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'Audioclouds' That Will Help Us Compute More Safely On The Move
New research by UK scientists that enables people to interact safely with mobile computers while walking, running or driving, could help to prevent users from putting themselves in danger. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Harvard Team Creates Spray Drying Technique For TB Vaccine
Bioengineers and public health researchers have developed a novel spray drying method for preserving and delivering the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine. The spray drying process could one day provide a better approach for vaccination against TB and help prevent the related spread of HIV/AIDS in the developing world. Improving Colorectal Cancer Treatment
Researchers have provided new information about a protein responsible for colorectal cancer and the target of a potential drug against this cancer. Called clusterin, this protein has been linked to the development of tumor cells and resistance to cancer therapy, but how it works is not well understood. Simulations Reveal Surprising News About Black Holes
For more than 30 years, astrophysicists have believed that black holes can swallow nearby matter and release a tremendous amount of energy as a result. Until recently, however, the mechanisms that bring matter close to black holes have been poorly understood, leaving researchers puzzled about many of the details of the process. Magnetic Mystery Solved
Magnetars - stars with magnetic fields a thousand million million times stronger than Earth's - are formed when some of the biggest stars in the cosmos explode, says a team led by Australian ex-pat Bryan Gaensler of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. FDA Reviews Safety Of Heartburn Medications
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has received and is reviewing new safety data about two popular heartburn medications -- Prilosec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole). On May 29, 2007, AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Prilosec (omeprazole) and Nexium (esomeprazole), sent FDA and other regulatory authorities world-wide their preliminary review of new data from two small long-term clinical studies in patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). New Lab Mice Pave Way For Novel Studies Of Human Infection
A new type of laboratory mouse developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center can fight certain infections the same way humans do, making the rodents very useful for novel studies of human-pathogen interaction and developing disease therapies. A History of Fly Fishing
This site provides an history ofthe sport of fly-fishing back to about 200 A.D. Topics include fly-fishing in medieval times and Victorian times, and fly-fishing today. Includes material on special topics, such as hooks, refinishing old silk lines, horsehair lines, and the short rod. Also includes a bibliography and biographies of selected fly-fishers. Searchable. Also available in Spanish. From the author of a book about fly-fishing. Defining Male And Female -- Research Casts Further Doubt On Newborn Se
Gender, often said to depend solely upon anatomy or hormones, may depend also on hard-wired genetics, according to new research that could help doctors and lawyers better understand the one in 4,000 babies born with both male and female traits.
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Christina Georgina Rossetti (December 5, 1830 - December 29, 1894) was an English poet and the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Their father, Gabriele Rossetti, was a political asylum seeker from Naples, and their mother, Frances Polidori, was the sister of Lord Byron's friend and physician, John William Polidori.