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Digital Preservation: Alliance Set To Tackle Science's New Frontier
A new digital divide, or rather chasm, is opening up in the scientific enterprise, and something urgently needs to be done to prevent data from being lost into oblivion At the Second International Conference on Permanent Access to the Records of Science the Alliance for Permanent Access, a group of stakeholders dedicated to preserving digital science records, was launched to do just that. Number Of Published Science And Engineering Articles Flattens, But US
A new National Science Foundation report finds thenumber of US science and engineering articles in major peer-reviewed journals flattened in the 1990s, after more than two decades of growth, but US influence in world science and technology remains strong. Gallery: Toys for Grown-Ups
In Japan, toys aren't just for kids. From drinking game accessories to ghost detectors, you can have fun at any age. By Lisa Katayama. [Scary] Cruise Passengers with Broken Bones Come Ashore
Nearly 500 passengers including eight with broken bones disembarked from the "Grand Voyager"cruise ship in Sardinia Tuesday a day after it was battered by a storm in the Mediterranean Sea. Satellite Multimedia For Mobile Phones
ESA's Telecommunications Department is supporting the development of technology needed for satellite systems to broadcast digital multimedia content such as video, television programs, radio and data to mobile telephones and vehicle-borne receivers. [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... Surprising Origin Of Cell's Internal Highways
Scientists have long thought that microtubules, part of the microscopic scaffolding that the cell uses to move things around in order to hold its shape and divide, originated from a tiny structure near the nucleus, called the centrosome. Researchers now report a surprising new origin for these cellular "highways"-- the Golgi apparatus. Unlike Other Bats, Vampire Bats Keep Out Of Trouble By Running, Cornel
Although most people think of bats as stealthy mammals that flit about in the night sky, at least one species has evolved a terrestrial trot never before seen in bats, according to a recent Cornell University study. Clinical Guidelines Help Identify Which Children At Risk Of Bacterial
A set of guidelines have been developed that can help predict the risk of bacterial meningitis for children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis (presence of greater number of white blood cells than normal), reducing unnecessary hospitalizations and antibiotics, according to a study in the Jan. 3 issue of JAMA. Eating And Body Weight Regulated By Specific Neurons
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine provide direct evidence that two parts of a neuronal system, one that promotes eating and another that suppresses eating, are critical for the acute regulation of eating and body weight, according to a study published online in the September 11 issue of Nature Neuroscience.
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