Researchers have discovered the third in a sequence of genes that accounts for previously unexplained…
Month: January 2010
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Animals populated Madagascar by rafting there
How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated island…
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Sony Ericsson:no plan to delay Android phone in China (Reuters)
Reuters – Sony Ericsson, a cellphone joint venture between Sony Corp and Ericsson, has no…
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Google puts focus on China cyberwar fears (Reuters)
Reuters – Google Inc’s threat to quit China over cyber attacks and censorship highlights U.S….
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Holiday shopping, PayPal help eBay 4Q profit rise (AP)
AP – EBay Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as its PayPal payments business…
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Use of mail-order pharmacies use could improve patients’ medication adherence
Researchers find that patients with diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol who ordered their…
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How do free electrons originate?
Scientists have discovered a new way in which high-energy radiation in water can release slow…
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Kidney abnormalities require more research
Abnormalities in the kidneys and their blood vessels occur in at least 25 percent of…
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Biophysicists manipulate ‘zipper,’ reveal protein folding dynamics
Biophysicists in Germany have published results of single-molecule experiments bringing a higher-resolution tool to the…
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Prenatal exposure to flame-retardant compounds affects neurodevelopment of young children
Prenatal exposure to ambient levels of flame retardant compounds called polybrominated diphenyl ethers is associated…