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The Federal Reserve Board: Testimony of Federal Reserve Board Official
Transcripts of testimony by Federal Reserve Board officials (Chairman Alan Greenspan and others) to the U.S. Congress, committees, and related groups. Topics include the economic outlook (such as changes in oil prices, interest rates, and housing prices), budget reforms, Social Security, and taxes. Includes transcripts back to 1996. Browsable by date. Study Of Faulty Fingerprints Debunks Forensic Science 'Zero Error' Cla
While forensic scientists have long claimed fingerprint evidence is infallible, the widely publicized error that landed an innocent American behind bars as a suspect in the Madrid train bombing alerted the nation to the potential flaws in the system. Now, UC Irvine criminologist Simon Cole has shown that not only do errors occur, but as many as a thousand incorrect fingerprint "matches"could be made each year in the U.S. This is in spite of safeguards intended to prevent errors. No Sex Allowed, Mrs. President
The Museum of Sex will be exhibiting a bust of Sen. Hillary Clinton -- complete with, well, a bust -- to spark dialog about whether a woman should be "past her sexuality" before running for office. In Sex Drive Daily. DNA sticks with gold
Spectroscopy reveals how gold nanoparticles reversibly bond to DNA, opening up new bionanotechnology applications. This and more in Spectral Lines Issue 42. The Best: Science Fictions
What happens when you fall into quicksand? How was electricity discovered? Why does water spin one way and not the other? The answers might surprise you. By Aria Pearson from Wired magazine. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." Men And Women Equally Transmit Genetic Risk Of Multiple Sclerosis To T
Men and women with multiple sclerosis (MS) equally transmit the genetic risk of the disease to their children, according to a new study. The research contradicts the results of another recent study, which found affected fathers were more likely than affected mothers to transmit the risk of developing MS to their children. Biologist Discovers What May Be World's 'Pickiest' Mates
California fiddler crabs may be among the world's pickiest animal when it comes to selecting a mate. A study conducted by a biologist at the University of California, San Diego that appears in the August issue of the journal Animal Behaviour found that females of the species Uca crenulatamay check out 100 or more male fiddler crabs and their burrows before finally deciding on a mate. High Doses Of Ibuprofen Cause Significant GI Bleeding, Despite Safety
People who take high doses of ibuprofen on a regular basis are three times more likely to experience gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding than those who do not take painkillers. Results of a small, retrospective analysis published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology show that significant GI bleeding can be observed as early as three days after starting an ibuprofen regimen in otherwise healthy people. New Approaches To Endometriosis Treatment: Mouse Experiments Point The
Possible new directions for the treatment of endometriosis, a painful condition associated with infertility that affects up to 15 percent of women of reproductive age, will be outlined in the presentation of two experimental studies at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (Tuesday, July 3). Both concern targeting angiogenesis -- the formation of new blood vessels -- which is encourages endometriosis by providing a rich blood supply.
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