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Breast Cancer Gene Mutation More Common In Hispanic, Young Black Women
A genetic mutation already known to be more common in Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients is also prevalent in Hispanic and young African-American women with breast cancer, according to one of the largest, multiracial studies of the mutation to date. Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry are coming together for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer. Dwarf Mistletoe Reveals Its Sexual Secrets
Hold off putting up your usual variety of mistletoe -- the dwarf mistletoe could soon eclipse its better-known Christmas cousins as the green fertility symbol of choice for holiday party goers. In fact, the discovery of the intimate details of the sex life of the dwarf mistletoe is even getting traditionally staid botanists hot and bothered. Like Amazon's DRM-Free Music Downloads? Thank Apple
To reach iPod owners, music companies have been forced to choose between Apple's copy-protection scheme, or no copy protection at all. With the launch of Amazon's download service Tuesday, the choice is clearer than ever. Beaucoup Cell-Phone Security
Want a phone that can recognize you and refuse to work if you get too far away from it? A new Japanese mobile phone comes with a security card that doubles as a credit card, and has facial ID capability and password protection. Programmable Cells: Engineer Turns Bacteria Into Living Computers
In a step toward making living cells function as if they were tiny computers, engineers at Princeton have programmed bacteria to communicate with each other and produce color-coded patterns. New Measures Needed To Keep NASA Spacecraft From Contaminating Mars
Over the coming decade, NASA should develop and implement new methods and requirements to detect and eliminate microorganisms on robotic spacecraft sent to Mars to prevent possible contamination of the planet, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council. If microbes aboard a spacecraft were to survive the trip to Mars and grow there, they could interfere with scientific investigations to detect any life that might be native to Mars. Scientists Describe New Way To Peer Inside Bacteria
As part of the search for better ways to track and clean up soil contaminants, scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University have developed a new way to "image"the internal chemistry of bacteria. The technique will allow scientists to "see"at the molecular level how soil-dwelling microbes interact with pollutants, help scientists better understand and prevent bacterial diseases, and possibly find ways to detect or disable bacteria used in a terror attack. Boosting Brain Power -- With Chocolate
Eating chocolate could help to sharpen up the mind and give a short-term boost to cognitive skills, a University of Nottingham expert has found. Two Chemical Compounds Boost Immune Cells' Ability To Suppress HIV Wit
A UCLA AIDS Institute study has discovered that two chemical compounds may help the immune systems of HIV-infected persons fight the disease without invasive gene therapy. Presented March 5 at the 2005 Palm Springs Symposium on HIV/AIDS, the new research demonstrates that the new compounds activate telomerase -- a protein that boosts immune cells' ability to divide, enabling them to continue destroying HIV-infected cells.
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