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Cult of Mac: The Perils of Taking the IPhone Mainstream
Apple may have failed to anticipate early adopters' anger over a $200 price cut, but the radical move reveals Steve Jobs' audacious plan to rocket the mobile device into the mainstream. Cult of Mac commentary by Leander Kahney. ... LII 2005 Annual Survey Launched April 18, 2005
Reminder: please take two or three minutes to fill our short survey for Librarians' Index to the Internet. Last year over 4,000 of you helped us justify continued funding for LII, fine-tune our offerings, and develop new features services. Note: we will roll out a new website in mid-June, and your survey feedback will be invaluable as we go the last mile toward this goal. The survey will be available until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 24, 2005. Thanks so much! Molecule That Protects Against Mental Retardation And Other Neuronal D
Researchers have now discovered that a protein that helps organising the cells'skeleton is crucial for preventing mental retardation and other neuronal disorders. They report that mice lacking the protein show symptoms of lissencephaly brought about by faulty development of the cerebral cortex, the brain's surface layer. 'Molecular Zipper' May Hold Important Clues To Alzheimer's, Parkinson'
An international team of chemists and molecular biologists has discovered a fundamental molecular mechanism that seems to play an important role in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, mad cow disease and two-dozen other degenerative and fatal diseases. Plant Pathologists Explore Using Fungi To Control Plant Diseases
The use of endophytes, non-harmful fungi, bacteria, or viruses that naturally grow inside plants, is an emerging tool for managing plant diseases, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS). Largest Digital Survey Of The Milky Way Released
A collaboration of over 50 astronomers has released the first comprehensive optical digital survey of our own Milky Way. Conducted by looking at light emitted by hydrogen ions the survey contains stunning red images of nebulae and stars. Universal Helmet Laws For Motorcycling Most Important Policy For Savin
Researchers conducted one of the first longitudinal analyses of the effect of public policies to reduce motorcycle injuries and fatalities. According to the study, the most significant policy in reducing both fatal and non-fatal motorcycle injuries is the universal helmet laws. The findings indicate that about 489 lives could have been saved if universal helmet laws were in effect in all 48 states in 2005. New Particle Discovered By BaBar Experiment, Revealing Secrets Of Stro
Its name is Y(4260) and it is not a new humanoid of Stars Wars, but a particle identified for the first time by BaBar experiment: an international collaboration - formed by the large participation of the Italian physicists of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (Infn) - that has its seat in Stanford (California). Professors To Develop Hand-held Pathogen Testing Device
Testing for deadly food, air and water pathogens may get a lot easier and cheaper thanks to the work of a Michigan State University researcher and his team. Syed Hashsham, an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Center for Microbial Ecology, is developing a portable, hand-held device capable of detecting up to 50 microbial threat agents in air, water and food Killing Resistant Bugs One Bandage At A Time: Gauze Developed With Mic
A new type of wound dressing could keep dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria from spreading in hospitals, a problem that leads to thousands of deaths in the United States each year.
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