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[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... ProteinInhibitor Tangles With Alzheimer's Disease
A hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the abnormal accumulation of phosphorylated forms of a protein known as tau. In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers have now shown in mice that a drug that inhibits the function of the protein Hsp90 (EC102) reduces the amount of phosphorylated tau in the brain. Unlike many drugs, EC102 is able to cross the blood-brain barrier, making it a highly promising therapeutic candidate for AD. Louisiana?s Wetlands Are Being Lost At The Rate Of One Football Field
LSU and Ohio State University will be battling for the BCS National College Football Championship in the Superdome, but if the game was held in the Louisiana wetlands instead, the entire field would disappear before halftime. United States v. Zacarias Moussaoui, Criminal No. 01-455-A: Trial Exhi
"The following web pages link to all 1,202 exhibits admitted into evidence during the trial of U.S. v. Moussaoui, with the exception of seven that are classified or otherwise remain under seal. This is the first criminal case for which a federal court has provided access to all exhibits online."Includes transcripts and email messages, photos, images of evidence, audio and video files, and other materials. From the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Mile Markers
"Images from the collection of the Monroe County Public Library [Key West, Florida] depict the rich history of the Florida Keys. Early industries, such as sponging, shark fishing, turtle canning, and cigar manufacturing, are illustrated in vivid detail."Browse the photos through the "Virtual Road Trip"from Key Largo to Key West. Includes links to a searchable database of the photos and a gazetteer of the islands. Good Enough To Eat: Olives Drab?Grow or Cure Your Own
This article provides detailed instructions for curing olives kalamata-style, using a salt solution, vinegar, and herbs. From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Tumor Individuality Useful For Guiding Rational Chemotherapeutic Decis
A new study describes in detail exactly how the chemotherapeutic drug paclitaxel induces cell death in tumor cells and how common mutations in human tumors confer drug resistance, and demonstrates that combination treatment can restore therapeutic effectiveness of the drug. A New Species of Monkey Is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa
Article about the 2005 discovery in Africa of the "'Highland Mangabey' (Lophocebus kipunji), a long-haired forest primate."Includes photos and audio of the mangabey's "honk-bark."The article also notes that in December 2004 "WCS researchers found a new species of macaque in India, followed by a new variety of titi monkey in Bolivia."From the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Genetic Processes That Determine Seed Development Identified
Scientists have paved the way for bigger and better quality maize crops by identifying the genetic processes that determine seed development. Plant scientists have known for some time that genes from the maternal plant control seed development, but they have not known quite how, until now. Plasma Science Instrument Finds Surprises At Solar System's Edge
The Voyager 2 spacecraft's Plasma Science instrument, developed at MIT in the 1970s, has turned up surprising revelations about the boundary zone that marks the edge of the Sun's influence in space.
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