Volume 5, Number 17 April 24, 2006

Physical sciences and technology Plate tectonics Quantum dots Martian geologic history Computer simulation of black hole collision Brain-machine interface Quantum encryption Nanophotonics Nanotechnology Fuel cells Pulsars Diffuse extragalactic background light San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth Variation in proton-electon mass ratio Superconducting computer memory Tele-immersion Global warming Formation of high-mass stars Close binary black holes Graphene-based electronics Slowing light Clustering of galaxies near dark matter Life sciences The immune system Genetics of obesity and body shape Cancer Movement of chromosomes in a cell nucleus Distributed computing of protein structure Alzheimer's disease Parthenogenesis in Hymenoptera Animal intelligence Sex differences in pain sensitivity of the brain Enzymes Brain-imaging studies Visual recognition of words Sexual selection in finches Diabetes Embryonic development of left/right asymmetry Parkinson's disease Genome evolution Pleiotropic genes and the evolution of complex traits Role of color in visual perception Speed of signal transmission in neurons Antibiotics Gene regulatory networks Stem cells Connections between tactile and visual senses Avian flu Evolution of eyes Fruit fly development Gene regulation in stem cells by Polycomb proteins Group behavior of neural cells Control of lipid metabolism Formation of nuclear membrane pores Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor signaling Cell-signaling regulator Analyzing the Major Histocompatibility Complex Drug discovery Gene therapy MicroRNA and cancer Encoding of values by neurons Group problem solving

Plate tectonics

1. April 17, 2006 - Pacific Northwest Tectonic Plates Are Moving - also here

Quantum dots

1. April 17, 2006 - Quantum Paint-on Laser Could Rescue Computer Chip Industry - also here, here
2. April 21, 2006 - Paint-On Lasers

Martian geologic history

1. April 17, 2006 - Early Mars Environment
2. April 20, 2006 - Mineral maps re-draft Martian history
3. April 20, 2006 - Study Reveals Young Mars Was A Wet World
4. April 20, 2006 - Rock maps revise Martian history
5. April 20, 2006 - Scientists Say Mars Had 3 Distinct Eras - also here
6. April 21, 2006 - Young Mars Most Likely To Support Life, New Mineral History Shows - also here, here
7. April 21, 2006 - Climate shift dried out Mars

Computer simulation of black hole collision

1. April 18, 2006 - Black holes collide in the best simulation yet
2. April 18, 2006 - NASA Achieves Breakthrough In Black Hole Simulation - also here, here
3. April 18, 2006 - Charting a Black Hole Crash
4. April 18, 2006 - New Model Simulates Einstein's Vision of Black Hole Mergers
5. April 19, 2006 - General relativity reveals its secrets
6. April 19, 2006 - Black hole mergers modelled in 3D
7. April 20, 2006 - When black holes collide

Brain-machine interface

1. April 18, 2006 - Thoughts to trigger mental keyboard

Quantum encryption

1. April 19, 2006 - Code For 'Unbreakable' Quantum Encryption - also here, here, here

Nanophotonics

1. April 19, 2006 - 'Nanostars' Could Be Ultra-sensitive Chemical Sensors - also here, here, here

Nanotechnology

1. April 19, 2006 - Magnetic nanotechnology holds promise in fighting cancer, advancing computing

Fuel cells

1. April 19, 2006 - Enzyme-based biological fuel cell is built
2. April 21, 2006 - Bio fuel cells could power portable gadgets

Pulsars

1. April 19, 2006 - XMM-Newton Reveals a Tumbling Pulsar
2. April 20, 2006 - XMM-Newton reveals a tumbling neutron star

Diffuse extragalactic background light

1. April 19, 2006 - Universal Light Source Pinned Down
2. April 20, 2006 - The Search For The History Of The Universe's Light Emission

San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth

1. April 19, 2006 - Scientists drill quake hole two miles deep

Variation in proton-electon mass ratio

1. April 19, 2006 - Have Particle Masses Changed since the Early Universe?
2. April 20, 2006 - A universal constant on the move
3. April 21, 2006 - Another fundamental constant accused of changing

Superconducting computer memory

1. April 20, 2006 - Superconducting memory flip-flops in an instant

Tele-immersion

1. April 20, 2006 - New Video-conferencing Method Cheaper, More Sophisticated, Developers Say - also here, here

Global warming

1. April 20, 2006 - Ancient And Modern Evidence Suggests Limits To Future Global Warming - also here, here, here
2. April 20, 2006 - Worst-case climate change called unlikely

Formation of high-mass stars

1. April 20, 2006 - Infrared Space Observatory Provides First View Of Monstrous Stars Being Born - also here, here

Close binary black holes

1. April 21, 2006 - Colossal black holes seen in closest clinch yet
2. May 1, 2006 - Scientists Find Closest Pair of Supermassive Black Holes
3. May 1, 2006 - Black Hole Pair Sets Proximity Record

