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Respond Consortium Making Maps Out Of Satellite Images To Support Paki
European and international aid agencies responding to the South Asia Earthquake have been supported by rapidly-produced crisis and damage maps based on satellite images. Videoconferencing Can Help Surgeons Make Their Rounds From A Distance
Using robotic teleconferencing to monitor patients after urologic surgery appears to result in similar patient outcomes and satisfaction as traditional bedside rounds, according to a new report. The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American
Full text and executive summary of this November 2007 report that considers the amount and sources of carbon dioxide released in the air in North America and the amount of growing vegetation and soil organic matter that act as carbon sinks. Topics include the carbon cycle; energy, industry, and waste management activities; and land and water systems. Also includes a historical overview and a glossary. From the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. What Makes One Wasp Queen? Old Developmental Pathways Spawn Revolution
When the larvae of the primitive social insect, a type of paper wasp, slips into the quiet pupal stage, she doesn't know if she'll arise a worker or gyne (future queen). Now, researchers are shedding new light on the development of colonial insects from solitary ancestors through study of a primitive social order of wasps. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Most people should not automatically opt for a swine flu shot, expert
A bacteria expert presents compelling evidence to suggest there may be good reasons why most people should not automatically opt for the swine flu H1N1 shot. Inexpensive Thin Printable Batteries Developed
For a long time, batteries were bulky and heavy. Now, a new cutting-edge battery is revolutionizing the field. It is thinner than a millimeter, lighter than a gram, and can be produced cost-effectively through a printing process. Researchers Map 'Circuitry' Of Yeast Genes Using Technique That Could
Researchers at UCSD have invented a technique that organizes the genetic information contained in the 16 chromosomes of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae into a wiring diagram resembling an electronic circuit board. An analogous diagram of the human genome, when developed, is expected to help in the discovery of the genetic basis of many diseases. Everything I Need to Know About (Real) Robots I Learned From Transform
Transformers don’t care about people, period. That's what I learned growing up in the 1980s, religiously watching a race of robot Titans from outer space wage a secret war on Earth. Veterans History Project
A project to "collect and preserve audio- and video-taped oral histories, along with documents such as letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and home movies, of America's war veterans and those who served in support of them during World War I, World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam, and Persian Gulf wars."The Project Kit includes "information and forms you need to participate as a volunteer interviewer."From the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
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