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Enzyme Complex Thought To Promote Cancer Development Can Also Help Pre
In a case of basic science detective work, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have solved the puzzle of the "inconsistent biomarker"and, in the process, may have discovered an agent that can suppress cancer development. Chimp Stone Age: West African Chimpanzees Have Been Cracking Nuts With
Researchers have found evidence that chimpanzees from West Africa were cracking nuts with stone tools before the advent of agriculture, thousands of years ago. The result suggests chimpanzees developed this behaviour on their own, or even that stone tool use was a trait inherited from our common ancestor. Beauty Queens Urge Girls Not To Sacrifice Their Bones
Seven beauty queens from four continents today appealed to girls and young women to realize that modern ideas of 'beauty' can damage their bones and lead to osteoporosis later in life. Medical specialists from IOF noted that with Asia's aging population, it is expected that the burden of osteoporosis will increase dramatically if no preventive action is taken. Tennis Elbow Procedure Demonstrates Long-term Success
A father and son, both orthopaedic surgeons, teamed up to find out if arthroscopic repair of tennis elbow (already known to produce good results short-term) would be successful in the long run. Results after a 130 month follow-up indicate patients were still pain-free and active. NASA's AcrimSat Solar Spacecraft Completes Five-Year Mission
A NASA satellite that measures the variability in the amount of the Sun's energy that reaches Earth's atmosphere and impacts our winds, land and oceans has successfully accomplished its five-year primary mission. Stressed Cells Spark DNA Repair Missteps And Speed Evolution
When Dr. Susan Rosenberg, professor of molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, first published her finding that the mutation rate increased in bacteria stressed by starvation, sometimes resulting in a rare change that benefited the bacteria, it was controversial.In a report in the current issue of the journal Molecular Cell, she and her colleagues describe not only how it happens but also show that this only occurs at a special time and place in the stressed cells. Bacteria Feed On Smelly Breath (and Feet)
Researchers have isolated bacteria which can grow on and 'mop up' smelly compounds in the mouth that are linked to bad breath. These smelly, highly reactive 'one-carbon' compounds are naturally produced from the breakdown of sulphur-containing amino acids in the mouth. IBM Advancement To Spawn New Generation Of Chips
IBM has announced it has developed a long-sought improvement to the transistor -- the tiny on/off switch that serves as the basic building block of virtually all microchips made today.Working with AMD and its other development partners Sony and Toshiba, the company has found a way to construct a critical part of the transistor with a new material, clearing a path toward chip circuitry that is smaller, faster and more power-efficient than previously thought possible. Civil-Military Relations in Iraq (1921-2006): An Introductory Survey
Overview of civil-military relations in Iraq starting with the establishment of the first unit of the Iraqi army on January 6, 1921. Includes statistics and references. From the May 2006 issue of Strategic Insights, "a monthly electronic journal produced by the Center for Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California." The Future of Local News?
Topix.net cooks up a geolocating algorithm that rounds up regionally relevant write-ups. In Epicenter.
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