Some of the most common antibiotics and anticancer drugs block topoisomerases that snip the tangles…
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Folate prevents alcohol-induced congenital heart defects in mice, study finds
A new animal study found that high levels of the B-vitamin folate prevents heart birth…
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Weird orbits of neighbors can make ‘habitable’ planets not so habitable
New findings from computer modeling indicate some exoplanets might fluctuate between being habitable and being…
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Widespread outage for AT&T’s digital phone lines (AP)
AP – AT&T’s new digital home phone service failed across the country Tuesday, illustrating continuing…
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McAfee to buy mobile security firm Trust Digital (AP)
AP – McAfee Inc., a maker of anti-virus software, said Tuesday that it’s buying mobile…
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Infections link to bees decline
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) in honeybees could be caused by a “synergy” between groups of…
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VoltDB OLTP Database Exits Beta (PC World)
PC World – VoltDB, a new open-source database for large-scale transaction processing, emerged from beta…
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Amazon CEO: Color Kindle `still a long way out’ (AP)
AP – A color version of Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle e-reader may come eventually, but it…
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NYC mayor announces $22M fund for tech startups (AP)
AP – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has a message for computer geeks everywhere:…
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Lake Tanganyika under threat, scientists record highest ever temperatures
East African News: East Africa’s second biggest inland water, Lake Tanganyika has heated up sharply…