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competent: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:58:52 GMT

Crocodile blood may yield powerful new antibiotics - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antibiotic for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills the
HIV virus.

Study: Pain Neurons Respond to Garlic - People tend to love garlic or hate it, but few probably associate it with pain. Nonetheless, it turns out that pain-sensing nerves respond to the sulfur-based chemicals in garlic.

Emotional, not factual, ads win skeptical consumers, study shows - Consumers who are very skeptical about the truth of advertising claims are more responsive to emotionally appealing ads than ones peppered with information, according to a new study. EDITOR'S NOTE: No way! you're kidding. Really?

e-Science methods reveal new insights into antibiotic resistance - Large-scale computer simulations have pinpointed a tiny change in molecular structure that could account for drug resistance in Streptomices pneumoniae, the organism that causes childhood pneumonia and claims 3.5 million lives a year, mainly in developing countries. Such knowledge could be invaluable in designing new drugs that are effective against the drug resistant strain.

Tsunami clue to 'Atlantis' found - A submerged island that could be the source of the Atlantis myth was hit by a large earthquake and tsunami 12,000 years ago, a geologist has discovered.

Plants Discriminate Between Self And Non Self - Two peas in a pod may not be so friendly when planted in the ground and even two parts of the same plant, once separated may treat the former conjoined twin as an alien "enemy," according to a Penn State researcher. "We were looking at how plants determine who is a competitor when competing with other roots for limited resources," says Dr. Omer Falik, postdoctoral researcher in plant ecology. "There is no reason for roots to fight if they belong to the same plant."

been a while

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 03:12:31 GMT

Poaching making China elephants evolve tuskless - Chinese elephants are evolving into an increasingly tuskless breed because poaching is changing the gene pool, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

Asthma, allergies may protect against brain cancer - Having asthma, hay fever or another allergic condition may reduce the risk of developing one fatal form of brain cancer, a new study suggests.

Fake Shark Skin Could Make Navy Fleet Faster - Few creatures spawn more fear than sharks. But these complex fish also have provided inspiration for several useful technologies. One new idea has captured the interest of the U.S. Navy.

Moral Debate: Procedure Risks Making Monkeys More Humanlike - The insertion of human stem cells into monkey brains runs a "real risk" of altering the animals' abilities in ways that might make them more like us, scientists said today.

Texas A&M Leads World in Cloning Animals - Through painstaking experimentation, A&M is the world's first academic institution to clone six species in six years: cattle, a boer goat, pigs, a deer, a horse and — most famously — a cat named cc.

condescending - (adjective) having an attitude of superiority toward another; patronizing.

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 10:48:37 GMT

Remains of New Species of Hobbit-Sized Human Found - Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution. NOTE: Extra points for the pop culture reference.

Americans a Bit Taller, Much Heavier, Report Says - Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the U.S. population is, literally, growing. NOTE: Duh.

Eight dead from bubonic plague in China - At least eight people have died from an outbreak of bubonic plague in northwestern China but authorities said the disease has been brought under control, state media reported.

C-Section More Likely with Obesity, Diabetes - When women who have diabetes or are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery, according to a new report.

WHO Takes Aim at Reducing Medical Mistakes - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday launched an initiative to create a "culture of safety" in health care. NOTE: Wait a second. Doctors need the WHO to tell them that they should be careful when cutting people open?

Heartburn Drugs Linked to Pneumonia - Widely used heartburn and ulcer drugs such as Nexium, Pepcid and Prilosec can make people more susceptible to pneumonia, probably because they reduce germ-killing stomach acid, Dutch researchers found in a study of more than 300,000 patients.

FDA Approves First Artificial Spinal Disc - The Food and Drug Administration granted approval Tuesday for the first artificial spinal disc for use in patients suffering from persistent lower back pain.

Puberty Gene May Be Linked to ObesityA gene that delays female puberty and may be linked to obesity has been identified by Oregon Health & Science University researchers. Experiments with mice suggest that absence of the gene in the area of the brain called the hypothalamus delays the onset of puberty.

