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Darwin 200
Website for activities for British naturalist Charles Darwin's "200th birthday in February 2009 ... [which] will begin in July 2008 by commemorating 150 years since Darwin first presented his theory to fellow scientists ... [and building] up to November 2009, which is the 150th anniversary of the publication of 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.'"Provides a biography, links, and news about events and resources. From the Natural History Museum, London. Researchers JAZ(zed) About Plant Resistance Discovery
The mystery of how a major plant hormone works to defend plants against invaders has now been revealed, thanks to collaborative research efforts by Michigan State University and Washington State University. MSU scientists Sheng Yang He and Gregg Howe were part of two back-to-back discoveries that solved the mystery, described in the July 18 online issue of the journal Nature. String Theorist Explores Dark Energy And Our Unique 'Pocket' Of The Un
Some celestial bodies are so cold that methane freezes; others are so hot that nuclear reactions occur. And then there's Earth, with a benign temperature hovering in the narrow range between freezing and boiling, allowing the existence of liquid water-and life. Cheesy 'Scab Writer' Offers Hollywood a Helping Hand
A mercenary scribe's priceless promo videos give movie and TV execs a taste of his inimitable wordsmith skills -- and a glimpse of a strike-fueled entertainment horror show. Electronic Orange Book: Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic Equiva
Wondering if your prescription or over-the-counter drug has an approved generic counterpart?This U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resources provides consumer information about federally approved generic equivalents of drugs. Searchable by active ingredient, proprietary name, applicant holder, application number, and patent. Includes an FAQ. From the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Marine Lobsters of the World: An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue o
This 1991 publication introduces species of marine lobsters of interest to fisheries. Includes a glossary, illustrated descriptions of the lobster species, a list of species by major marine fishing areas, a bibliography, and an index of scientific and vernacular names. From the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. [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. Emory Researchers Participate In INSPIRE Trial For Patients With Fatal
Every breath soon turns into a struggle for people living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Lung transplantation has been the only definite treatment option for this progressive disease with no cure that eventually robs its victims of their ability to breathe. But researchers at the Emory Center for the Treatment and Study of Interstitial Lung Disease (Emory ILD Center) are participating in a multi-center study to help treat the disease or increase the average six-year survival time for IPF patients. Latest science news
All the latest science news from David Bradley Science Writer can be grabbed using this RSS newsfeed. Webzines scraped include: Elemental Discoveries, Reactive Reports, Spotlight, and Spectral Lines. Woods Hole Research Center Plans Controlled Burn In Amazon Rainforest
Fire is an important agent of transformation in the Amazon landscape. Every year, low intensity fires burn thousands of square miles of Amazon forest. To study the effects of these, and the forests' ability to recover from repeated burning, Woods Hole Research Center scientists will burn two and a half square kilometers of forest in the transition forest of northern Mato Grosso state, at Fazenda Tanguro in Querencia, from late August into early September.
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