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NEWLY IDENTIFIED ROLE FOR 'POWER PLANTS' IN HUMAN CELLS COULD LEAD TO TARGETED THERAPIES COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have determined that human cells are able to shift important gene products into their own mitochondria, considered the power plants of cells. The finding could eventually lead...
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Posted on June 28, 2008 1:53 PM • 2 Comments •
How the Snake Got Its Vertebrae Snakes, fish, chickens, and humans all begin life in much the same way. Early in their transformation from an amorphous blob of cells into a fully developed animal, growing cells pinch off into a string of identical segments destined...
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Posted on June 27, 2008 6:26 PM • 0 Comments •
Harvard has a new podcast called Harvard Medical Labcast, Science that's Changing your World. It's pretty good, and you can find it here. If you want the latest Linux podcast managing client, check this out....
Posted on June 26, 2008 8:30 PM • 0 Comments •
NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance' from PhysOrg.com (AP) -- Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action. [...] Some searchers still...
Posted on June 25, 2008 5:21 PM • 0 Comments •
Utah announces 'major dinosaur fossil discovery' from PhysOrg.com (AP) -- A newly discovered batch of well-preserved dinosaur bones, petrified trees and even freshwater clams in southeastern Utah could provide new clues about life in the region some 150 million years ago. [...] Finally, the...
Posted on June 19, 2008 7:48 AM • 4 Comments •
Clipped from CultureCat Bacterial Communication Pathways; Super Computer to Mimic Brain Language Area; CDC: Breastfeeding Gap in US. Hospitals; Online Checklist of Bee Species; Bird Flu Strains that have Acquired Nasty Properties...
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Posted on June 13, 2008 6:45 PM • 0 Comments •
I almost literally grew up in the shadow of the Albany Medical Center. Many of my family members were at one time or another employed there, perhaps cleaning the floor while in high school or in a clerical position as a part time job, etc....
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Posted on May 2, 2008 9:41 PM • 0 Comments •
Watching wolves, moose -- and heat -- on Michigan island from PhysOrg.com (AP) -- Ignoring our observation plane circling above the frozen Lake Superior wilderness, the eight gray wolves seemed as harmless as your beloved pooch cavorting with its pals in the yard. Trotting...
Posted on April 21, 2008 11:23 AM • 0 Comments •
I don't have time to really do this paper justice, but I wanted you to know about it. It's at PLoS, and therefore you don't have to be special to read it free. Understanding the dynamics of human body weight change has important consequences for...
Posted on April 2, 2008 10:21 PM • 0 Comments •
New findings from Tibetan Plateau suggest uplift occurred in stages from PhysOrg.com The vast Tibetan Plateau--the world's highest and largest plateau, bordered by the world's highest mountains--has long challenged geologists trying to understand how and when the region rose to such spectacular heights. New...
Posted on March 25, 2008 8:37 PM • 11 Comments •
