Ancient British artifacts to be displayed
An ancient curse inscribed on a sheet of lead is one of several treasures going on display from a British archaeological dig.
Archaeology
Nov 30, 2006
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Scientist spin human brain cell silicone
British scientists say they have succeeded in spinning fine threads of biocompatible silicone that contain viable living human brain cells.
Nov 30, 2006
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Protein protects against nerve degeneration
A protein called NMNAT protects against nerve cell degeneration in fruit flies and mice, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report in the Public Library of Science Biology that appears online today.
Nov 30, 2006
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Modeling Mineral Formation with X-rays
Some of the hardest and sturdiest materials aren’t made in the factory; they’re made inside the bodies of animals. Biominerals are commonly used for support and protection, forming in teeth, bones, and shells in animals ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 30, 2006
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New Horizons Gets First Glimpse of Pluto
The New Horizons team got a faint glimpse of the mission's distant, main planetary target when one of the spacecraft's telescopic cameras spotted Pluto for the first time.
Astronomy
Nov 30, 2006
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Scientists Want to Solve Puzzle of Excess Water Vapor Near Cirrus Clouds
A number of researchers in recent years have reported perplexing findings of water vapor at concentrations as much as twice what they should be in and around cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere, a finding that could alter ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2006
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Swedish ESA astronaut is ready to fly
European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang is about to become the first Swedish and the first Nordic astronaut in space.
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2006
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It's a gamble: Econophysicists meld science, economics
Predicting financial markets is more of a gamble than traditional economists will admit, and making sense of such numbers is more like trying to decipher noise blasting from a loudspeaker, says one University of Houston econophysicist, ...
General Physics
Nov 30, 2006
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New finding points way to foiling anthrax's tricks
University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered a trick that anthrax bacteria use to make an end run around the body's defenses, but which may turn out to be their Achilles' heel.
Nov 30, 2006
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UCR Studying Self-Organizing Smart Wireless Networks
For wireless multihop networks to be used by thousands, the network has to be able to self-organize, which is what University of California, Riverside researchers are developing at the Bourns College of Engineering.
Computer Sciences
Nov 30, 2006
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