Volume 5, Number 33 August 14, 2006

Physical sciences and technology High-temperature superconductivity Independent measurement of the Hubble constant Hypernuclei Carbon sequestration Artificial intelligence Extrasolar planets Organic molecules in interstellar dust clouds Lithium abundance in stars Carbon nanotubes Global warming Paleoclimatology Quantum dots Very short range measurements of gravity Neutron stars Robotics Quantum gravity Life sciences Hox genes Stem cells Dietary fatty acids Avian flu Malaria Smallpox virus Parkinson's disease Cancer Growth of microtubles Epigenetics and inheritance Adaptive neural wiring Neurochemistry Effects of sleep deprivation Ancient embryo fossils AIDS SARS virus interference with host RNA Brain-imaging studies Cardioprotective compounds in grapes Insertions and deletions in the human genome Transmissible dog cancer Alzheimer's disease Genetics of cognitive longevity Sex chromosomes Cell therapy for autoimmune disease Personality predictors of intelligence Mussel evolution Stress and aging Hepatitis C Lack of regeneration of cerebral cortex cells

High-temperature superconductivity

1. August 7, 2006 - Magnetic Ties May Explain High-Temp Superconductors

Independent measurement of the Hubble constant

1. August 8, 2006 - Chandra Independently Determines Hubble Constant - also here, here

Hypernuclei

1. August 8, 2006 - Hypernuclei at Jefferson Lab

Carbon sequestration

1. August 8, 2006 - Deep sea graveyard for CO₂
2. August 8, 2006 - Deep-sea Sediments Could Safely Store Man-made Carbon Dioxide - also here
3. August 8, 2006 - Sea-bed plan to store carbon
4. August 8, 2006 - A Better Carbon Dioxide Trap?
5. August 15, 2006 - Scientists urge deep-sea cure for climate change

Artificial intelligence

1. August 8, 2006 - University of Alberta program wins computer poker championship

Extrasolar planets

1. August 8, 2006 - Hubble Identifies Stellar Companion to Distant Planet
2. August 8, 2006 - Hidden Star of Known Planet Found - also here
3. August 9, 2006 - Hubble finds distant planet's host star

Organic molecules in interstellar dust clouds

1. August 8, 2006 - Organic Molecules Found in Diverse Space Places
2. August 8, 2006 - W.Va. Telescope Sees 8 Complex Molecules - also here
3. August 24, 2006 - Outer-space nurseries

Lithium abundance in stars

1. August 9, 2006 - Where did all the lithium go?
2. August 9, 2006 - Mystery of missing lithium solved
3. August 9, 2006 - Star Observations Could Solve Cosmic Riddle

Carbon nanotubes

1. August 9, 2006 - New method of growing carbon nanotubes to revolutionise electronics

Global warming

1. August 10, 2006 - Greenland ice cap may be melting at triple speed
2. August 10, 2006 - No Dice for Greenland Ice
3. August 11, 2006 - Greenland’s ice loss accelerating rapidly, gravity-measuring satellites reveal
4. August 11, 2006 - Greenland melt 'speeding up'
5. August 11, 2006 - Antarctic snow may hide climate shock

Paleoclimatology

1. August 10, 2006 - Arctic Coring Expedition Continues To Yield New Clues - also here
2. August 10, 2006 - Study Breaks Ice On Ancient Arctic Thaw - also here
3. August 12, 2006 - Ancient Arctic Water Cycles Are Red Flags To Future Global Warming - also here

Quantum dots

1. August 10, 2006 - Quantum physicists control supercurrent

Very short range measurements of gravity

1. August 10, 2006 - Atoms in a Trap Measure Gravity at the Micron Level

Neutron stars

1. August 11, 2006 - Neutron star clocked at mind-boggling velocity

Robotics

1. August 11, 2006 - Ball-balancing robot refuses to roll over
2. August 11, 2006 - New Mobile Robot Balances, Moves On Ball Instead Of Wheels Or Legs - also here
3. August 17, 2006 - Balancing Robot May Care for Elderly - also here

