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[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... Los Pobladores 200: Descendents of the Founders El Pueblo de Los Angel
Website of this group "the primary goal [of which] was to locate and organize present day descendants of the original founding families of Los Angeles."Features details about group activities (such as the annual history walk on September 4, the date of the founding of Los Angeles), and an archive with names and brief histories of founding families and the soldiers who escorted them to El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles. Giardia Genome Unlocked
Giardia lamblia, one of the most common human parasites in the United States, causes more than 20,000 intestinal infections a year, often through contact with contaminated drinking or swimming water. Scientists have now sequenced the complete genome (genetic sequence) of Giardia, which could lead to the development of new drugs to combat this persistent infection, called giardiasis. Penn Study Finds A New Role For RNA In Human Immune Response
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have published the first study to test the role of RNA chemical modifications on immunity. They have demonstrated that RNA from bacteria stimulates immune cells to orchestrate destruction of invading pathogens. The authors concluded that the potential of RNA to activate immunity seems to be inversely correlated with the extent of its chemical modification. American Library Association: Human Resource Development and Recruitme
This mission of this office of the American Library Association (ALA) "is to facilitate the development of librarianship as a profession."The site provides links and information about careers in libraries (including librarians and support staff), education and professional development, the ALA scholarship program, library employment resources, and related material. Laser Surgery Can Cut Flesh With Micro-explosions Or With Burning
Lasers are at the cutting edge of surgery. However, there is still a lot that scientists do not know about the ways in which laser light interacts with living tissue. Now, some of these basic questions have been answered in the first investigation of how ultraviolet lasers -- similar to those used in LASIK eye surgery -- cut living tissues. Italy Tracks Its Tardy Trains
Can new technology mend the country's notoriously unreliable rail network? Not exactly. Nicole Martinelli reports from Milan. Researchers Identify Key Step In Cocaine-induced Heart Enlargement, Su
Cocaine, in concentrations commonly sold on the street, causes the abnormal buildup of primitive proteins in heart muscle -- a process that can ultimately lead to sudden death, a new study reports. Results Promising For Computational Quantum Chemical Methods For Drug
New research may someday help natural-products chemists decrease by years the amount of time it takes for the development of certain types of medicinal drugs. The research involves computations of optical rotation angles on chiral -- non-superimposable -- molecules. Many chiral molecules are important for medical treatment for illnesses ranging from acid-reflux to cancer. The term "chiral"means that two mirror images of a molecule cannot be superimposed onto each other. In other words, some are "left-handed"and some are "right-handed." Study Finds New Type Of Silicone Implant Offers More Natural Looking B
A new type of silicone breast implant may offer breast augmentation and reconstruction patients more natural looking breasts with a low complication rate, according to a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The new gel implants will be the next type of silicone implant produced by manufacturers if the FDA approves the devices to be marketed and sold in the United States.
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