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Dating 2.0 Picks Up Speed
New sites like SpeedDate, WooMe and Crazy Blind Date bring online dating into the Web 2.0 era. Augmented Reality Technology May Improve Communication In Poultry Plan
Technology that transfers computer-generated information onto the physical world is being tested for use in poultry plants to improve communication between computers and workers. Using augmented reality (AR) technology, researchers have designed two systems that project graphical instructions from an automated inspection system onto birds on a processing line. These symbols tell workers how to trim or whether to discard defective products. The Blind Fragging the Blind
If you need to improve your hand-to-ear coordination, you can take advantage of a growing library of computer games for the blind, including audio versions of Quake and Doom. By David Cohn. Prevalence Of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Varies By Ethnicity
A new study has found hepatic steatosis -- fatty liver disease -- in nearly one third of American adults in a large urban population sample. The prevalence of the disease varied significantly among ethnic groups. Hispanics had a higher prevalence than whites, while blacks had a lower prevalence than whites. Cervical Cancer Vaccine Proves Effective: Test Results
Final-stage clinical trials of a cervical cancer vaccine developed by University of Queensland (UQ) scientists, have shown the drug to be 100 percent effective.
Vaporware Phantom Haunts Us All
Last year was a vintage year for vaporware. Not only did lots of promised products fail to materialize in 2004, but several companies also made repeat appearances on our annual roll call of shame. By Leander Kahney. Combating Holocaust Denial: Holocaust Deniers and Public Misinformatio
This essay discusses Holocaust denial--the belief that the Holocaust never happened--with a focus on refuting the reasons for these beliefs. Includes links to related essays on Holocaust denial, annotated website links, and a press release about the December 2006 Holocaust conference in Iran, stating that it "will serve as nothing more than an international platform for Holocaust denial."From the Holocaust Encyclopedia, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. A New Way To Treat Colon Cancer?
Researchers at University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new target for possible future colon cancer treatments -- a molecule that is implicated in 85 percent of colon cancer cases. Proteins Pack Tighter In Crowded Native State
The syrupy soup of proteins, ribosomes and membranes inside a living cell is so tightly packed it may increase the structural content of proteins by as much as 25 percent, according to new research. The study is one of the first aimed at determining how the crowded environment inside a living cell affects protein structure. Innovative Method For Creating A Human Cytomegalovirus Vaccine Outline
Each year, about 40,000 children are born infected with human cytomegalovirus, or CMV, and about 8,000 of these children suffer permanent disabilities due to the virus. Because of the dangers of the virus, the Institute of Medicine has declared that development of a CMV vaccine should be one of the highest priorities for vaccine makers. Now, researchers at the Wistar Institute outline an innovative approach that could be used to create such a vaccine.
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