Biotech Cats Wouldn't Trigger Allergies - The biotechnology revolution is shaking up the pet world. First came a cloned cat. Then came the fish genetically engineered to glow. Now, a Los Angeles company is exploiting the latest in biotechnology to create cats genetically engineered to be nearly free from the allergy-causing proteins that plague millions of people.

inveterate - (adjective) persistent, habitual

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 17:28:50 GMT

U.S. to Poison Prairie Dogs in South Dakota - Wildlife workers have begun a program to poison thousands of prairie dogs in the grasslands of South Dakota to stop them from moving onto private ranch land parched by drought, a federal official said on Tuesday.

S. Korea Backs U.N. Meeting on Stem Cell Research - South Korea said on Tuesday it asked the United States to accept another year's delay in the drafting of a divisive treaty banning human cloning to allow time for a U.N. conference on the pros and cons of embryonic stem cell research.

Coalition warns about human cost of climate change - Environmental and development groups joined forces in warning here that global warming threatens to hit the world's poorest people hardest and magnify existing injustices.

German man's bananas plan - A German man who earlier this year tried to have Santa Claus banned, says he has a device that can straighten bananas.

Toothache 'made lion eat humans' - A man-eating lion linked to the deaths of at least 35 people in southern Tanzania may have killed because it had toothache, wildlife experts believe.

Arctic Mystery No Longer: Dinosaurs Walked Canada's Great North - Hans Larsson, a McGill University palaeontologist (located in Montreal, Canada), has found physical proof that Canada's Arctic regions once had a Jurassic era. Scientists have suspected that dinosaurs lived in Canada's great north eons ago, yet it remained an unproven theory, since no bones had ever been uncovered.

Plasma Beam Eyed in Space Travel - magine spaceships being catapulted and caught in space using "gloves" of high-energy plasma beams. That's the vision of Robert Winglee, a professor at the University of Washington who is leading the team that's pioneering the concept of the Mag-beam, or magnetized-beam plasma propulsion. Winglee wants to incorporate plasma beam stations at each end of an interplanetary flight path to speed up and slow down a spacecraft.

Early life stress can inhibit development of brain-cell communication zones, UCI study finds - High stress levels during infancy and early childhood can lead to the poor development of communication zones in brain cells – a condition found in mental disorders such as autism, depression and mental retardation.

The 'green' side of pumpkins — purging pollution from contaminated soils - While parents and youngsters are busy carving jack-o-lanterns in preparation for Halloween, Canadian scientists are hard at work on another way to use the popular yellow-orange plant. New research shows that pumpkins can clean up soil contaminated with DDT and other pollutants.

couldn't resist

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 17:40:56 GMT

Coffee Tied to Inflammation, Perhaps Heart Disease - Consuming moderate-to-high amounts of coffee is associated with increased levels of several inflammatory markers, a finding that could help explain previous reports linking the beverage to heart disease.

Gene Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction on Horizon - The first three patients participating in an early test of a "revolutionary" human gene therapy for erectile dysfunction have not developed any treatment-related side effects, according to preliminary results released here this week at a meeting of the International Society for Sexual and Impotence Research.

languid - (adjective) without energy; slow, sluggish, listless

Tue, 19 Oct 2004 11:37:54 GMT

CERN to Probe Life, the Universe and Everything - It has revolutionized physics, made Nobel Prize winners and given birth to the World Wide Web -- now its successor looks set to answer some of the natural world's most fundamental questions. Note: Yeah, I mostly grabbed this one for the title.

Temporary Artificial Heart Wins U.S. Approval - The first artificial heart won U.S. approval Monday for use as a temporary measure to keep alive patients on the verge of death while they wait for live organs to become available for transplants.

