Late last year, an online battle erupted when Wikileaks supporters attacked the websites of businesses…
Month: February 2011
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Verizon Wireless launches home phone service (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – After a brief trial that began late last year, Verizon’s new home-phone…
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Waking up is hard to do: Scientists identify a gene important for the daily rhythms of the sleep-wake cycle
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism in the core gears of the circadian clock. They…
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New probe of proton spin structure: How quarks of different flavors contribute to spin
Scientists hoping to unravel the mystery of proton spin at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider…
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Water softeners not found to improve childhood eczema
Water softeners provide no additional clinical benefit to usual care in children with eczema, so…
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Reflected glory: New image of nebula shows brilliant starlight as it ricochets off dust particles
The nebula Messier 78 takes center stage in this image taken with the Wide Field…
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Key culprit identified in breast cancer metastasis
New research suggests that regulatory T cells, whose job is to help mediate the body’s…
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Regrowing hair: Researchers may have accidentally discovered a solution
Scientists were investigating how stress affects gastrointestinal function may have found a chemical compound that…
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Solar Flares Could Affect GPS, Satellites, Power
If your GPS system’s performance is a little spotty on Friday, don’t call tech support….
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Researchers Muffle Radio Noise to Make WiFi Breakthrough
Ten-4. Back to you. Over. On a radio or over the TV airwaves, speakers have…