chemotherapy Plus Antiangiogenesis Drug Has Activity In Advan
Chemotherapy given in low, frequent doses -- a novel strategy called "metronomic"delivery -- achieved partial shrinkage of disease in some advanced breast cancer patients when given concurrently with an angiogenesis inhibitor, report researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Scientists Melt Million-year-old Ice In Search Of Ancient Microbes
Researchers have thawed ice estimated to be at least a million years old from above Lake Vostok, an ancient lake that lies hidden more than two miles beneath the frozen surface of Antarctica. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Patent Awarded for Video Airship
Tom Shannon's massive spherical blimp design boasts 7 million LEDs. Now the challenge is to get it built. In Gadget Lab. Researchers Uncover Mutated Genes Involved In Lung Cancer; One Affects
Lung cancer patients who have never smoked are more likely than smokers to harbor one of two genetic mutations that researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have now linked to the disease. Casting Net For Better Airfares
New websites claim to find the best airfares by mining airfare data and and reversing carriers' own profit-maximizing algorithms. By Dave Demerjian. First Mouse Lung Transplants Lay Groundwork For New Ways To Prevent Tr
Lung transplants have been performed successfully for more than 20 years in humans but never before in mice -- until now. Surgeons have developed the first mouse model of lung transplantation, and they're hoping it will help explain why the success of the procedure in humans lags far behind other solid organ transplants. Molecule On Immune Cells Linked To Sexual Transmission Of HIV
Scientists have long suspected that HIV hijacks immune cells called dendritic cells to infiltrate the immune system. Now UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have shown that blocking HIV's access to a naturally occurring molecule on dendritic cells may cut their ability to smuggle the virus into other immune cells. Published in the May edition of the Journal of Virology, the discovery may lead to new drugs to prevent sexually transmitted HIV infection. Australian Indigenous People: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander In
Extensive collection of links to websites related to indigenous populations in Australia. Topics include biographies, art and artists, writers, community leaders, music, politicians, athletes, culture, history, language, reconciliation, land rights, sacred sites, and more. From the P.L. Duffy Resource Centre, Trinity College, Western Australia.
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