One reason racism persists is that many people imagine they would respond strongly to a…
Month: January 2009
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Understanding Extinct Microbes May Influence The State Of Modern Human Health
The study of ancient microbes may not seem consequential, but such pioneering research has implications…
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Deep Brain Stimulation Treatment For Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Patients Provides Benefits, Risks
Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in…
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The Ribosome: Perfectionist Protein-maker Trashes Errors
The enzyme machine that translates a cell’s DNA code into the proteins of life is…
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Hormone Improves Human Ability To Recognize Faces But Not Places
Oxytocin, a hormone involved in child-birth and breast-feeding, helps people recognize familiar faces, according to…
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Mosquitoes Create Harmonic Love Song Before Mating, Study Finds
That pesky buzz of a nearby mosquito is the sound of love, scientists have known…
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Rush for Windows 7 downloads overwhelms Microsoft servers (AFP)
AFP – Microsoft’s mighty servers were overwhelmed Friday as computer users worldwide rushed to download…
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Rights group slams UK plan to store e-mail
A civil liberties group on Friday criticized new British rules that will require Internet service…
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Rights group slams UK plan to store e-mail
A civil liberties group on Friday criticized new British rules that will require Internet service…
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Leveraging Airlift For Force Projection
Washington (UPI) Jan 9, 2009 – It isn’t easy to build reliable heavy military air…