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Researchers Recognize 'Lower-Energy' Varieties Of Coastal Islands
A different style of coastal barrier islands that forms under lower-energy conditions than classic ocean-facing barriers, such as North Carolina's Outer Banks, has been identified by coastal geological researchers at Duke University and the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. The new style of islands is typically found in protected bays and lagoons. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Discovery May Pave The Way For A New Class Of Diabetes Drugs
Scientists have determined the structure of a protein found in cells that shows potential as a target for the development of new drugs to treat diabetes. They described the structure of a protein?MitoNEET?that was previously identified as a site where diabetes drugs could operate. The discovery of the protein?s three-dimensional structure makes it possible to design small molecules that interact with it and modify its function. Snapshot Clarifies How Materials Enter Cells
Researchers have captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells. Scientists obtained a snapshot of the tiny protein gate complex that opens and closes pathways through the protective cellular membrane. Free-energy Theory Borne Out In Large-scale Protein Folding
Scientists at Rice University have combined theory and experiment for the first time to both predict theoretically and verify experimentally the protein-folding dynamics of a large, complex protein. The interdisciplinary research appears this week in two back-to-back papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study involved pioneering efforts to establish comparable experimental and theoretical data, and Rice's team believes the method can be applied to other proteins. Severely Mentally Ill At High Risk For Cardiovascular Disease
Although mortality from cardiovascular disease has declined in the US over the past several decades, patients with severe psychiatric illness are not enjoying the benefits of that progress. How Does One Sex Grow Larger Than The Other?
In most arthropod groups females are larger and therefore grow faster, a pattern markedly different from primates and birds, which showed differences in growth period. One explanation of why females can grow faster is that, although it is generally cheaper to produce (small) sperm than (large) eggs, it may be costlier to produce male gonads and genitalia. AIDS Epidemic Update: Special Report on HIV Prevention
December 2005 report from the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) that finds "HIV infection rates decreasing in several countries but global number of people living with HIV continues to rise."The full report (also available in French, Russian, and Spanish) includes information about HIV prevention methods and data about HIV/AIDS for specific regions. Also provides related speeches and press releases. Saturn's Old Moon Iapetus Retains Its Youthful Figure
Saturn's distinctive moon Iapetus (eye-APP-eh-tuss) is cryogenically frozen in the equivalent of its teenage years. The moon has retained the youthful figure and bulging waistline it sported more than three billion years ago, scientists report. Unlike any other moon in the solar system, Iapetus is the same shape today as it was when it was just a few hundred million years old; a well-preserved relic from the time when the solar system was young. The YouTube Effect
TV advertising is broken, putting $67 billion up for grabs. Which explains why Google spent a billion and change on an online video startup. By Bob Garfield from Wired magazine.
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