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Eminent Domain: Taking Property for Public Use
An explanation of the law that allows the government to take private land and turn it to public use. Includes the history of the law, the "Takings"Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, just compensation, and a link to a list of land use and zoning lawyers in the U.S. and its territories. From FindLaw. DNA 'Packaging'Important: If You Think Cancer Genes Are Simple, You Do
Cancer-causing genes can work in more powerful and sneaky ways than have been realized. Scientists have shown that a gene named JAK that is closely related to a common cancer-causing gene in people tips the scales toward cancer in an unexpected manner, by disrupting the activity of an organism's DNA on a broad scale. We have to pay more attention to the ways in which DNA is packaged, not just the specific DNA sequence, according to researchers. Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Scie
Background and news from this Chinese facility researching space science topics in areas such as space engineering technology, space physics, and weather exploration. Find overviews of research areas and projects, news about China's space program, such as the first successful moon photo captured by its lunar probe project (November 2007), and announcements of conferences. In Chinese and English (occasional translation errors). Polymers With Copper Show Promise For Implanted Sensors
Developing chemical sensors that can be placed in the bloodstream or under the skin to continuously monitor oxygen, acidity (pH), or glucose levels is a major challenge for analytical chemists and biomedical engineers. The problem is, the body responds to these foreign objects in ways that interfere with their ability to accurately measure blood chemistry. [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... United States Senate Office of Public Records [Lobby Filing Disclosure
"In accordance with the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 the Secretary of the Senate has initiated this program to allow the public to view filings received by the Office of Public Records."View digitized images of lobby reports by name (registrant, client, lobbyist), client country or state, filing year (1998-present), and other criteria. Includes instructions for using the program. From the U.S. Senate. Lab-on-a-chip Could Speed Up Treatment Of Drug-resistant Pneumonia
A new lab-on-a-chip can identify single bacterial cells for the most common cases of drug-resistant pneumonia, cutting down the wait from days to hours for identifying the particular strain and treating it. Network for Good: Hurricanes
Provides links to charities that assist victims (humans and animals) of hurricanes; also links to agencies that provide information about hurricanes and about weather and natural disasters generally. The Network for Good is "an e-philanthropy site where individuals can donate, volunteer and get involved with the issues they care about." Poll: Did Macworld Just Kill CES?
Fess up CES-goers. Who's glad they opted to miss the iPhone announcement and who wishes they'd gone to San Francisco instead? In Gadget Lab. New SIDS Research To Study Protein Link
A new study will help identify the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), one of the world's most tragic medical mysteries. The project will investigate whether changes in brain levels of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) in infants may be a marker for potentially deadly breathing difficulties. APP is a protein which accumulates in the brain when there has been an injury to nerve fibres.
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