Quantum gravity

1. August 11, 2006 - K-State Mathematician Receives Grant to Study Gravity, Black Holes, Possible Future Space Travel

Hox genes

1. August 7, 2006 - Ancient gene recreated from modern descendants
2. August 7, 2006 - Ancient Gene Reconstructed From Descendants - also here

Stem cells

1. August 7, 2006 - Human embryonic stem cells display a unique pattern of chemical modification to DNA - also here
2. August 7, 2006 - Stem Cell Research Targets Birth Defects And Cancer
3. August 7, 2006 - Scientists Identify Gene Involved In Stem Cell Self-renewal In Planaria - also here
4. August 11, 2006 - With few factors, adult cells take on character of embryonic stem cells

Dietary fatty acids

1. August 7, 2006 - Saturated fat impedes "good" cholesterol activity
2. August 7, 2006 - One High-Saturated Fat Meal Can Be Bad - also here
3. August 8, 2006 - Meals High In Saturated Fat Impair 'Good' Cholesterol's Ability To Protect Against Clogged Arteries - also here

Avian flu

1. August 7, 2006 - Thailand kicks off campaign to halt bird flu
2. August 8, 2006 - Indonesian bird flu toll rises to 44
3. August 9, 2006 - China confirms 2003 bird flu death

Malaria

1. August 7, 2006 - Movie Spies On Malaria Parasite's Sneaky Behavior

Smallpox virus

1. August 7, 2006 - Researchers Determine Structure Of Smallpox Virus Protein Bound To DNA - also here

Parkinson's disease

1. August 7, 2006 - Nicotine Found To Protect Against Parkinson's-like Brain Damage - also here, here
2. August 8, 2006 - Study Links Allergies To Parkinson's Disease - also here
3. August 9, 2006 - Strong Evidence Of A Genetic Risk Factor For Parkinson's Disease

Cancer

1. August 7, 2006 - Researchers identify gene as protector of DNA, enemy of tumors
2. August 8, 2006 - Failure Of 'Scout Cells' May Lead To Cancer In Transplant Patients
3. August 8, 2006 - Gene's cancer role is identified - also here
4. August 9, 2006 - Smoking Out The Links Between Nutrition And Oral Cancer - also here
5. August 9, 2006 - Hunt For DNA Amplified In Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene - also here
6. August 9, 2006 - Tumor Profiles May Help Cancer Treatment - also here
7. August 9, 2006 - New test predicts if lung cancer will spread - also here
8. August 9, 2006 - Lung cancer chemo test developed
9. August 9, 2006 - A Venomous Treatment for Brain Tumors
10. August 10, 2006 - First-ever Genomic Test Predicts Which Lung Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy To Live - also here
11. August 10, 2006 - Test may aid lung cancer survival
12. August 10, 2006 - Experimental RNA-based Drug Kills Prostate Cancer Cells Effectively And Safely
13. August 11, 2006 - Drug kills prostate tumor cells
14. August 11, 2006 - Herceptin Effective In Breast Cancer Cells With Low HER-2 Levels - also here, here

Growth of microtubles

1. August 7, 2006 - Research sheds light on how cells take shape
2. September 22, 2006 - Stresses determine the shape of life

Epigenetics and inheritance

1. August 8, 2006 - Does Environment Influence Genes? Researcher Gives Hard Thoughts On Soft Inheritance

Adaptive neural wiring

1. August 8, 2006 - Rewiring the mammalian brain - neurons make fickle friends - also here

Neurochemistry

1. August 8, 2006 - Scientists Learn How The Brain 'Boots Up' To Process Information From The Senses - also here

Effects of sleep deprivation

1. August 8, 2006 - Researcher studies sleep deprivation's effect on decisions

Ancient embryo fossils

1. August 9, 2006 - X-rays break the silence of ancient worms
2. August 9, 2006 - Breakthrough gives 3-D vision of dawn of life
3. August 9, 2006 - Detailed Images Of Embryos More Than 500 Million Years Old - also
4. August 9, 2006 - Scans peer inside fossil embryos
5. August 10, 2006 - Paleontologists X-ray fossil embryos - also here
6. August 10, 2006 - Penis worm as never seen before

