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Yeast Finding Links Processes In Heart Disease And Cancer
By studying a little-known yeast too primitive to get diseases, Johns Hopkins researchers have uncovered a surprising link between two processes at play in heart disease and cancer in people. NYU Psychology Researchers Show How Attention Enhances Visual Percepti
Researchers at New York University have determined the location in the brain where involuntary attention enhances visual processing. The researchers, from NYU's Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, found that attending to, or selectively processing information from a given location without directing our eyes to that location, enhances performance in visual tasks as well as the neural activity underlying the processing of ensuing images. Study Shows Haploidentical Natural Killer Cells May Provide Hope For S
A University of Minnesota Cancer Center study indicates natural killer cells obtained from a family member and artificially stimulated may provide renewed hope for some patients who have advanced acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a highly fatal cancer of the bone marrow, that has become resistant to standard treatment with chemotherapy. Tiny Crow Camera Spies On Clever Birds
Researchers can now 'hitch a ride'with wild birds and witness their natural and undisturbed behaviour. Scientists developed miniaturised video cameras with integrated radio-tags that can be carried by wild, free-flying birds. Using this new 'video-tracking'technology, they spied on the behaviour of New Caledonian crows, a species renowned for its sophisticated use of tools, recording behaviours never seen before. Not Just Humans Benefit From Animal Biotechnology
Laboratory animals are the source of major discoveries and breakthroughs in biology, not just in tackling disease but also unravelling fundamental molecular processes. New technology capable of analysing animal genes across the whole genome is now yielding many benefits for agriculture and human society. Genetic Factors Partly Influence Differences In Language Development
Data from a longitudinal study involving 4 -- year old twins has shown that genetic factors appear to influence individual differences in language development among children. Additionally, it was found that environmental influences on children's language development were unique to the individual, not to the shared environment. These results are a step towards understanding the specific genes involved in language development in children. Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
This site provides background and updates on the construction of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), which "will provide time-lapse digital imaging of faint astronomical objects across the entire sky."Features details about the telescope (to be located in northern Chile) and areas planned for study by the telescope (such as dark energy and near-Earth objects), photos, material for scientists, and more. LSST is "a collaboration of a number of national labs and organizations." The IPhone Could Cost You Nearly $6,000
When you add the total cost of the required 2-year contract to the base price of the Apple iPhone, its true cost is between approximately $2,000 and $6,000. Live Video Is a Dead Parrot
XBox Live Video buckles Thursday and Friday under the weight of countless subscribers. Microsoft issues a mea culpa. In Gear Factor. Physicist Create Most Intense Operating Positron Beam Ever
There were high-fives all around NC State University's PULSTAR nuclear reactor earlier this month, as students, staff and faculty celebrated a new scientific benchmark -- they had just produced the most intense operating positron (antimatter electron) beam anywhere in the world.
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