Geneticists study symmetry in flowers
Spanish geneticists say they have discovered how bilaterally symmetric flowers evolve from radially symmetric ones.
Oct 2, 2006
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Toshiba Unveils World's First Slim HD DVD Write Drive for Notebook PCs
Toshiba today announced the world's first slim HD DVD drive for notebook PCs that can read and write to HD DVD, standard DVD and CD discs. Sample shipments of the new drive, SD-L902A, are scheduled to start by the end of ...
Hardware
Oct 2, 2006
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Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica
A severe storm that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska in October 2005 generated an ocean swell that six days later broke apart a giant iceberg floating near the coast of Antarctica, more than 8,300 miles away. A team of scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 2, 2006
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Researchers Create Improved Magnetic-Semiconductor Sandwich
Researchers at Ohio University have created an improved magnetic semiconductor that solves a problem spintronics scientists have been investigating for years.
General Physics
Oct 2, 2006
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From Shuttle to Orion
NASA is marking a historic moment in the life of the nation's largest rocket engine test complex. The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand on Friday, Sept. 29. Although ...
Space Exploration
Oct 2, 2006
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Intelligent Nanoscale Bioreactors for Drug Delivery
In a powerful demonstration of how to build a multifunctional, smart nanoscale drug delivery system, researchers at the University of Basel have created a drug-loaded nanocontainer that targets specific cells and releases ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 2, 2006
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One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
Good things may indeed come in small packages for scientists eager to find natural substances to help cure diseases. The challenge is to analyze material that is smaller than the proverbial gnat’s eyelash.
Oct 2, 2006
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Unique gene regulation gives chilly bugs survival advantage at bottom of the world
The larvae of Antarctic midges never stop producing special proteins that minimize environmental stress, allowing them to withstand a range of intense environmental conditions in one of the world's harshest environments.
Oct 2, 2006
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Researchers find why ultramarine blue fades
The 20-year restoration of Michelangelo's frescoes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel has left visitors in awe of the work's original majesty--notably the brilliance of the blue that graces the Last Judgment's sky. Recent ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 2, 2006
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New study explores role of theater in Maya political organization
Magnificent stone sculptures of Classic Maya culture (AD 250-900) have long fascinated archaeologists and the general public alike. But what did the scenes depicted in these monuments mean in their society? In an article ...
Archaeology
Oct 2, 2006
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