Whites More Likely to Misidentify Tools as Guns when linked to Black Faces- People are more likely to misidentify tools as guns when they are first linked to African Americans, at least under extreme time pressure, new research suggests.

Case Western Reserve University finds relaxation therapy reduces post-operative pain - A study conducted by researchers at Case Western Reserve University found that patients who used a relaxation technique, called "systematic relaxation," experienced a substantial decrease in pain after undergoing surgery. The systemic relaxation technique, which consists of sequentially relaxing each major muscle group in the body, was shown to improve comfort by more than 50 percent compared to patients not using the technique. Patients in the study could also request pain medication.

Flat-screen TV emits international distress signal - An Oregon man discovered earlier this month that his year-old Toshiba Corporation flat-screen TV was emitting an international distress signal picked up by a satellite, leading a search and rescue operation to his apartment in Corvallis, Oregon, 70 miles south of Portland.

A New Culprit In Depression? Study Finds Surprising Differences In Gene Activity In The Brains Of Depressed People - The brains of people with severe depression have lower levels of several related molecules that are key to the development, organization, growth and repair of the brain than the brains of people without the disease, or those with the bipolar form of depression, a new study finds.

diffident - (adjective) hesitant, reserved, shy

Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:23:35 GMT

'Frankenfish' Caught in Great Lakes - The dreaded Northern Snakehead, a voracious predator dubbed the "Frankenfish" that can breathe out of water and wriggle across land, has invaded the Great Lakes, authorities said on Friday.

Study Suggests How Obesity Causes Diabetes - Scientists know that obesity is a key player in the development of type 2 diabetes, but exactly how excess weight causes the disease isn't clear. While trying to answer that question, Harvard University researchers have discovered a new pathway that sets in motion a series of reactions that leads to the development of insulin resistance, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, a new study reports.

Square bacteria grown in lab for the first time - An unusual, square bacterium that has eluded scientists since its discovery almost 25 years ago has been grown in the lab, by two independent teams. This means researchers can finally investigate the lifestyle and physiology of what is one of the most salt-resistant microbes.

Survival of genetic homosexual traits explained - Italian geneticists may have explained how genes apparently linked to male homosexuality survive, despite gay men seldom having children. Their findings also undermine the theory of a single “gay gene”.

extant - (adjective) currently in existence

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:42:35 GMT

Study Links Mobile Phones, Benign Tumors - A Swedish study suggests that people who use a cell phone for at least 10 years might increase their risk of developing a rare benign tumor along a nerve on the side of the head where they hold the phone.

adds flavor

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 01:49:29 GMT

U.N. Health Body Warns Against 'Kitchen Killer' - Nearly half of the world cooks using fuels like dung, wood, agricultural residues and coal, which give off a poisonous cocktail that "more than doubles the risk of respiratory illness such as bronchitis and pneumonia," it said in a joint statement with the U.N. Development Program (UNDP).

conformity - (noun) agreement with or adherence to custom or rule

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:45:38 GMT

Decaying Pig Corpses Reveal Forensic Secrets - Decaying pig corpses deposited in secret locations around London are providing scientists with forensic information that may help them solve crimes.

Dear diary, you make me sick - Keeping a diary is bad for your health, say UK psychologists. They found that regular diarists were more likely than non-diarists to suffer from headaches, sleeplessness, digestive problems and social awkwardness.

Divers Find Ancient Skeleton in Mexico - Divers making dangerous probes through underwater caves near the Caribbean coast have discovered what appears to be one of oldest human skeletons in the Americas, archaeologists announced at a seminar that was ending on Friday.

hedonist: (noun) someone who lives mainly to pursue pleasure

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 06:37:02 GMT

Gadget May Help Sleepers Choose Dreams - Tokyo-based Takara Co. says its "Dream Workshop" stand — shaped like an oversized cellular phone dock and about 14 inches tall — can be programmed to help sleepers choose what to dream.

