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Readers opine on freeing technology, the value of BitTorrent's new family member, and the plight of the not-so-modern man.Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts Chemists Get Grip On Slippery Lipids
Findings on the structure and functions of two proteins that bind with lipids reveal new insight into cell signaling and trafficking mechanisms. The ability of the body's cells to correctly receive and convey signals is crucial to good health. Lipids, or fats, play a critical role in this regulation by providing spaces for proteins to gather and network. They are helped in this process by protein molecules called lipid binding domains. Understanding how these domains work may open up new targets of opportunity for drug development to treat illnesses such as cancer, diabetes and various inflammatory diseases. [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." Space Concepts Improve Life In The Desert
An innovative tent, developed with the use of space concepts, is now on display at the 'SAFE: Design On Risk' exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Designed for desert use, it exploits the inhospitable environment to improve life in the desert. Blogbib: An Annotated Bibliography on Weblogs and Blogging, With a Foc
"This annotated bibliography includes definitions, articles about blogging and about library blogs, books, studies, links to samples of the myriad library blogs, tools for creating and using blogs, and links to presentations on blogging. ... While most entries are from the United States of America, BlogBib includes blogs and commentary from Canada, Europe, and Australia as well. Coverage includes academic, public, school, and special libraries."By librarian Susan Herzog. Going Into Godmode in Left Behind
Glorious and nearly gore-less, the new Christian strategy game works as entertainment. As prophesy, not so much. Commentary by Clive Thompson. AIDS Public Awareness Campaign Expands Following Report Of Rapidly Pro
Earlier this month, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported a highly resistant strain of rapidly progressive HIV diagnosed in a New York City resident. Now, State Health Commissioner Antonia C. Novello has announced the expansion of New York State's HIV/AIDS Public Awareness and Education campaign to help combat the potential spread of HIV and further protect New Yorkers from the virus that causes AIDS. Experiments Show Very Weak chlorine Solutions Can Kill Noroviruses
Chlorine solutions much weaker than previously believed can still be used to kill more than 99 percent of noroviruses, the chief cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness around the world, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study concludes. Scientists Gain New Insights Into 'Frozen' Methane Beneath Ocean Floor
An international team of scientists supported by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) has completed a unique research expedition aimed at recovering samples of gas hydrate, an ice-like substance hidden beneath the seafloor off Canada's western coast. Gas hydrate, a mixture of water and mostly methane, is believed to occur under the world's oceans in great abundance, but it quickly "melts"once removed from the high pressure and cold temperatures of its natural environment, making it very challenging to recover and analyze. Center for the Study of the Public Health Impact of Hurricanes
"Using New Orleans as a test case ... [this Louisiana State University research center] is currently developing techniques and models for assessing and mitigating the public health issues associated with complex disasters."The website features maps indicating where flooding could occur in the case of hurricanes in New Orleans, papers on the impacts of hurricanes and flooding in the area, and related material on hurricanes and Louisiana wetlands and coastal issues.
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