AIDS

1. August 9, 2006 - Tests probe if pill a day can keep AIDS at bay
2. August 9, 2006 - Defense Peptide Found In Primates May Block Some Human HIV Transmissions - also here, here
3. August 12, 2006 - Experimental HIV drug helps control virus
4. August 12, 2006 - HIV Prevention Pill Shows Early Promise - also here
5. August 13, 2006 - New guidelines help sort out HIV drug maze
6. August 13, 2006 - AIDS virus hides out in "accomplice" cells
7. August 13, 2006 - 4-Drug AIDS Cocktail No Advantage - also here
8. August 14, 2006 - HIV infection requires an accomplice: B cells with special protein direct HIV to T cells

SARS virus interference with host RNA

1. August 9, 2006 - Researchers Find 'Secret Weapon' Used By SARS Virus - also here

Brain-imaging studies

1. August 9, 2006 - Imaging Study May Help Point Toward More Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments

Cardioprotective compounds in grapes

1. August 9, 2006 - Red Wine and White Wine May Be Equally Good For the Heart
2. August 10, 2006 - White grapes just as heart healthy as red?
3. August 11, 2006 - Wine's Benefit Knows No Color
4. August 14, 2006 - White wine as heart-healthy as red
5. August 21, 2006 - Red Wine And White Wine May Be Equally Good For The Heart

Insertions and deletions in the human genome

1. August 10, 2006 - Another source of genetic variability mapped
2. August 11, 2006 - Scientists develop new map of genetic variation in human genome
3. August 11, 2006 - Ga. Researchers Begin New Gene Mapping - also here

Transmissible dog cancer

1. August 10, 2006 - Riddle of infectious dog cancer solved
2. August 10, 2006 - Long-Lived Cancer Goes to the Dogs
3. August 10, 2006 - Dog cancer traced back to wolf roots
4. August 11, 2006 - Contagious canine cancer
5. August 11, 2006 - Dogs, Tasmanian devils may 'catch' cancer
6. August 11, 2006 - Canine cancer found transmissible
7. August 11, 2006 - Study Finds That a Type of Cancer in Dogs Is Contagious

Alzheimer's disease

1. August 10, 2006 - Tests may predict progression to Alzheimer's
2. August 10, 2006 - Scientists Make Discovery in Alzheimer's - also here
3. August 11, 2006 - New biomarkers could help doctors spot Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases - also here, here
4. August 11, 2006 - New research points toward mechanism of age-onset toxicity of Alzheimer's protein
5. August 11, 2006 - Cleanup crew clears way for research
6. August 13, 2006 - Scientists Discover Age-regulated Cellular Activities That Protect Against Protein Aggregation - also here

Genetics of cognitive longevity

1. August 10, 2006 - New Research Examines Genetics Of Successful Aging - also here

Sex chromosomes

1. August 10, 2006 - Death of Y may spawn new human species

Cell therapy for autoimmune disease

1. August 10, 2006 - Finding Paves Way For Better Treatment Of Autoimmune Disease - also here, here

Personality predictors of intelligence

1. August 11, 2006 - Personality predictors of intelligence change from younger to older adulthood

Mussel evolution

1. August 11, 2006 - Mussels evolve quickly to defend against invasive crabs

Stress and aging

1. August 11, 2006 - Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging - also here

Hepatitis C

1. August 13, 2006 - New Hope For Hepatitis C Research - also here

Lack of regeneration of cerebral cortex cells

1. August 13, 2006 - New Method Shows That Neocortical Nerve Cells Are Not Renewed - also here

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