Starbucks' Summer Drinks Can Be Fattening - "I think often we have the perception if we're drinking it, it doesn't have to have calories," she said.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Medical Pot - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the federal government can prosecute sick people who smoke marijuana on the advice of a doctor.

Medical World Debates Risk of Being Pudgy - There is little doubt among mainstream health professionals that being truly obese is a health hazard. But what about the borderline plump?

Atkins-style diet could damage chances of having a baby - High-protein diets of the kind popularised by Robert Atkins may reduce a woman's chance of conceiving, according to a study presented at a fertility conference.

Nearly 100 Million Breathing Particulates - EPA - Almost 100 million people in 21 U.S. states breathe unhealthy levels of tiny particles spewed by coal-burning power plants, cars and factories, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday.

sedentary - (adjective) requiring much sitting

Thu, 27 May 2004 12:07:35 GMT

Face transplants inch toward reality - Doctors in Kentucky have begun preparing a document to be submitted to an ethics panel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeking permission to perform a face transplant, the lead researcher in the endeavor told CNN.

Biologists Uncover New Genus Of Bacteria In Washington Lake - The bacteria, “Nitrumincola lacisaponis,” was isolated from a sample of pink-tinted driftwood collected from the shore of Soap Lake by Dr. Melanie Mormile, an environmental microbiologist and associate professor of biological sciences at UMR.

Baby Born From Sperm Frozen For Record 21 Years - UK researchers writing in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1], report (Tuesday 25 May) what they believe to be a world record – a baby born using sperm that had been frozen for 21 years.

Doctor's Neckties: A Reservoir For Bacteria? - A study by researchers at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens finds that nearly half of neckties worn by medical personnel harbor bacteria that can cause disease. They report their findings today at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

Evidence Of Nanobacterial-like Structures Found In Human Calcified Arteries And Cardiac Valves - Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found they could isolate and culture nanoparticles from filtered homogenates of diseased calcified human cardiovascular tissue. These cultured nano-sized particles were recognized by a DNA-specific dye, incorporated radiolabeled uridine, and after decalcification, appeared via electron microscopy to contain cell walls.

Dieter Sues Atkins Estate and Company - A 53-year-old man sued the estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins and the company that promotes his diet yesterday. The suit says following the Atkins diet for two years raised the man's cholesterol so much that his arteries became clogged and required a medical procedure to open them. (Registration required)

Hippo sunscreen, no sweat - Want to be hip at the beach while being cool and healthy too? Try Hippopotamus sweat.

New Technology Allows PC, E-Mail Searches - Microsoft Corp. is looking beyond Internet searches, heading into its battle with Google Inc. with technology designed to allow people to scour their e-mails, personal computers and even hefty databases for information.

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<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/05/26/face.transplant/index.html">Face transplants inch toward reality</a> - Doctors in Kentucky have begun preparing a document to be submitted to an ethics panel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine seeking permission to perform a face transplant, the lead researcher in the endeavor told CNN.

<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/05/040525063445.htm">Biologists Uncover New Genus Of Bacteria In Washington Lake</a> - The bacteria, “Nitrumincola lacisaponis,” was isolated from a sample of pink-tinted driftwood collected from the shore of Soap Lake by Dr. Melanie Mormile, an environmental microbiologist and associate professor of biological sciences at UMR.

<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/05/040525061157.htm">Baby Born From Sperm Frozen For Record 21 Years</a> - UK researchers writing in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction[1], report (Tuesday 25 May) what they believe to be a world record – a baby born using sperm that had been frozen for 21 years.

<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/05/040525062317.htm">Doctor's Neckties: A Reservoir For Bacteria?</a> - A study by researchers at the New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens finds that nearly half of neckties worn by medical personnel harbor bacteria that can cause disease. They report their findings today at the 104th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

<a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/05/040525060705.htm">Evidence Of Nanobacterial-like Structures Found In Human Calcified Arteries And Cardiac Valves</a> - Researchers at the Mayo Clinic found they could isolate and culture nanoparticles from filtered homogenates of diseased calcified human cardiovascular tissue. These cultured nano-sized particles were recognized by a DNA-specific dye, incorporated radiolabeled uridine, and after decalcification, appeared via electron microscopy to contain cell walls.

