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New Strategies Work To Put Cancer On The Firing Line
The scary reality is that cancer cells are our own cells gone awry. Our immune system therefore doesn't always see cancer as a horrific invader. The tumor is smart, one researcher says, changing just enough to stay out of the line of fire. Astronomers Trace The Evolution Of The First Galaxies In The Universe
A systematic search for the first bright galaxies to form in the early universe has revealed a dramatic jump in the number of such galaxies around 13 billion years ago. These observations of the earliest stages in the evolution of galaxies provide new evidence for the hierarchical theory of galaxy formation -- the idea that large galaxies built up over time as smaller galaxies collided and merged. New Nature Reserve For The Russian Arctic
A new nature reserve has been approved for Vaigach Island in the western Russian Arctic by the Nenets Autonomous District administration. The new 243,000-hectare nature reserve will help protect threatened arctic species such as polar bears, Atlantic walrus, white-beak loon, and one of the region's largest mass nestings of waterfowls. Slow Travel
This site "is an online community and a resource for finding vacation rentals"for travelers who stay in apartments or houses that are rented by the week. "This makes for a different, slower, type of vacation."Features message boards with review of hotels, restaurants, and related destinations. Most of the material posted is about Europe and North America, but the "Rest of the World"section is growing. Also includes photos. Volcanic Structures Monitored In The Andes Via Satellite Show Unexpect
The high elevation of the Andes Cordillera make surveillance of these volcanic structures complicated and restricting. Researchers recently investigated a volcanic complex located on the Argentina-Chile border using images captured by a European Space Agency satellite. The data acquired showed that over the study area two types of deformation appear to affect the terrestrial crust. DNA Pinpoints Poaching Areas
Authorities working to protect elephants from poachers get a big boost from the DNA analysis of ivory, enabling them to zero in on where specific animals were killed. By the Associated Press. Scientists Discover Role Of Enzyme In DNA Repair
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health have made an important discovery about the role of an enzyme called ataxia telangiectasia mutated protein (ATM) in the body's ability to repair damaged DNA. Drug Used For Treatment For Heart Failure In Adults May Not Be Benefic
Preliminary findings indicate a heart failure medication used by adults, carvedilol, may not significantly improve heart failure outcomes for children and adolescents, according to a new article. Sony BMG Last Major Label to Drop Music Copy Protection
The company will begin selling music downloads in the MP3 format, at least in North America. Sony says it has no plans to drop copy protection elsewhere. Physicists Offer New Approach To Studying Antimatter
UC Riverside physicists are able to see for the first time in the laboratory that positronium atoms (each of which is made up of an electron and its antimatter counterpart, called the positron), become more unstable than usual after colliding with one another, turning into gamma radiation.
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