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Tower Block to Follow the Light
Forget the 1-kilometer-high Burj Dubai: Live in a rotating skyscraper powered by the sun. World's largest gadget or crazed vomitorium? In Gear Factor. ... LII: This Week's Batch, December 9, 2004
Enjoy your Egyptology with sites related to that happening dude, King Tut, then browse sites related to holidays, Santa, Shinto, curling, digital television, tea, Judaism, journalism, Googling, nice gardens, and mean streets. In More New This Week , see a variety of country studies, and find out what's in an "Animal Style"burger from In-N-Out. Bon appetit from the LII team: librarian-editors Karen, Wendy, Jennifer, Maria, Pat, Tom, and Charlotte, and our 100-and-change contributors. Labor Migration Played Key Role In HIV Spread In South Africa
South Africa has one of the world's highest rates of HIV infection. New research, led by Brown University professor Mark Lurie, shows that the movement of workers between urban and rural areas played a key role in the spread of the epidemic. Results are published in AIDS. A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dar
Why do crosses between two species often yield sterile or inviable progeny (for instance, mules emerging from a cross between a horse and a donkey)? New research suggests that the solution to this problem lies in the "dark matter of the genome": heterochromatin, a tightly packed, gene-poor compartment of DNA found within the genomes of all nucleated cells. Usual Test For Vitamin Deficiency Can Mislead Doctors
A test that generally is used to measure the amount of vitamin B12 in the body is not sensitive enough to detect a deficiency of the vitamin, which has been linked to several neurological conditions, according to Saint Louis University research. Researchers Seek To Solve Mystery Of Natural HIV Control
An international, multi-institutional research consortium is seeking to discover how a few HIV-infected individuals are naturally able to suppress replication of the virus. The Elite Controller Collaborative Study, the first large-scale haplotype-mapping study in people infected with HIV, is searching for genetic factors that may explain these individuals' unique ability to control the virus without treatment, sometimes as long as 25 years after infection. Abnormal Fat Metabolism Underlies Heart Problems In Diabetic Patients
Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes. In those with diabetes, cardiovascular complications occur at an earlier age and often result in premature death, making heart disease the major killer of diabetic people. But why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics? Biochemists Discover Structure Of Major Piece Of Telomerase, An Enzyme
UCLA biochemists have determined the three-dimensional structure of a major domain of telomerase, the enzyme that helps maintain telomeres -- small pieces of DNA on the ends of chromosomes that act as protective caps -- allowing DNA ends to be copied completely when cells are replicated. Gifts for Every Geek: Shutterbugs, Empty Nesters, Foodies and Urban Co
You've got your mediaphiles, handymen, road warriors, new parents and treehuggers. We cover the gamut of gifts for the geeks in your life. [Absurd] Hindus riot after saint fails to die
Followers of a Hindu saint rioted in eastern India after he failed to die at the anointed time.
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