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/27/national/27atkins.html">Dieter Sues Atkins Estate and Company</a> - A 53-year-old man sued the estate of Dr. Robert C. Atkins and the company that promotes his diet yesterday. The suit says following the Atkins diet for two years raised the man's cholesterol so much that his arteries became clogged and required a medical procedure to open them. (Registration required)

<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1117107.htm">Hippo sunscreen, no sweat</a> - Want to be hip at the beach while being cool and healthy too? Try Hippopotamus sweat.

<a href="http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/1085632271">New Technology Allows PC, E-Mail Searches</a> - Microsoft Corp. is looking beyond Internet searches, heading into its battle with Google Inc. with technology designed to allow people to scour their e-mails, personal computers and even hefty databases for information.

<a href="<a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1117107.htm">Boffins trumpet horn-shaped universe</a> - Researchers in Germany have been looking carefully at the after glow of the big bang and have decided that the universe is shaped like a trumpet bell, or as some would have it, the Eiffel Tower. And in a twist of fate that will have Star Trek fans in a state of near-transcendental ecstasy, the particular topology that best fits the observations is called Picard.

<a href="http://www.fountainmagazine.com/articles.php?SIN=06861ced88&k=226&271344294&show=part1">Artificial Intelligence vs. the Mind</a> - In this article, we will examine in detail the effects of Gödel’s theorem on AI.

<a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-05/ohs-nib052604.php">Nanoparticles illuminate brain tumors for days under MRI</a> - Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center are demonstrating some of the world's first clinical applications for nanometer-size particles in the brain.

<a href="http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-05/jhmi-scl052604.php">Shortened chromosomes linked to early stages of cancer development</a> - Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that abnormally short telomeres - the end-caps on chromosomes that normally preserve genetic integrity -appear to play a role in the early development of many types of cancer.

Special parenting edition...

Fri, 14 May 2004 13:00:55 GMT

Study: Breast-Feeding Helps Cholesterol

Breastfeeding Cuts Cardiovascular Risk -Study

Bottle-fed babies 'face higher risk of heart death'

Note the difference in spin between the previous two articles. Interesting...

Air Pollution May Alter Sperm DNA

Grade 'A' Parenting
Simple Nod of Encouragement May Benefit Kids More Than Hands-on Homework Help

Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Up Fetal Growth

Bonus story!

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:04:30 GMT

Poets Die Young - U.S. Study - Poets die young -- younger than novelists, playwrights and other writers, a U.S. researcher said on Wednesday.

Probity: complete honesty and integrity

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:54:28 GMT

Exposure to Food Increases Brain Metabolism - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced new evidence that brain circuits involved in drug addiction are also activated by the desire for food.

Imaging Study Reveals Brain Function of Poor Readers Can Improve - A brain imaging study has shown that, after they overcome their reading disability, the brains of formerly poor readers begin to function like the brains of good readers, showing increased activity in a part of the brain that recognizes words.

New Research Explores “Early Bird” And “Night Owl” Sleep Patterns - Linking our genetic make-up and sleep related disorders require data that compare genetic differences that might explain the basis of sleep disorders.

Yet Another Benefit of Green Tea - Derived in part from green tea, a new biodegradable machining compound for computer hard drive manufacturing is three to four times more effective than toxic counterparts.

Research finds lawn chemicals raise cancer risk in Scottish terriers - Exposure to herbicide-treated lawns and gardens increases the risk of bladder cancer in Scottish terriers, a discovery that could lead to new knowledge about human susceptibility to the disease, according to Purdue University scientists.

Scientists Seek to Clone Human Cells - The creators of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, want to create cloned human embryos for stem cell research, one of the scientists said Wednesday.

