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Everything I Need to Know About (Real) Robots I Learned From Transform
Transformers don’t care about people, period. That's what I learned growing up in the 1980s, religiously watching a race of robot Titans from outer space wage a secret war on Earth. Testosterone Deficiency Found In One-Third Of Diabetic Men
Low testosterone production appears to be a common complication of type 2 diabetes in men, affecting 1 out of 3 diabetic patients, a new study has shown. Moreover, results of the investigation show that this condition, known clinically as hypogonadism, is caused not by a defect in the testes, where testosterone is produced, but by improper functioning of the pituitary gland, which controls production of testosterone, or of the hypothalamus, the region of the brain that controls the pituitary. Pesticides And Schools: A 'Tragic'Health Hazard
Pesticides in schools are a pervasive, unnecessary health hazard, according to an entomologist at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The most widely used insecticides are nerve poisons, which cause nerves to fire in an uncontrolled manner and disrupt endocrine (hormone) systems, Lame said. Prolonged exposure to these chemicals can result in similar effects on the human nervous system, with symptoms ranging from vomiting to severe breathing problems. Evolution Is Deterministic, Not Random, Biologists Conclude From Multi
Biologists have concluded that developmental evolution is deterministic and orderly, rather than random, based on a study of different species of roundworms. The researchers note that even where we might expect evolution to be random, it is not. Study Shows Lawn Mowers Injure Thousands Of U.S. Children Annually
A study published in the August issue of Pediatrics claims despite current safety efforts, thousands of U.S. children need emergency medical care for preventable lawn mower-related injuries each year. According to researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Columbus Children's Research Institute, an average of 9,400 persons 20 years old and younger receive treatment in U.S. emergency departments annually, with 25 percent of the injuries incurred by children younger than five years of age. CAD Helps Detect Smaller Potentially More Aggressive Breast Cancers In
A computer-aided detection system not only helps radiologists detect more breast cancers, but also helps detect smaller tumors in younger women, a new study shows. Blogbib: An Annotated Bibliography on Weblogs and Blogging, With a Foc
"This annotated bibliography includes definitions, articles about blogging and about library blogs, books, studies, links to samples of the myriad library blogs, tools for creating and using blogs, and links to presentations on blogging. ... While most entries are from the United States of America, BlogBib includes blogs and commentary from Canada, Europe, and Australia as well. Coverage includes academic, public, school, and special libraries."By librarian Susan Herzog. New And Sharper X-rays Of Cell's Ribosome Could Lead To Better Antibio
The ribosome, a nano-machine that manufactures all of a cells' proteins, is also a target of many antibiotics. Using the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley professor Jamie Cate has obtained new, sharper X-ray images of the ribosome that will help researchers understand how today's antibiotics interfere with the machine, and could lead to improved drugs that throw a wrench into it. New Study Expands Understanding Of The Role Of RNA Editing In Gene Con
A team of Wistar scientists details the convergence of RNA editing and microRNAs. The study expands understanding of the role of RNA editing in gene control. Programmed Cell Death Protects Against Infections
They are the largest group of white blood cells: neutrophil granulocytes kill microorganisms. Neutrophils catch microbes with extracellular structures nicknamed Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) that are composed of nucleic acid and aggressive enzymes. A group of scientists lead by Arturo Zychlinsky at the Max-Planck-Institute for Infectious Biology in Berlin, Germany discovered, how the neutrophils form this snaring network.
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