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Prison Town, USA
Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) P.O.V. documentary that "tells the story of Susanville, California, one small town that tries to resuscitate its economy by building a prison -- with unanticipated consequences."Includes video clips, updates on some of the people featured in the documentary, filmmaker interview, lesson plan, and annotated links to resources about U.S. prisons, the "three strikes"law, and prison reform. The Neutrino Underground: Experiment Will Fire Trillions Of The Ghostl
An international consortium of 200-plus scientists, engineers, technical specialists and students has formally inaugurated an ambitious new effort to probe the secrets of neutrinos, the elusive subatomic particles that have played a central role in the origin of the universe, the evolution of the Sun, and much else. Marine Scientists Warn Human Safety, Prosperity Depend On Better Ocean
Marine scientists say warming seas, over-fishing and pollution are among profound concerns that must be better measured to help society respond in a well-informed, timely and cost-effective way. Cost of an initial adequate system would require a further investment estimated at $2-3 billion. Speedy diagnosis of the temper and vital signs of the oceans matters increasingly to the well being of humanity, say scientists urging support to complete a world marine monitoring system within 10 years. Scientists Discover Genetic Basis For Individual Variations In Pain Pe
An age-old question is why some people seem to be able to withstand high levels of discomfort while comparable pain causes others to cry for mercy. A related question is how some people can live through major physical and psychological stresses with no apparent consequences while others develop chronic pain conditions. Now, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists, collaborating with National Institutes of Health, the University of Adelaide and Attagene Inc. researchers, say they have discovered a major part of the answers to both questions. People Can Put A Price Tag On Economic Justice, Economists Say
Economists have developed a mathematical model to measure the value that people place on distributive justice -- whether goods are distributed fairly among all members of society. The authors found that, on average, people are willing to sacrifice about 20 percent of their disposable income to live in an equitable society. DU Library: Depleted Uranium Information Page
Provides U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) reports and information "relating to the military use of depleted uranium and its possible health effects."Includes information about the uses of depleted uranium, depleted uranium in the Gulf War and in the Balkans, and the DOD's conclusions about the health effects of depleted uranium. Provides links to other reports on the topic, the majority of which support the DOD's point of view. Searchable. Mental Health Crisis Looming For Tsunami Survivors, Warns Psychologist
As the death toll from the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami climbed above 200,000, a University of Washington psychologist who just returned from Indonesia warned of a new danger among the survivors -- a mental health crisis. Carefully Monitored Treatment Can Help Two-thirds Of Those Who Suffer
More than two-thirds of people who suffer from major depression can become symptom-free if they are willing to work with their doctors and try various treatments to determine which work best for them, which may involve taking different antidepressants or adding cognitive therapy to the mix. Researchers revise long-held theory of fruit-fly development
For decades, science texts have told a simple and straightforward story about a transcription factor that helps the embryo of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, pattern tissues in a manner that depends on the levels of this factor within individual cells. Now biologists have called that paradigm into question, revealing a tale that is both more complicated and potentially more interesting than the one previously described. YouTube Breeding Ground For Anti-vaccination Views
As cold and flu season hits this year amid growing debate over the necessity of vaccinations, researchers have uncovered widespread misinformation in related videos on YouTube. Researchers found that more than half of the videos portrayed childhood, HPV, flu and other vaccinations negatively or ambiguously.
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