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Long Road Ahead In Developing Effective Avian Flu Vaccination Strategy
The near inevitability that influenza will explode into a pandemic in the coming few years has kept researchers searching for a way to prevent the worst effects of infection. The ultimate prize is a highly effective vaccine that could be produced and deployed rapidly. Unique Diamond Anvils Used To View Oxide Glass Structures Under Pressu
Researchers have used a uniquely-constructed perforated diamond cell to investigate oxide glass structures at high pressures in unprecedented detail. Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era
Companion to a 2005 exhibition exploring "the unprecedented exchanges between contemporary art, popular culture, civil unrest and the moral upheaval during the 1960s and early 70s."Features an overview of psychedelic art and links to illustrated articles about optical illusions, light shows, and the art of the 1960s. Also includes a detailed timeline and screen savers. From the Tate Liverpool. Dire Warnings on Global Warming
Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press. Discovery About Evolution Of Fungi Has Implications For Humans
A University of Minnesota researcher says as early fungi made the evolutionary journey from water to land and branched off from animals, they shed tail-like flagella that propelled them through their aquatic environment and evolved a variety of new mechanisms, including explosive volleys and fragrances, to disperse their spores and reproduce in a terrestrial setting. Satellites Help Ensure Safe Sunning
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation is responsible for up to 60,000 deaths a year worldwide, according to a report released this summer by the World Health Organization. Many of those deaths, however, could be avoided through simple preventive measures such as seeking shade when the UV Index is high, the report says. New Microfluidic Devices Found To Be Effective Method Of In-vitro Fert
Technology that more closely mirrors the natural fertilization process is showing promise as a new method of in-vitro fertilization, researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found. The researchers found that microfluidics -- an emerging area of physics and biotechnology that deals with the microscopic flow of fluids -- can be used successfully for IVF in mice. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." The Spider Myths Site: Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About
Topics include "General Fallacies,"such as spiders are insects; "Myths about Identifying Spiders,"such as they are easy to identify; "House Spider Myths,"including information about wolf spiders; "Just Plain Weird Stories,"including urban legends about spiders in airplane toilet seats; and "Myths about 'Dangerous' Spiders."From the Curator of Arachnids at Burke Museum, Washington state. Safety and Health Topics: Molds and Fungi
Workplace safety information about indoor air quality concerns related to molds and fungi, including applicable OSHA standards, associated health effects, detection, and control and cleanup. From the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA).
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