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Shift In Brain's Language-control Site Offers Rehab Hope; Language Cen
Neuroimaging researchers at the University of Cincinnat document shift in location of language activity in the brain.
Government Defends Anti-Porn Law
Salon, Nerve and the ACLU, along with other web publishers, team up in a suit over the 1988 Child Online Protection Act. They argue it could restrict publishing legitimate material online and expose them to fines or jail time. How 'IAP Antagonist'Chemicals Kill Tumors
Chemical compounds specially designed to neutralize proteins that would otherwise allow tumor cells to cheat death have been recognized for some time by scientists as a promising new avenue for cancer therapy. Now, two articles provide insight into just how these antagonists of the anti-death -- so-called Inhibitor-of-Apoptosis (IAP) -- proteins work to fight tumors. Rollersport: The Game
Introductory information about this sport, also known as roller derby. Includes rules, a description of the six primary components of the banked tracks, and specifications for building a track. Also includes a brief history of roller derby, which was founded by Leo A. Seltzer in Chicago in 1935. From a company that is trying to revive the sport. [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. [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. Melting The Snowball Earth
Scientists believe that during the Neoproterozoic era 750 million years ago, a severe ice age occurred that almost completely froze Earth's oceans. The factors that initiated this "Snowball Earth"have been the subject of much study. New research now focuses on determining the factors that pulled Earth out of its snowball state. Sudan
Human rights news from Sudan covering the Darfur conflict. Links to background information, excellent topical maps, and a video feature. From Human Rights Watch, an independent organization for human rights. Undergraduate Engineers Devise Basketball System For The Blind
Three engineering undergraduates -- two of them starters on the Johns Hopkins women's basketball team -- have designed and built a system that uses sound emitters in the ball and on the backboard to enable blind people to play basketball. Protein Helps Regulate The Genes Of Embryonic Stem Cells
New research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows how a protein may be crucial to the regulation of genes in embryonic stem cells.
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