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Explosives On A Chip: Unique Structure Enables New Generation Of Milit
Tiny copper structures with pores at both the nanometer and micron size scales could play a key role in the next generation of detonators used to improve the reliability, reduce the size and lower the cost of certain military munitions. TruScene Spies Vehicle Miscreants
A camera that mounts to your rearview mirror acts as an on-board witness to crimes against your car. No more anonymous parking-lot dings. In Gear Factor. A Fisheye View Of The Deadliest Breast Cancer
At the American Society for Cell Biology 2006 conference, scientists will describe the results of high-resolution 3-D images of two potential anticancer compounds at work against tumors in transparent fish. Rethinking Anti-oxidants: Are We On The Right Track?
A leading researcher at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) points out that there is little convincing evidence that dietary antioxidant supplements such as vitamin E prevent heart disease, despite claims to the contrary. Instead there has been a surprise finding, which relates to a synthetic antioxidant. Drought for Kids
Describes what drought is ("not just a lack of rainfall"), and explains how droughts are tracked, the damage they can cause, and how to plan ahead and conserve water. Offers career information about people who study droughts and climate. Includes a glossary, maps and graphs, and a game area with crosswords and jigsaw puzzles. From the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Some Don't Like It Hot: Unraveling The Molecular Basis Of Thermotaxis
The songwriter Noel Coward once declared that only mad dogs and Englishmen went out in the midday sun. Now MIT biologists have a third candidate--fruit flies with defects in a gene called dTrpA1. Fighting Drug Resistance In Hepatitis C Virus
Researchers have found a clue in developing new drug candidates to fight the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by identifying a defence mechanism in the virus similar to resistance found in HIV. Reorganization Of Brain Area For Vision After Stroke: May Yield New Tr
New evidence from a patient shows that the area of the brain that processes visual inputs can reorganize after an injury caused by stroke. Scientists found that a brain region that had stopped receiving signals from the eyes because of a stroke began responding to signals formerly processed in adjacent brain areas. Study Explores Risks Of Obesity In Children With Kidney Transplants
Obese children who get kidney transplants tend to be younger, shorter and on dialysis longer than their leaner peers, according to a study in the February issue of the journal Pediatrics. [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.
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