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New Bone Marrow Model Could Help People With Sickle Cell Disease
A new model showing how sickle cell blood cells operate within bone marrow is presented at a conference in Austria today. Researchers at Imperial College London, who developed the model, hope that it will eventually be used by clinicians to advance more effective treatments for sickle cell disease. Biotechnology's Newest Chemical Tool
Exploiting biology's own chemical toolbox, researchers have developed a new technique that will enable them to modify specific sequences within a DNA molecule. The tool could have far-reaching implications for DNA-based medical diagnosis and nanobiotechnology. Sex Differences And Rheumatoid Arthritis
A humanized mouse model may be valuable for not only studying sex differences in RA, but also for understanding why women are particularly vulnerable to autoimmunity and for developing future therapeutic strategies. Scientists Identify Switch For Brain's Natural Anti-oxidant Defense
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report they have found how the brain turns on a system designed to protect its nerve cells from toxic "free radicals,"a waste product of cell metabolism that has been implicated in some degenerative brain diseases, heart attacks, strokes, cancer and aging. Bioterror Detectors Get Sensitive
A national lab is developing lunch-box-size pathogen sniffers that can spot anything from anthrax to a nasty flu. By Luke O'Brien. [Funny] Thief Steals Poop From Woman Walking Dog
This mugger was left holding a bag he didn't really want. Police said they were searching for a gunman who ran up to a woman while she was walking her dog Monday night and grabbed the bag she was holding. It contained poop. Arctic Ocean Could Be Ice-free In Summer Within 100 Years, Scientists
If present trends continue, the current melting will accelerate, driving the Arctic to a new seasonally ice-free state unlike any the Arctic has experienced in the last million years, according to a report in the Aug. 23 issue of Eos. The research team could not identify any natural systems that would act as a brake on the increased warming and melting. Louisiana Homeland Security &Emergency Preparedness
Information for Louisianans about dangers such as biological hazards, drought, fire, flooding, hurricanes, excessive heat, terrorism, winter weather, and related topics. Includes fact sheets, information about evacuation routes, links to related sites, and news (on topics such as Hurricane Katrina in August 2005). Also includes information about the emergency plans and operation of this office. Voices From the Wall: Personal Stories About the Fall of the Berlin Wa
This site from 2006 celebrates the 16th anniversary of the reunification of Germany (October 3, 1990) and how the Berlin Wall came down starting on November 9, 1989. Features a timeline with video clips about the Berlin Wall, personal accounts, and material about how the wall has been "dismantled, destroyed, and commemorated."Includes links to related sites. From the German Embassy, Washington, D.C. Effects of Network Shutdown on Analog Devices
Carriers will begin to shut down the country's oldest cellular network, for analog devices, in February. How to know if your gadgets will be affected.
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