In the News
P2008: Race for the White House
Coverage of the 2008 U.S. presidential elections, including candidates and their campaigns, media coverage, political parties, interest groups, and voting. Features background and analysis for the pre-campaign and pre-primary periods, primaries in specific states, conventions, debates, and other topics related to the elections. From Democracy in Action, a "nonpartisan, nonprofit effort dedicated to educating citizens about the political process and their role in making it work." Deployment To Iraq War Associated With Increased Risk For Adverse Neur
U.S. Army soldiers who return from military deployment to the Iraq war have an increased risk for mild neuropsychological compromise, including poorer memory and sustained attention performance and greater feelings of tension and confusion, according to a study in the August 2 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on violence and human rights. UCLA Chemists Create Nano Valve
UCLA chemists have created the first nano valve that can be opened and closed at will to trap and release molecules. A nano valve potentially could be used as a drug delivery system. Investigators Release Preliminary Findings of Levee Failures at Senate
Article about how "many of the New Orleans levee and floodwall failures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina occurred at weak-link junctions where different levee or wall sections joined together, according to a preliminary report released [in November, 2005] by independent investigators from the University of California, Berkeley, and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)."Includes links to the Senate testimony and the full report. From the University of California, Berkeley. Study Broadens Understanding Of Enzymes Linked To Tumor Promoting Mole
Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers have found that two enzymes that catalyze the same reaction and produce the same product have opposite effects on cell growth and death. New Test Leaves Fewer Places For Bad Bugs To Hide
Identifying harmful yeasts and bacteria is faster, easier and more sensitive than current detection methods, thanks to a new test by Agricultural Research Service scientists in Peoria, Ill. As a research tool, the new method's use could shed light on what makes some strains of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes more pathogenic than others. New Genomic Tests Guide Choice Of Chemotherapy In Cancer Patients
Scientists at Duke University's Institute for Genome Sciences &Policy have developed a panel of genomic tests that analyzes the unique molecular traits of a cancerous tumor and determines which chemotherapy will most aggressively attack that patient's cancer. The Story of Corn
This educational site on the history of corn provides a number of classroom activities in history, science, and writing. Also includes links to other Web sites about corn history and science. From a Web site of the Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area (in northeast Iowa), National Park Service. U.S., U.K. Meet on Stem Cells
Leaders of embryonic stem-cell banks pledge to work together to promote research, create standards and distribute each other's cells. By the Associated Press. Restoring Sight, One Pixel At A Time
Researchers are developing a tiny camera for prosthetic systems that can be implanted directly into the human eye and connected to the retina, the part of the eye that converts visual information into electric signals that travel to the brain. Such an implantable camera would represent an important milestone in the ultimate goal of providing limited vision to those rendered blind by certain diseases, via a fully implantable retinal prosthetic device.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
