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NOAA Celebrates 200 Years of Science, Service, and Stewardship (1807-2
Website for the 200th anniversary celebration in 2007 of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the federal government agency concerned with the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. Provides features on historical events, people, and breakthroughs, and data sets, collections, and educational material. Also includes recent changes in NOAA missions and projects and NOAA's visions for the future. Motor City
Companion to an exhibition with a goal of providing "a permanent display which would interpret how cars built Detroit and how Detroit builds cars."The site features brief essays and historical images relating to the first car in Detroit, R.E. Olds (the first automobile manufacturer in Detroit), Henry Ford, mass production, General Motors Company, and more. Also includes video clips presenting historical information. From the Detroit Historical Museums and Society. Researchers Channel Microcapsules Into Tumour Cells And Release Their
Medicines are most helpful when they directly affect the diseased organs or cells -- for example, tumour cells. Max Planck scientists have come one step closer to that goal: they have intentionally released a substance in a tumour cell. The scientists placed the substance in a tiny capsule which gets channelled into cancer cells, and is then "unpacked"with a laser impulse. 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. The "Planemo"Twins: Astronomers Discover Double Planetary Mass Object
This release describes the 2006 discovery of "an approximately seven-Jupiter-mass companion to an object that is itself only twice as hefty. Both objects have masses similar to those of extra-solar giant planets, but they are not in orbit around a star -- instead they appear to circle each other."Includes photos and links to releases related to these planetary mass objects (planemos). From the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an intergovernmental, European organization for astronomical research. Snake-like Robot Conquers Obstacles
A virtually unstoppable "snakebot"developed by a University of Michigan team that resembles a high-tech slinky as it climbs pipes and stairs, rolls over rough terrain and spans wide gaps to reach the other side. Huygens Special Issue
David Bradley takes a close looks at the analytical science behind the Huygens mission to Titan Santa Claus: It's Business as Usual for This Merrymaker
This interview with the founder of a company that books Santa Claus appearances at private events provides opinions about what it takes to be a good Santa: education and skills, dress code, and related information. Includes personal experiences and job challenges. From the weekly Atlanta-based newspaper Creative Loafing. Standing Up To Paraplegia With Gene Therapy
Elena Rugarli and colleagues from the National Neurological Institute in Milan have used gene therapy to save sensory and skeletal muscle nerve fibers from degeneration in mice with hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP). This strategy, reported online on December 15 in advance of print publication in the January 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, holds promise for many other disorders characterized by nerve degeneration due to loss of function of a known gene. The Bladder Does Not Shrink As You Get Older
University of Pittsburgh researchers compared data taken from women between the ages of 22 and 90 and found that although the bladder does deteriorate as women age, it may not shrink, as has been commonly believed. In fact, women who feel their bladder has shrunk because of increased urgency and episodes of incontinence may have an underlying condition that is treatable, the researchers note.
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