New research about the effects of acupuncture on the brain may provide an understanding of…
Month: February 2010
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Bacteria toxic to wound-treating maggots
Bacteria that infect chronic wounds can be deadly to maggot “bio-surgeons” used to treat the…
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Computers that use light instead of electricity? First germanium laser created
Researchers have demonstrated the first laser built from germanium that can emit wavelengths of light…
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Climate of Davos despair
Australian: THE ruins of global financial capitalism on display at the World Economic Forum included…
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Leap shares decline after JPMorgan downgrade (AP)
AP – Shares of Leap Wireless International Inc. took a hit Friday after a JPMorgan…
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Birds use feathers ‘to touch’
Birds may use their feathers for touch – to feel their surroundings just as cats…
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Climate scepticism ‘on the rise’
The British public has become increasingly sceptical about climate change, a poll for BBC News…
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Facebook Engineers Hit Redesign Button Once Again
Just when Facebook users get used to a new interface, engineers at the social network…
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More smokers kick the habit with extended nicotine patch therapy
New research may help more smokers keep their New Year’s resolution by helping them quit…
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Oceans reveal further impacts of climate change
The increasing acidity of the world’s oceans — and that acidity’s growing threat to marine…