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Making Molehills Out Of Mountains: Microscopic Geochemical Processes P
A little-known valley in northern Sweden holds evidence that warming temperatures may lead to significant changes in nutrient availability for plants and increasing amounts of greenhouse gases, a University of Arkansas researcher and his colleagues say. Once-dreaded Leprosy 'Replaced' By Tuberculosis, Say Researchers
What caused leprosy -- a widely dreaded disease in medieval Europe -- to fade from the scene? By the 16th century, the scourge had practically disappeared there. Teaching With Historic Places Lesson Plans: Paterson, New Jersey: Amer
This lesson focuses on Paterson, New Jersey, which was known as "Silk City"in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the town produced large quantities of silk fabric. "In 1913, however, the mills stood silent for five months as workers joined in a bitter strike."The website features readings about labor history in the town, maps, and historic images of mills, looms, dye houses, and other industrial scenes. From the National Park Service. Designing Better Markers For Pregnancy-associated Pathological Conditi
Researchers report the most complete list so far of proteins present in the human amniotic fluid, the liquid that surrounds a fetus during pregnancy. The new information may be used to develop new or improved markers of pregnancy-associated pathological conditions, such as preterm delivery, intra-amniotic infection, and chromosomal anomalies in the fetus. Clusty
An offshoot of the Internet search tool Vivísimo, "Clusty queries several top search engines, combines the results, and generates an ordered list based on comparative ranking. ... [This] search engine groups similar results together in clusters."Searches can be conducted for the whole Web, and for specific areas, such as blogs and news. Click on "details"to see what was searched. Also includes a FAQ and links to news stories about the site. Long-lasting Growth Hormone Developed
Researchers have developed a long-acting growth hormone for use in human therapy. The new discovery could mean that children and adults with growth hormone disorders will not have to have injections as often, reducing the need for daily treatments. Relationship Between Environmental Stress And Cancer Elucidated
One way environmental stress causes cancer is by reducing the activity level of an enzyme that causes cell death, researchers say. This fundamental finding about the relationship between stress and cancer opens the door for treatments that increase SENP1 activity, making it easier for cells that are becoming cancerous to die. [Ironic] Lottery winner turned to crime
A lottery winner has been arrested after he turned to crime to finance his luxury lifestyle after his winnings ran out... Computer Scientists Create 'light Field Camera' Banishing Fuzzy Photos
We've all done it. Lost that priceless Kodak moment by snapping a photo that was grainy, dark, overexposed or out of focus. While user ineptitude is often at the root of our blurry snapshots, the limits of conventional cameras can be to blame as well. But Stanford computer scientists are now making strides to combat the fuzzy photo by bringing photographic technology into sharp focus. Clean Water: Clean Wounds
Drinking water could be a simple, cheap and effective way to clean wounds according to a recent study by the University of Western Sydney and Sydney South West Area Health Service.
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