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New Strategy To Create Genetically-modified Animals Developed
A new strategy for genetic modification of large animals by employing a virus that transfers genetic modifications to male reproductive cells, which passes naturally to offspring has been developed. Scientists introduced adeno-associated virus to germline stem cells in goats and mice. AAV stably transduced male germ line stem cells and led to transgene transmission through the male germ line. Guide: How to Get Information From Public Bodies [UK]
Questions and answers about obtaining information about public bodies under the British government's Freedom of Information Act of 2000. Discusses types of information available, how to request information, and related details about the act, which will be fully implemented in early 2005. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Exhaustive Use Of Seismic Records Ranks Top 10 States For Earthquake A
New data offers freshest list of states ranked in top 10 for seismic activity; Alaska and California unquestioned 1-2; Nevada and Hawaii very close at number 3. Long-term Cancer Risk Follows Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients face a significant long-term risk for developing a second cancer, particularly if they were older at the time of transplant or received stem cells from a female donor, according to a new study. [Cool] Maine Teacher Loses Nearly 500 Pounds
Call Peter Loiselle a big fat loser and he'd have to agree. Between October 2001 and July 2004, the Surry Elementary School teacher lost nearly 500 pounds, and he did it without gastric bypass surgery. He dropped the pounds the old-fashioned way - with diet and exercise. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Going Back to School
Article about the negative emotions children may experience when it is time to return to school in the fall. Includes information about what teachers may talk about on the first day of school, starting middle school, and tips to help avoid some worries on the first day back. From KidsHealth. First-cousin Marriages Affect Infant Mortality, But Not As Much As Sho
Understanding whether inbreeding accounts for early mortality is a long-standing concern in demographic research. Analyzing Bedouin villages in Bekaa, Lebanon, in which the marriage rate among first cousins is more than twice the national average, a new study finds that the greatest single determinant of infant mortality is not closely related parents -- though this does present a significant risk -- but short birth intervals. http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/10/review-pantech-.html
It's a keypad phone. No, it's a keyboard handheld. Two, two, two tricks in one. 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 out of 10. Screwed for Sure
Why Microsoft's new Zune digital music player will force the next sale of Napster. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.
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