Mice Created With 2 Genetic Moms, No Dad - Just ahead of Mother's Day, scientists have found a way to cut dads out of the picture, at least among rodents: They have produced mice with two genetic moms — and no father.

CDC: Obese Not Being Told to Lose Weight - Many doctors are not advising their obese patients to lose weight despite a national obesity epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.

Army Confronts Enemies Within in Cyber War Game - he mission: to secure an entire computer network for the United States and its allies against a vague enemy force.

'Green' chiller technology rolled out for Earth day - Penn State acousticians put their new prototype for a compact chiller, based on "green" technology that substitutes sound waves for environment-damaging chemical refrigerants, on first public display in conjunction with Earth Day in New York City.

Researcher predicts global climate change on Jupiter as planet's spots disappear - Jupiter's cyclonic storms have been vanishing, setting the stage for a major global climate shift on the giant planet within the next decade, predicts a UC Berkeley expert in fluid dynamics.

Here's your "waste of money" study for the day... or is it?

Mantis shrimp may have swiftest kick in the animal kingdom - Forget boxers Oscar de la Hoya and Shane Mosley. The fastest punches are delivered by a lowly crustacean - the stomatopod, or mantis shrimp.

Coalesce: to grow together to form a single whole

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 16:12:41 GMT

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Counties Have Unhealthy Air-EPA

New Blu-Ray video disk is made of paper

Spinal electrodes could cure incontinence

New Relaxation Technique Utilizes Patented Six-Minute Light Force Therapy Routine on Ears, Palms of the Hands and Soles of the Feet

FDA Antidepressant Review 'Troubling'--US Lawmaker

Desiccate: to dry out thoroughly

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 13:14:28 GMT

Ancient Beads Push Back Birth of Human Creativity

N.M.: Intel Emissions May Pose Health Risk

McDonald's Launches Anti-Obesity Campaign

WWW Inventor Receives Technology Prize

Distant planet found with cosmic magnifying glass

Tiny Transplant Survivor Amazes Doctors

Researchers Develop 3-D Search Engine

Researchers Reveal Iron As Key To Climate Change

Researchers Close In On How Gene Changes Lead To New Traits

Carbon Found To Be Older Than The Solar System

Village puts vampire to rest

Scientists Create "Water" That Isn't Wet

Short course of tibetan yoga improved sleep in cancer patients

Brain areas identified that 'decode' emotions of others

Analogous: similar or alike in some way; equivalent to

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:42:58 GMT

FDA Approves Human Brain Implant Devices

When Coughing Can Save Your Life

Got Fish? Cows Eat Herring for New Milk

Scientists Find Potential Easy Path to Erections

Study Finds Sex Differences in Chimpanzee Learning

Sleepless Tots May Become Troubled Teens - Study

Heavy Social Drinkers Show Brain Damage, Study Finds

Md. Approves Tough Measure Against Spam

'Smart Gun' Technology Getting Closer

'Use it or lose it' warning rings true when it comes to exercise

Newborn lambs' central heating system could aid fat busting in humans

Alcohol use and victimization among college women

The cognitive damage of alcohol lingers after motor performance returns to normal

'Super glue' seals bypass grafts

New Molecule Heralds Breakthrough in Electronic Plastics

Hackers Targeting Research Institutions

Bonus!

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 18:41:17 GMT

After surgery for zoo resident, it's monkey see and monkey do

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone...

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 12:29:11 GMT

Research: Pig Manure Can Become Crude Oil

Altered Mouse Turns 136 in Human Years

Hollywood Asked to Help Save Tassie Devil

Protests as Canada embarks on huge seal hunt

Boffins exhume Italy's Medici family in murder probe

Cat came in 9,500 years ago

One-sixth of Brazil's Amazonian forest destroyed since 1970s

Casinos Bet on Gambling Addiction Web Site - Yeah I know, not really science, but DAMN...