Graphene-based electronics

1. April 21, 2006 - A slice of carbon could work wonders with chips

Slowing light

1. April 21, 2006 - Semiconductors slow light

Clustering of galaxies near dark matter

1. April 22, 2006 - Study Finds That Galaxies Cluster Near Dark Matter - also here, here, here

The immune system

1. April 17, 2006 - A Killer Memory
2. April 17, 2006 - Natural killers have memory, too
3. April 18, 2006 - Chemical Guidance Of T Cells Leads To Immunologic Memory And Long-term Immunity - also here, here
4. April 19, 2006 - Researchers Reveal Lung's Unique Innate Immune System - also here, here

Genetics of obesity and body shape

1. April 17, 2006 - Big Hips, Big Belly? It's In Your Genes, New Study Shows - also here

Cancer

1. April 17, 2006 - Scientists Discover A Genetic Switch That Links Animal Growth And Cancer - also here, here
2. April 18, 2006 - Osteoporosis drug cuts breast cancer risk
3. April 18, 2006 - Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown To Be As Effective As Tamoxifen In Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer - also here
4. April 18, 2006 - New Cancer Drug Shows Fewer Side Effects - also here
5. April 18, 2006 - Recurrent melanoma may be more common than previously thought
6. April 18, 2006 - Technique could speed new medulloblastoma drugs
7. April 19, 2006 - Prostate Cancer Research May Be Faster With PSA Endpoints - also here, here
8. April 19, 2006 - New Predictive Model To Assess Individual's Risk Of Prostate Cancer
9. April 19, 2006 - Current cancer therapy may become obsolete
10. April 20, 2006 - Researchers Unlock Mystery Of Very Aggressive Leukemia - also here
11. April 20, 2006 - Inhibition Of Iron-metabolizing Enzyme Reduces Tumor Growth - also here
12. April 21, 2006 - Possible Cause And Potential Treatment Found For Aggressive Head And Neck Cancer - also here, here
13. April 22, 2006 - A Broken Stress Response System Can Contribute To Gleevec Resistance - also here, here
14. April 22, 2006 - Viral Protein Helps Infected T Cells Stick To Uninfected Cells - also here
15. April 22, 2006 - New Hybrid Virus Provides Targeted Molecular Imaging Of Cancer - also here, here
16. April 23, 2006 - Scientists Highlight Previously Unknown Functions Of Tumor Suppressor Gene

Movement of chromosomes in a cell nucleus

1. April 17, 2006 - Movement Of Chromosome In Nucleus Visualized - also here

Distributed computing of protein structure

1. April 17, 2006 - Donate Your Unused Computing Power To Aid Medical Research - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. April 18, 2006 - Mediterranean Diet Lowers Alzheimer's Risk In American Cohort
2. April 18, 2006 - Diet seen to cut Alzheimer's risk sharply
3. April 18, 2006 - Mediterranean diet makes for healthy minds?
4. April 18, 2006 - Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Alzheimer's
5. April 19, 2006 - Med Diet May Cut Alzheimer's Risk - also here
6. April 19, 2006 - Scientists find new cause of Alzheimer's
7. April 20, 2006 - Researchers discover a new genetic cause of Alzheimer's disease
8. April 20, 2006 - Rare form of Alzheimer's disease found in Camelford resident
9. April 21, 2006 - Death of Alzheimer victim linked to aluminium pollution

Parthenogenesis in Hymenoptera

1. April 18, 2006 - Insects That Produce Males From Unfertilized Eggs Reveal A Surprising Cellular Feat - also here

Animal intelligence

1. April 18, 2006 - Physical Intelligence In Rooks

Sex differences in pain sensitivity of the brain

1. April 18, 2006 - Brain differences could explain why males and females experience pain relief differently

Enzymes

1. April 18, 2006 - The Quantum Shortcut

Brain-imaging studies

1. April 19, 2006 - Watching the brain 'switch off' self-awareness
2. April 19, 2006 - Study watches the brain 'shutting off'
3. April 30, 2006 - Watching The Brain Switch Off 'Self'

Visual recognition of words

1. April 19, 2006 - Name that W... o... r... d...
2. April 19, 2006 - 'Word-vision' brain area confirmed
3. April 20, 2006 - Controversial Theory Linking Reading Ability to Specific Brain Region Gets a Boost
4. April 22, 2006 - 'Word-vision' Brain Area Confirmed - also here

Sexual selection in finches

1. April 19, 2006 - Finches Provide Answer to Another Evolutionary Riddle
2. April 19, 2006 - Picking The Best Parent For Your Chicks - also here
3. April 20, 2006 - Despair Not, Frumpy Guys

