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Gladstone Investigators Discover How Resting T Cells Avoid HIV Infecti
Scientists have discovered the mechanism that enables some CD4 T cells -- the main target of HIV -- to thwart the virus. The discovery, reported on April 13 in the online version of Nature, could open the door to an entirely new strategy for preventing the spread of HIV infection in the body's cells, according to the senior author of the study, Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology Director Warner C. Greene, MD, PhD. 5 Stories to Follow at Vancouver Olympics
The Olympics kick off in just one day. Here are the top stories Wired is tracking from Vancouver.
 [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Boarding Pass Hacker Under Fire
Congressman Ed Markey wants the government to arrest a graduate student for launching a website that lets users create fake boarding passes capable of fooling airport screeners. That'll fix everything! By Ryan Singel. Existing Drugs Show Promise For Treating End-stage Renal Disease In Lu
Studies in mice suggest that two drugs already approved by the US Food and Drug Administration show promise for treating the complications of lupus. Hormone That Affects Finger Length Key To Social Behavior
Research in the UK into the finger length of primate species has revealed that cooperative behavior is linked to exposure to hormone levels in the womb. Who's Who of Victorian Cinema
This Web site, which is based on a book of the same name published by the British Film Institute, is a "biographical guide to some of the leading figures in Victorian cinema."Biographies are browsable by name, country, and group (such as cameramen and inventors). Also features a technology overview, a bibliography, a chronology, and images of cameras, projectors, and other motion picture equipment used in the period. Searchable. NC State Researchers Redesign Life For Mars And Beyond
Researchers at North Carolina State University are looking deep under water for clues onhow to redesign plants for life deep in outer space. Some of the stresses inherent with travel and life in space -- extreme temperatures,drought, radiation and gravity, for example -- are not easily remedied with traditional plantdefenses. AD: Get a free media player
Sciencebase is now offering you the chance to grab a free mpeg4 player. Click the link, sign up, and follow the simple instructions. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him.
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