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[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. Researchers Discover A Unique Pattern Of Gene Activity That Can Predic
Researchers have found that a unique pattern of activity for genes in cells located in the tissue surrounding a liver tumor can accurately predict whether the cancer will spread to other parts of the liver or to other parts of the body. Ticks Don't Come Out In The Wash
Before venturing into tick-infested territory, you used a topical repellent on exposed skin and outer clothing. When you returned, you did a body check and threw your clothes in the wash. But clean clothes may not be tick-free clothes. Neurotransmitters Signal Aggressive Cancer, Offer Potential For Early
Nerves talk to each other using chemicals called neurotransmitters. One of those "communication chemicals,"aptly named GABA (gamma amino butyric acid), shows up in unusually high amounts in some aggressive tumors, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Prelude To An Earthquake?
A geophysicist from the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has identified possible seismic precursors to two recent California earthquakes, including the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake that wreaked havoc throughout the Bay Area. After sifting through seismic data from the two quakes, Valeri Korneev found a spike in the number of micro-earthquakes followed by a period of relative calm in the crust surrounding the quakes' epicenters -- months before the quakes occurred. CES 2010: A Glimpse at This Year's Show
Wired.com gets a sneak peek at CES 2010, the world's most massive consumer electronics convention. This year's 'CES Unveiled' preview event provided a first look at new 3-D TVs, netbooks, e-book readers, and much more.
 Individual light atoms, such as carbon and oxygen, identified with new
Using the latest in aberration-corrected electron microscopy, researchers have obtained the first images that distinguish individual light atoms such as boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. Bird Migration Facts
Fact sheet about avian migration, "the seasonal movement of birds, generally between breeding and non-breeding areas."Topics includes why birds migrate, how they prepare for migration, when and how far they migrate (and at what altitude), how fast birds fly, how birds navigate, and what we can learn from migration. From the Zoological Society of Milwaukee. Summer Test: Electric Lawn Mowers
Grass Smells Sweeter When Cut With an Al Gore-Friendly Lawn Mower Teens and Technology: Youth Are Leading the Transition to a Fully Wire
This July 2005 report finds that the "number of teenagers using the internet has grown 24%in the past four years and 87%of those between the ages of 12 and 17 are online,"and that "the variety of technologies that teens use to support their communication, research, and entertainment desires has grown."Includes the text of the report and the underlying questionnaire. From the Pew Internet &American Life Project.
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