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A Flowering of Affection: Victorian Valentine Cards at the Lilly Libra
This site features a browsable gallery of annotated images "of nineteenth century Valentine cards, from the sentimental to the comic."The site also provides users the opportunity to send electronic postcards of the images. Curated and designed by librarian Erika Dowell of the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington. Firefighters Keep From Broiling With the Rosenbauer Water-Atomizing No
To avoid getting cremated, firefighters opt for nozzles like the $600 Rosenbauer SelectFlow EN. The SelectFlow's powerful water bore can shoot up to 100 gallons per minute as much as 140 feet away. H. Daumier and His Lithographic Work
This site provides information about 19th century French artist HonoréDaumier, including "a detailed biography, a bibliography ... a list of more than 700 Daumier exhibitions,"tips for collectors, a list of significant collections, and more. Also features a link to the "Daumier Register,"a "digital work catalogue giving detailed information and at least one photograph for each of the 4,000 Daumier lithographs."From two Daumier collectors. High Blood Sugar Levels A Risk Factor For Heart Disease
An elevated blood glucose level is the defining feature of diabetes, but until now it was unclear whether elevated glucose levels contributed independently to increasing heart-disease risk. Lowering blood sugar levels could reduce the risk of coronary heart disease in both diabetics and non-diabetics, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and other institutions. Genetics Of MLL Leukemogenesis
Scientists have identified the gene Meis1 as a critical player in the establishment of leukemia stem cells, and the development of MLL leukemia. A Molecule Impedes The Destruction Of The 'Brucella' Bacteria
Research carried out with the participation of the University of Navarra has shown how a determinate molecule helps an important pathogen, Brucella abortus, escape destruction within the cells charged with eliminating infectious agents (macrophages). This research has been published in the journal Nature Immunology. Micro RNAs And Musculature
In an effort to understand the biological function of the microRNA mir1, Drs. Nicholas Sokol and Victor Ambros (Darmouth Medical School) have studied the expression profile, transcriptional regulation and loss-of-function phenotype of Drosophila mir-1 (Dmir-1). Strikingly, their study shows that, in Drosophila embryos, mir-1 expression is not required for mesodermal cell fate decisions or cell proliferation during embryogenesis, but rather, that it appears to act to reinforce and maintain cell identity during times of rapid growth. Mortality Of Plants Could Increase By 40 Percent If Land Temperatures
Biologists have formulated a universal rule that explains the equilibrium of plant communities, showing how plants assure the survival of their species whether their lives last a day or are prolonged over centuries. The study shows how plants assure the survival of their species independently of life span. According to the researchers'predictions, the mortality of plants could increase by 40% if land temperatures rise by up to 4ºC (the rate of increase projected for the 21st century by climate change prediction models). Probiotic Drinks Can Help Reduce Diarrhea Associated With Antibiotics,
Drinks containing probiotic bacteria can help reduce diarrhea among older people, which may reduce length of stay in hospital, say Imperial College researchers at Hammersmith Hospital in a study published online. CableCard Swipes at Set-Top Boxes
A recent court ruling paves the way for you to throw out your cable TV decoder and use the space for something else -- like a TiVo Series3. But the technology has its drawbacks. By Chris Kohler.
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