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Gold Nanoparticles May Pan Out As Tool For Cancer Diagnosis
When it comes to searching out cancer cells, gold may turn out to be a precious metal. Researchers have created gold nanoparticles capable of identifying marker proteins making the tiny particles a potential tool to better diagnose and treat breast cancer. Amber Fossils Reveal Ancient France Was A Jungle
Research on a treasure trove of amber has yielded evidence that France once was covered by a dense tropical rainforest with trees similar to those found in the modern-day Amazon. The 55-million-year-old pieces of amber was discovered in the Oise River area in northern France. Agricultural Noah's Ark: Doomsday Seed Vault In Arctic To Outlast Majo
The Norwegian government has revealed the architectural design for the Svalbard International Seed Vault, to be carved deep into frozen rock on an island not far from the North Pole. The entrance to the "fail-safe"seed vault will "gleam like a gem in the midnight sun,"signaling a priceless treasure within: seed samples of nearly every food crop of every country. The vault is designed to protect the agricultural heritage of humankind -- the seeds essential to agriculture of every nation. Novel Gene Transfer Prevents Hypertension-Related Enlarged Heart, Card
Using a novel vector delivery system researchers at the University of Florida designed a "nifty, seemingly simple idea"that turned out to produce significant results in terms of preventing enlargement and hardening of the heart associated with hypertension. Calling All Corpses for CSI
The popularity of crime TV shows translates into a boom for autopsy actors willing to play cadavers. In Table of Malcontents. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Fossil Record Reveals Elusive Jellyfish More Than 500 Million Years Ol
Using recently discovered 'fossil snapshots'found in rocks more than 500 million years old, researchers have described the oldest definitive jellyfish ever found. The researchers describe four types of cnidarian fossils preserving traits that allow them to be related to modern orders and families of jellyfish. The specimens are about 200 million years older than the oldest previously discovered jellyfish fossils. While Under Pressure Those Most Likely To Succeed Will Most Likely Fai
New research published in the latest issue of Psychological Science finds that individuals higher in working memory capacity (HWM) are more likely to be negatively impacted by performance pressure on math tests than those lower in working memory capacity (LWM). Working memory is a short-term system that holds information relevant to performance and ensures task focus. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Server Farms Live Off Open Source
The most visited websites on the internet run on open source software. But while the sites are ratcheting up page views, the companies behind them are less gung-ho about releasing their own code. Joanna Glasner reports from the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon.
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