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Marine Bacterium Suspected To Play Role In Global Carbon And Nitrogen
Scientists are now revisiting, and perhaps revising, their thinking about how Archaea, an ancient kingdom of single-celled microorganisms, are involved in maintaining the global balance of nitrogen and carbon. Researchers have discovered the first Archaea known to oxidize ammonia for energy and metabolize carbon dioxide by successfully growing the tentatively named, Nitrosopumilus maritimus, in the lab. Wow ... Vista's Finally Here
It took five years, but Microsoft's new operating system is ready to go. Bill Gates says it'll "wow" you. By the Associated Press. Plus: Why You Don't Need Vista Now. 'Where Do I Know You From?'Recognition Shows Distinct Memory Processes
New research suggests that the sometimes eerie feeling experienced when recognizing someone, yet failing to remember how or why, reveals important insight into how memory is wired in the human brain. Thin Film Turns Any Surface Into a Touchscreen
Turning your monitor into a touchscreen could some day be as simple as peel … and stick.
 Remote Imagery Aids In Detecting And Managing Plant Disease
The ability to observe the health of a field from images taken remotely by satellites or aircraft may have a positive economic and environmental impact on plant disease management, say plant pathologists with The American Phytopathological Society (APS). New Engine Combusts Old Ideas
Inventor Carmelo Scuderi breaks a cardinal design rule on his way to rethinking the internal combustion engine. By Dan Orzech. Phage Therapy May Control Staph Infections In Humans Including MRSA
Researchers have identified a bacteriophage active against Staphylococcus aureus, including methicillin-resistant strains, in mice and possibly humans. S. aureus is a highly flexible and potentially dangerous pathogen capable of causing skin abscesses, wound infections, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, pneumonia and toxic shock syndrome. Due to the organism's ability to live inside cells, emerging strains are increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Deaths from opioid use have doubled; five-fold increase in oxycodone d
Deaths from opioid use in Ontario, Canada, have doubled since 1991 and the addition of long-acting oxycodone to the drug formulary was associated with a 5-fold increase in oxycodone-related deaths, a new study finds. Most of these additional deaths were accidental. Gallery: Year of the Concept Car
Hesitant to commit to money-losing trends, automakers put out the feelers to consumers by way of fictional vehicles. By Mark Durham. Hacking a 2,000-Year-Old Computer
The Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient device that's baffled scientists for a century, finally yields its secrets. In Gear Factor.
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