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Hurricane Winds Carried Ocean Salt And Plankton Far Inland
Researchers found surprising evidence of sea salt and frozen plankton in high, cold, cirrus clouds, the remnants of Hurricane Nora, over the U.S. plains states. Although the 1997 hurricane was a strong eastern Pacific storm, her high ice-crystal clouds extended many miles inland, carrying ocean phenomena deep into the U.S. heartland. No Cash Prize for Darpa Race
Millions in prize money motivates contestants in Darpa's Mojave Desert robot race. But Bush signs a new law preventing the agency from awarding dollars for the vehicle best able to navigate rough terrain without a human driver. Telomerase Enzyme Structure Provides Significant New Target For Anti-c
Inappropriate activation of a single enzyme, telomerase, is associated with the uncontrollable proliferation of cells seen in as many as 90 percent of all of human cancers. Scientists have long eyed the enzyme as an ideal target for developing broadly effective anti-cancer drugs. Now, researchers have brought this goal closer by deciphering the 3-D structure of a domain, or region, of the telomerase molecule essential for the enzyme's activity. This findings may also provide insights into normal aging. A Little Telomerase Isn't Enough: Study Links Length Of Chromosome End
With seed money from Johns Hopkins Institute of Cell Engineering, a Johns Hopkins geneticist and her team have discovered a critical link between the health of stem cells and the length of the chromosome ends within them. Drug-resistant Tuberculosis Rises, But New Treatments In The Pipeline
An arsenal of promising new medications, vaccines, and diagnostic tests are moving toward the global battlefield that pits medicine against drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), which is claiming a terrible toll, particularly in HIV-infected individuals, according to a new article. There are now far-ranging efforts underway to develop new TB diagnostic tests and treatments. For years,conventional treatments for TB had slowed the spread of the disease, but the emergence of new drug-resistant strains has reduced the effectiveness of those medications. Military's Cyborg Menagerie
Remote-control flying rats are only the beginning. Armies draft everything from bugs to sharks to chickens into combat. In Danger Room. Understanding Why Infection With HIV-2 Is Not As Bad As HIV-1
There are two distinct, but related, HIV viruses that humans can become infected with -- HIV-1 and HIV-2. Individuals infected with HIV-2 progress to AIDS at a dramatically reduced rate compared with individuals infected with HIV-1; in fact, most individuals infected with HIV-2 die of unrelated causes. It is hoped that understanding why individuals infected with HIV-2 rarely progress to AIDS will help with the design of therapeutics and vaccine strategies for the treatment and prevention, respectively, of infection with HIV-1. The Newest Artificial Intelligence Computing Tool: People
A USC Information Sciences Institute researcher is among a growing group of computer scientists learning to solve difficult IT problems of information classification, reliability and meaning by datamining public websites like Digg, del.icio.us and Flickr. Rapid Response Teams Save Children's Lives At Pediatric Hospital, Stud
Deploying the hospital's "rapid response teams"proactively at the first inkling of trouble in hospitalized children can save lives, according to new research. The finding is the first to reveal lower death rates and cardiopulmonary arrest rates resulting from rapid response teams in a pediatric setting and could spark similar programs in children's hospitals around the country. Microsoft's Zune Will Do Wi-Fi
The MP3 player will let music fans give other Zune users a taste of their collections -- a cool feature that could turn the iPod generation green with envy. In Listening Post.
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