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Journal of the H.M.S. Endeavour, 1768 - 1771 [Manuscript]
Images of the hundreds of pages of James Cook's "journal of the voyage of H.M.S. Endeavour during which Cook discovered Eastern Australia and circumnavigated New Zealand. Bound with the journal is a copy of a report from John Hutchinson, surgeon of the Dolphin to Capt. Samuel Wallis, 16th May 1768, of observations on the effects of saloop, portable soup, mustard and vinegar, distilled water and beef fat on scurvy."From the National Library of Australia. Don't Cheat on This Quiz
No matter how many times we answer it, sex-tech experts still get asked The Question: Is cybersex cheating? Let's put it to the test. Commentary by Regina Lynn. Rethinking the File-Swap Morass
Although they haven't hoisted the white flag just yet, music industry pooh-bahs are beginning to shift their strategy on file-swapping. Instead of 'Let's sue the bastards,' the thinking is becoming 'Let's beat 'em at their own game.' Mayo Clinic Researchers Develop New Treatment For Incurable Recurring
A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers and conducted by the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) reports that a new "smart"drug treatment for an incurable form of recurrent brain cancer slowed tumor growth in more than one-third of the 65 adult patients who tried it. The same research team also developed a screening technique to help predict which patients will respond best to this treatment. Drug Could Change The Standard Treatment During Procedures To Clear Bl
Millions of procedures to open up blocked arteries feeding the heart are successfully performed at hospitals across the United States each year. Researchers are working to make what has become a relatively safe procedure even safer by finding a new drug that will effectively prevent blood clots and not put patients at risk for unnecessary bleeding. This study, which was designed to test the safety of enoxaparin, is one of the first steps cardiologists are taking to reach that goal. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/12/11th-grader-giv.html
A Pennsylvania high school assigns an 11th grader to detention for using Firefox. Telemedicine: Health Alert Via Satellite
An earthquake has just shaken the Greek island. Damage is widespread and all conventional, terrestrial communications have been destroyed. The rescue operations have only one means at their disposal that has not been affected by the quake -- a satellite which, from its altitude of 36,000 kilometers, can immediately link the locations involved in the catastrophe with the appropriate authorities. New Insight Into Huntington's Disease Pathology
The symptoms of Huntington's disease (HD)--severe loss of muscle control, emotional disturbance, and cognitive decline--are not just due to the toxic effects on brain cells of the mutant protein that causes the disorder, researchers have found. Their studies with genetically altered mice have revealed evidence for a new effect of the protein--triggering pathological interactions among brain cells. Researchers Control Chemical Reactions One Molecule At A Time
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside showed that L. P. Hammett's 1937 prediction of the strength of different acids is directly transferable to the activation of individual molecules on metal surfaces using the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) as a nanoscale actuator. Metal Heads: Jay Vance's Robotic, Rockin' Bandmates
Fed up with losing bandmates to sex, drugs and day jobs, San Franciscio rocker Jay Vance decided to replace his rhythm section with robots.
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