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How E. Coli Bacterium Generates Simplicity From Complexity
In a surprise about E. coli that may offer clues about how human cells operate, the PNAS paper reports that only a handful of dominant metabolic states are found in E. coli when it is computationally "grown"in 15,580 different environments. ... New This Week, September 29, 2005: The All-Time Classics Edition
We are finally moving to our new site, and we have stopped adding new sites until after the migration. We expect to resume publishing on October 6. You will know we have accomplished the move when on visiting lii.org you see a gorgeous new site with lip-smacking features. Meanwhile, enjoy this collection of classic favorites selected by the LII team, ranging from must-have-resources for the reference desk to fun, amusing, or thought-provoking exhibits and collections demonstrating the power of the Internet to provide a public space for all websites great and small. Bon appetit from the LII team: Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Charlotte, and Tom. INEEL And NASA Launch UAVS To Evaluate Earthbound Missions
Hundreds of miles from the legendary California research centers where pioneering aircraft like the supersonic X-1 were put through their paces, National Aeronautics and Space Administration representatives are pushing the envelope in the Idaho desert with a very different, but equally unique aircraft. Women Less Likely Than Men To Receive ICDs For Prevention Of Sudden Ca
Among Medicare patients, men are about 2-3 times more likely than women to receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for the prevention of sudden cardiac death, according to a new study. Fewer than 40 percent of potentially eligible patients hospitalized for heart failure receive ICDs, and women and black patients are significantly less likely than white men to receive an ICD. Virus Has 'Catastrophic' Affect On Red Squirrels, Research Shows
New research reveals for the first time the catastrophic effect of a deadly virus on Britain's native red squirrels. The virus, passed on by the North American grey squirrel that was introduced to the UK, is threatening to wipe out reds in Northern England within 10 years. In areas where the virus has been detected, the rate of decline in reds is 17-25 times higher than in places where there has been no outbreak. Researchers Track Personality Traits To Learn More About Alcoholism
A long-term research project at the University of Missouri-Columbia is producing valuable information about alcoholism and individuals who are affected by a family history of the disease. MU psychology researchers, now several years into a multi-year study, have discovered that individuals from alcoholic homes maintain personality traits that could eventually lead to alcohol dependency. Flu Virus Trots Globe During Off Season, Mixes With Other Viral Strain
The influenza A virus does not lie dormant during summer but migrates globally and mixes with other viral strains before returning to the Northern Hemisphere as a genetically different virus, according to biologists who say the finding settles a key debate on what the virus does during the summer off season when it is not infecting people. Ability To Write And Store Information On Electronic Devices Improved
Research provides a more thorough understanding of new mechanisms, which makes it possible to switch a magnetic nanoparticle without any magnetic field and may enable computers to more accurately write and store information. Researchers Bend Light Through Waveguides In Colloidal Crystals
Researchers have achieved optical waveguiding of near-infrared light through features embedded in self-assembled, three-dimensional photonic crystals. Applications for the optically active crystals include low-loss waveguides, low-threshold lasers and on-chip optical circuitry. Two-thirds Of School-age Children Have An Imaginary Companion By Age 7
Imagination is alive and thriving in the minds of America's school-age children. It is so prevalent that 65 percent of children report that, by the age of 7, they have had an imaginary companion at some point in their lives, according to a new study by University of Washington and University of Oregon psychologists.
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