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States With Higher Levels Of Gun Ownership Have Higher Homicide Rates
In the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between survey measures of household firearm owenrship and state level rates of homicide, the Harvard Injury Control Research Center found that homicide rates are higher in states where more households have guns. Nanotubes Can Detect And Repair Cracks In Aircraft Wings, Other Struct
Researchers have developed a simple new technique for identifying and repairing small, potentially dangerous cracks in high-performance aircraft wings and many other structures made from polymer composites. Once a crack is located, engineers can use a simple new method to seal the crack with a 70 percent recovery in strength. Epigenetic Drugs: Promising For Breast Cancer Treatment
Worldwide, cancer persists as one of the most important diseases that affect the human being. The knowledge on the molecular bases of cancer generated during the last decades has been successfully translated into small but significant gains in overall cancer survival rates due to better primary prevention measures, improved diagnostic methods and the development of more effective and specific therapies, collectively termed "molecular targeted therapies."In the context of these new forms of treatment, epigenetic or transcriptional cancer therapy is clearly promising. Max Planck Researchers Discover A Protein Which Is Deadly For Anthrax
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlindiscovered why lung, but not skin, anthrax infections are lethal. As reportedin the newest issue of PLoS Pathogen (November 2005), neutrophils - a formof white blood cells - play a key role in anthrax infections. BOB Monitors Kids' TV Time
The electronic enforcer lets parents put time limits on their childrens' usage of television, video games and computers.In Gear Factor. Meet the Body Behind Fantastic Four's Silver Surfer
A spandex-clad Jessica Alba may be what sells tickets to Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (out June 15), but it's the naked dude on the shortboard that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats. Genes Influence Age-related Hearing Loss
A new study of twins shows that genes play a significant role in the level of hearing loss that often appears in late middle age. The research examined genetic and environmental factors affecting hearing loss in the frequency range of speech recognition. K-State Professor Studies How Landscape Dynamics Affect Extinction Ris
Research by a Kansas State University biology professor on how chronic habitat loss increases the extinction risk of migratory songbirds may provide some insight about how other animals might respond to a similar loss of habitat. The research, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency's Wildlife Risk Assessment Program, is chronicled in a recent issue of the journal, Ecological Applications. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. World's Oldest Ritual Discovered -- Worshipped The Python 70,000 Years
A new archaeological find in Botswana by an archaeologist from the University from Oslo shows that our ancestors in Africa engaged in ritual practice 70,000 years ago -- 30,000 years earlier than the oldest finds in Europe. This sensational discovery strengthens Africa's position as the cradle of modern man.
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