The science of Tibetan Buddhism
Neuroscientists, physicists have questions, the Dalai Lama answers

Catastrophe Calculator: Estimate Asteroid Impact Effects Online

Aha! Cognitive neuroscientists reveal creative brain processes

New method for determining age of artifacts fills chronological gap for scientists

Culture of primate non-aggression

On the wings of the dove...

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:17:38 GMT

Brain's left and right sides work together better in mathematically gifted youth

Controlling biomolecules with magnetic 'tweezers'

Self-assembling 'nanotubes' offer promise for future artificial joints

Dig discovery is oldest 'pet cat'

Robots Seen As Companions for Elderly

Search to Find Dangerous Asteroids Nearly Complete

Special report: A health fad that's hard to swallow

Cellphones may boost forces on biological tissue

Commercial space flight takes big step up

Good things come to those who wait...

Thu, 08 Apr 2004 12:58:21 GMT

If you believe that I have a bridge to sell you.

Piranha let loose in Berlin aquarium petting pool

Worm diet 'treats bowel disorder'

Male Pregnancy Now an Option, Beijing Surgeon Says

Mind-body connection in placebo surgery trial studied by University of Denver researcher

Freeing Nemo: Aquarium owners releasing non-native fish could endanger marine ecosystems

How often does Earth's magnetic field reverse?

Why sloths do not sleep upside down

Stevens Technology Confidence Index again trends upward

Over 300 Critically Rare Species Unprotected-Study

Bird Beak Deformities Concern Scientists

Chocolate During Pregnancy Has Good Impact on Baby

Electronic voting source code released

Greenland ice cap 'doomed to meltdown'

This little light of mine...

Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:44:11 GMT

Sorry folks, been busy with the paying work...

Inventor patents device for ads in space

Keyboards, phones 'dirtier than toilets'

Scientists make a butterfly glow

Physics: "Putting The Weirdness To Work"

Wife-Poisoner Hired as Ethics Lecturer

This Sounds About Right....

Monkey Born After Ovarian Tissue Transplant"

Demand for Cadavers Fuels Illegal Trade

Good Bad and Ugly Is Same in Brains of Beholders

Calm mind creates complex tunes

Scientists confirm phenomenon of falling beer bubbles

Your feisty nature probably fits in well with the aggressive action-oriented feeling of the day.

Tue, 09 Mar 2004 15:21:26 GMT

Your news for the day...

Gay sheep have brain changes - "Animal experts have found that about 8 percent of domestic rams display preferences for other males as sexual partners."

McDonald's salad fattier than burgers - Perhaps people should consider not eating fast food if they want to lose weight.

DNA chip will catch beefed up chicken - Do you really want to know what's in your quater-pounder?

French Lab and Research Directors Revolt - Like Le Mis, but with lab coats.

Britain OKs Genetically Modified Corn - Tabloids in the UK call them Frankenstein foods!

Evidence suggests that the brain can switch to 'automatic pilot' during learning - Your brain works kinda like your browser's cache.

Artificial exoskeleton takes the strain - It's called the BLEEX and it can help you carry 32 kg, but only feel like you're carrying 2 kg.

Three-headed frog found in Somerset - They suspect the chemicals or parasites may be the cause. What a suprise.

Cat Has Seven Ears and Feels Happy - "The cat hears well especially when it is invited to have meals."

Information paradox solved? If so, black holes are 'fuzzballs' - A new string theory application.

It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious.

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 14:29:59 GMT

News you can use... if you happen to have large government grants and your own person lab...

Documenting a paradox: Smoke decreases rainfall but ultimately increases its intensity

New dinosaur species found - Discovered in Antarctica

English Ebbs As World Linguage - Guess it's time to learn Chinese

Depression can lead to back pain - This a chicken or the egg situation

Antisocial behaviour schemes may fail to deliver

Superflu is being brewed in the lab

Insect dealer makes ants trendy - You know, my ant colony as a kid was not that interesting