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[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. Google Ogles Plug-In Hybrids
Will the search engine leviathan end the hunt for a commercial hybrid? In Autopia. College Students Think Favorably, But Act Timidly About Organ Donation
Only 11 percent of students surveyed at two universities in New York State have formally declared their intentions to become organ or tissue donors, a study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo has found. New Electronic Technology Advances Fuel Cell Development
With the U.S. Department of Energy's announcement of yet another advance in the development of fuel cell technology, the nation moves one step closer to the time when all barriers--including cost, size, and efficiency--are overcome to make fuel cells commonplace in our homes and businesses. The Last Wild Hunt: Deep-sea Fisheries Scrape Bottom Of The Sea
An international team of leading fisheries economists, biologists, and ecologists is calling for the abolition of government fuel subsidies that keep deep-sea fishing vessels moving to deeper waters. Virtual Qumran Sheds New Light On Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Site
The mysterious archaeological ruins located paces from where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered 60 years ago served first as a fortress before being adopted by a Jewish religious sect, two researchers contend. Invasion Of The Brain Tumors: Regulator Discovered
Gliomas are highly malignant and invasive tumors with tendrils that extend far from the primary tumor site, rendering conventional therapies ineffective and leading to an invariably poor prognosis. Scientists have now identified the neurotrophin receptor p75NTR, which normally functions during development to induce neurite outgrowth and promote neuronal cell death, as an important regulator of glioma invasion. Feb. 19, 1473: Copernicus Born
His promulgation of the heliocentric theory ignites a scientific revolution that changes history. Compiled by Tony Long. AARP Policy &Research for Professionals in Aging: Boomers
Policy documents and reports on aging and retirement issues concerning the U.S. baby boomer generation of people born in the period from the later 1940s through the early 1960s. Topics include older workers, retirement plan coverage, retirement savings, financial wealth, civic engagement, travel, and quality-of-life concerns. From AARP. Gene Found That Suppresses Human Tumor Growth In Multiple Cancers
Scientists have discovered a novel gene that suppresses the growth of human tumors in multiple cancers, including breast, lung, and liver cancers, as well as melanomas, lymphomas and sarcomas. A gene, HACE1, has the ability to help cells deal with various forms of stress, including environmental cancer triggers that cause tumor formation. When the HACE1 gene is missing or inactive, cancerous cells are able to form tumors, and when the gene is re-expressed, it prevents these cells from forming tumors.
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