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Music Muffled in Star Wars Game
The online Star Wars Galaxies game lets people play Jedis, rebels and cantina musicians. But even though the fantasy world has few rules, playing original music is strictly verboten. By Katie Dean. Exploring the Mind-Body Orgasm
The authors of a new book on the brain's part in the Big O expand upon the ever-broadening definition of human orgasm. Wired News interview by Randy Dotinga. Mutations In Transporter Protein Shed Light On Neurodegenerative Disor
Researchers at Stanford University have made new discoveries that shed light on two inherited neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by inability of the body to transport sialic acid out of cellular compartments. The findings focus on how different mutations in one transporter molecule can cause a wide spectrum of symptoms in Salla Disease and infantile sialic acid storage disease (ISSD). Multi-Species Genome Comparison Sheds New Light On Evolutionary Proces
An international team that includes researchers from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has discovered that mammalian chromosomes have evolved by breaking at specific sites rather than randomly as long thought - and that many of the breakage hotspots are also involved in human cancer. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. Archaeological Remains Point To Exact Location Of Second Temple Of Jer
While scholars have put forth various assessments for the location of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, a Hebrew University of Jerusalem professor says that archaeological remains that have so far been ignored by scholars point to the exact location, which is in a spot that differs from prevailing opinion. Why Do Nerve Cell Bundles 'Camp' Near The Invasive Front Of Colon Canc
Cancer growth is a long, complex, multi-stage process involving a variety of different "players."This complexity is part of the difficulty facing cancer researchers. Meanwhile, each discovery or identification of a new "player,"or previously unknown stage in the process, offers new opportunities for blocking the disease. Recently, a team of Weizmann Institute scientists has discovered an important "player"in the development of colon cancer. New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-sustaining Sur
In a new report, scientists call for a new systematic study of the Earth's "critical zone"-- the life-sustaining outermost surface of the planet, from the vegetation canopy to groundwater and everything in between. Understanding and predicting responses to global and regional change is necessary, they say, to mitigate the impacts of humans on complex ecosystems and ultimately sustain food production. Planes Remain Vulnerable Targets
With even the most sophisticated screening equipment unable to prevent terrorists from smuggling bomb ingredients on board a jetliner, a ban on many everyday items that could be used to trigger explosives may be coming. The way we travel could be changed forever. Mystery Science TheaterCreators Return, With Downloadable
Eight years after the demise of Mystery Science Theater 3000, its creators are back with two new ventures, making fun of a new crop of movies.
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