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Teardown of New 8-GB 'Fat' IPod Nanos Shows Room for Fat Profits A detailed teardown of the new iPod reveals Apple's margins on the new "fat" nanos are themselves unusually fat, well above the company's usual 100% markup on component prices. Chronic Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Cardiovascular Disease, Study Scientists have found that chronic abuse of the highly addictive drug methamphetamine may be an unrecognized risk factor in the development of a number of potentially serious cardiovascular disorders frequently reported by methamphetamine abusers. Rockefeller Scientists Show That MicroRNAs Play An Essential Role In T The beauty of fruit flies as a scientific model system is that they are easy to manipulate and they give results fast. New research from Ulrike Gaul, Ph.D., at Rockefeller University, takes advantage of these characteristics to show that microRNAs are powerful regulators of fundamental processes including cell survival and nerve and muscle development. Certain microRNAs are conserved between flies and humans, so that these findings may shed light on how different human genes are controlled. Rapid Response To Avian Flu Threat An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening of avian influenza virus. Document of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants a This June 2007 document features at paragraph 61 a "Drivers' 'Ten Commandments'"that is designed to promote courteous and safe behavior while on the road. Includes background about how the commandments were developed, such as on the moral aspects of driving and Christian virtues related to driving. Also includes material about "street women"(prostitutes), street children, and homeless people. Available in several languages. From the Vatican. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedlydelivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." The Dredge Program of the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor This presentation was "created in response to public interest in the dredging process"to remove sediment from the ocean floor. Discusses reasons for dredging, the dredging process (includes diagrams), and dredged material. Includes general information and details specific to the dredging of the harbor area in Santa Cruz, California. From the Santa Cruz Harbor. Scientists Find Good News About Methane Bubbling Up From The Ocean Flo Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from seeps on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into the ocean, but the fate of this dissolved methane remains uncertain. Researchers have discovered that only one percent of this dissolved methane escapes into the air -- good news for the Earth's atmosphere. Pothead Hopes Go Up in Smoke Election Day results might seem like good news for those pushing to legalize medicinal marijuana, but the movement takes a serious hit when several measures get shot down in flames. In Bodyhack. The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds. The IPL explores new frontiers in IPL 15 Things #5, “Virtual Worlds.”http://ipl.ci.fsu.edu/community/wiki/index.php/IPL_15_Things 
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