Diabetes

1. April 19, 2006 - Little Difference Between Human Insulin And Faster-acting Drugs - also here
2. April 20, 2006 - Combination treatment reverses diabetes in mice
3. April 20, 2006 - The Diabetes Epidemic: Obesity A Major Factor - also here
4. April 21, 2006 - Combination therapy reverses type 1 diabetes
5. April 23, 2006 - Study Reveals Findings On How Insulin-producing Beta Cells Grow And Function
6. April 23, 2006 - Scientists Make Major Finding On Potential Cure For Type 1 Diabetes - also here, here

Embryonic development of left/right asymmetry

1. April 19, 2006 - How Embryos Differentiate Left From Right - also here, here

Parkinson's disease

1. April 19, 2006 - Agent Protects Parkinson's Neurons From Rotenone Toxicity - also here

Genome evolution

1. April 19, 2006 - Mouse to man: The story of chromosomes - also here

Pleiotropic genes and the evolution of complex traits

1. April 19, 2006 - Study looks at fruit fly sexual attraction
2. April 20, 2006 - On a fly's wing, scientists tally evolution's winners and losses
3. April 23, 2006 - Fruitfly Study Shows How Evolution Wings It - also here, here
4. April 23, 2006 - The Spotty History of Fruit Flies

Role of color in visual perception

1. April 19, 2006 - Color plays role in perception
2. April 20, 2006 - Research challenges concept that motion perception is all black and white

Speed of signal transmission in neurons

1. April 19, 2006 - Why nerve cells work faster than the theory allows

Antibiotics

1. April 20, 2006 - Fighting superbugs with milk

Gene regulatory networks

1. April 20, 2006 - The logic of life

Stem cells

1. April 20, 2006 - Novel molecular 'signature' marks DNA of embryonic stem cells - also here
2. April 20, 2006 - Scientists announce stem-cell discovery
3. April 20, 2006 - Stem Cell Study For Patients With Heart Attack Damage Seeks To Regenerate Heart Muscle - also here, here
4. April 24, 2006 - A Peek Under The Hood Of Embryonic Stem Cells - also here
5. April 25, 2006 - Studies Find Elusive Key to Cell Fate in Embryo

Connections between tactile and visual senses

1. April 20, 2006 - If a blind person gained sight, could they recognize objects previously touched?

Avian flu

1. April 20, 2006 - Skeptics warn bird flu fears are overblown
2. April 21, 2006 - Studies warn flu drug may lose efficacy in pandemic
3. April 23, 2006 - Tests: Pigeons Don't Pose Bird Flu Trouble - also here

Evolution of eyes

1. April 20, 2006 - The Secret's in the Third Eye

Fruit fly development

1. April 20, 2006 - Mapping dynamic Polycomb group proteins during Drosophila development

Gene regulation in stem cells by Polycomb proteins

1. April 21, 2006 - Mapping the foundation of human development - also here, here
2. April 21, 2006 - How embryonic stem cells maintain their identity

Group behavior of neural cells

1. April 21, 2006 - Even At Small Scales, The Big Decisions Are Made At The Water Cooler - also here, here

Control of lipid metabolism

1. April 21, 2006 - Scientists Uncover Lethal Gene Mutation Key To Blocking Cholesterol Processing - also here, here

Formation of nuclear membrane pores

1. April 21, 2006 - Researchers Solve Mystery Of How Nuclear Pores Duplicate Before Cell Division - also here, here

Regulation of G-protein coupled receptor signaling

1. April 21, 2006 - Study in Science holds promise for a new approach to drug therapy - also here, here

Cell-signaling regulator

1. April 21, 2006 - Discovery points to more effective ways of regulating cell signalling

Analyzing the Major Histocompatibility Complex

1. April 22, 2006 - New Method Designed To Analyze One Of The Most Complex Regions Of The Human Genome: The Genes That Regulate The Immune System - also here, here

Drug discovery

1. April 22, 2006 - In Chemical Genetics, A New Strategy Could Speed Drug Discovery - also here

Gene therapy

1. April 22, 2006 - New Hybrid Virus Provides Targeted Molecular Imaging Of Cancer - also here, here

MicroRNA and cancer

1. April 22, 2009 - RNA test might reveal early cancer, offer drug target

Encoding of values by neurons

1. April 23, 2006 - Researchers Find Neurons That Encode The Value Of Different Goods
2. April 23, 2006 - Scientists find brain cells linked to choice - also here, here
3. April 24, 2006 - Can't choose? Blame your brain
4. April 25, 2006 - What's It Worth to Ya?

Group problem solving

1. April 23, 2006 - Groups Perform Better Than The Best Individuals At Solving Complex Problems - also here

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