Researchers are have identified a stress hormone in the sea lamprey, using the 500 million-year-old…
Month: July 2010
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Summary Box: FCC, public safety spar over spectrum (AP)
AP – THE FCC PLAN: The Federal Communications Commission wants to auction off a prime…
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FCC, public safety at odds over broadband plan (AP)
AP – Two years ago, the Federal Communications Commission stumbled as it tried to create…
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U.S. Enacts Law to Quell Sale of “Conflict Minerals” to Electronics Companies (Mashable)
Mashable – Back in June, Steve Jobs asserted in an e-mail statement that Apple requires…
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Hormonal contraceptives have mixed success among overweight women
As obesity continues to be a worldwide health risk, one of its “side effects” could…
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‘Super socks’ help stem pollution runoff
Agricultural scientists have improved on an existing method for removing contaminants from storm water runoff….
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Eye study finds two therapies slow diabetic eye disease progression
In high-risk adults with Type 2 diabetes, researchers have found that two therapies may slow…
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Nanoparticles in English ivy may hold the key to making sunscreen safer and more effective
Researchers have found that nanoparticles in ivy may protect skin from UV radiation at least…
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Gene may hold key to reducing spread of oral cancers
The spread of cancer cells in the tongue may be reduced if a gene that…
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Nanowick at heart of new system to cool ‘power electronics’
Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military…