Volume 6, Number 3 January 15, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Triple quasars Carbon nanotube optical coax cable Higgs boson SETI Computer acquisition of background knowledge Planet formation Hypergiant stars Star birth Neutron stars The galactic neighborhood Gravitational waves from cosmic strings Extrasolar planets Global warming Earthquakes Supernovae Milky Way's central black hole Supercomputer projects Dissolution of open star clusters Evolution of globular clusters Nanotechnology Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope The strong force Carbon nanotubes 3D electronics Fuel cells Lab-on-a-chip Life sciences Acquisition of visual skills Cancer biology Visual perception Molecular basis of long-term potentiation Stem cells and cancer Protein dynamics T cell tolerance Sexual selection Stress granules First stem cells in embryonic development Sexual dimorphism and condition dependence MicroRNA and cancer Trichomonas vaginalis genome Genetics and the sleep cycle Sound-action association and mirror neurons Health and medicine Alzheimer's disease Drug delivery Diabetes Nanoparticle cancer therapies Cancer Avian flu Excess weight and cardiovascular disease risk Ethnic differences in gene expression Toluene addiction Gene therapy Retinal prostheses Neutrophils Capsaicin, mitochondria, and cancer Virus therapy for cancer Telomeres and heart disease Regulatory T cells Antibiotic resistance

Triple quasars

1. January 8, 2007 - Tight-knit trio of quasars discovered
2. January 8, 2007 - Large Telescopes Team Up To Help Astronomers Discover A Trio Of Quasars - also here
3. January 8, 2007 - Black Hole Triplets Spotted
4. January 9, 2007 - Astronomers see first quasar trio
5. January 9, 2007 - Triple quasar hints at violent past
6. January 10, 2007 - The First Triple Quasar
7. January 10, 2007 - Quasar Light Variability Linked To Black Hole Mass - also here
8. January 10, 2007 - Triple Interactions Of Supermassive Black Holes Found To Be Common In Early Universe - also here, here

Carbon nanotube optical coax cable

1. January 8, 2007 - Nanoscopic 'coaxial cable' transmits light
2. January 8, 2007 - Physicists Transmit Visible Light Through Miniature Cable
3. January 8, 2007 - Tiny new cable may spur big technological advances
4. January 10, 2007 - Light squeezes through nano coax

Higgs boson

1. January 8, 2007 - The Higgs boson just got lighter
2. January 9, 2007 - Physicists Make New Precise Measurement Of Mass Of W Boson, Carrier Of Weak Nuclear Force - also here
3. January 9, 2007 - Shrinking Higgs brings optimism to US lab
4. January 19, 2007 - Physicists Closing In On Mysterious Missing Particle That Gives Matter Mass

SETI

1. January 8, 2007 - Eavesdropping On The Universe: New Radio Facility Could Detect Earth-like Civilizations Around 1,000 Nearest Stars
2. January 8, 2007 - Space life search turns to TV, radio signals - also here
3. January 17, 2007 - FM radio gives away aliens

Computer acquisition of background knowledge

1. January 8, 2007 - Researchers Use Wikipedia To Make Computers Smarter

Planet formation

1. January 8, 2007 - Hubble Observations Provide Insight Into Planet Birth
2. January 8, 2007 - Key to Planet Formation Found in Space Lint
3. January 9, 2007 - Gas Giants Jump Into Planet Formation Early - also here, here
4. January 11, 2007 - Dust Around Nearby Star Has Fluffiness Of New-fallen 'Powder' Snow

Hypergiant stars

1. January 8, 2007 - Astronomers Map a Hypergiant Star's Massive Outbursts

Star birth

1. January 8, 2007 - New stars shed light on the past - also here
2. January 8, 2007 - Hubble Observes Infant Stars in Nearby Galaxy
3. January 10, 2007 - Large Survey Identifies Young Binaries To Test Models Of Star Formation

Neutron stars

1. January 9, 2007 - Neutron star may sport four magnetic poles
2. January 9, 2007 - Bizarre Pulsar Blasts In Crab Nebula: Is This A Third Magnetic Pole? - also here
3. January 10, 2007 - Star may have four magnetic poles

The galactic neighborhood

1. January 9, 2007 - Speeding dwarfs upset galactic family picture
2. January 9, 2007 - Speedy Discovery Fuels New Milky Way Mystery
3. January 9, 2007 - Hobbits in Space
4. January 10, 2007 - Magellanic Clouds 'just passing'
5. January 10, 2007 - Getting to know the galactic neighbours
6. January 11, 2007 - Astronomers Find Eight New Dwarf Galaxies, Seven Of Them Satellites Orbiting Milky Way
7. January 15, 2007 - New 'Hobbit' Galaxies Discovered Around Milky Way
8. January 28, 2007 - Magellanic Clouds May Be Just Passing Through

Gravitational waves from cosmic strings

1. January 9, 2007 - Superstrings Could Add Gravitational Cacophony To Universe's Chorus - also here, here, here
2. January 9, 2007 - Cosmic Superstrings Might Sing in Gravity Waves

Extrasolar planets

1. January 9, 2007 - Giant Planets Pack Supersonic Winds
2. January 9, 2007 - First Detection of a Planet-Forming Disk Near Environment of a Dying Star - also here
3. January 10, 2007 - Earth's Strongest Winds Wouldn't Even Be A Breeze On These Planets - also here
4. January 10, 2007 - Dying Star Builds Planets
5. January 10, 2007 - Is There Anybody Out There?

Global warming

1. January 9, 2007 - Record Warm Year for U.S. in 2006
2. January 9, 2007 - 2006 Breaks U.S. Temperature Record
3. January 10, 2007 - Warm December Pushes 2006 to Record Year - also here
4. January 10, 2007 - NOAA Reports 2006 Warmest Year On Record For U.S.
5. January 10, 2007 - Agency Affirms Human Influence on Climate
6. January 10, 2007 - Climate Experts Worry as 2006 Is Hottest Year on Record in U.S.
7. January 11, 2007 - NASA Scientist Urges Action on Warming
8. January 11, 2007 - Climate-change breaks records in Prague, not Philadelphia
9. January 12, 2007 - Big Melt Threatens India's Water

Earthquakes

1. January 10, 2007 - New Data Overturn Common View That Great Earthquakes Only Occur In Fast, Young Subduction Zones
2. January 13, 2007 - New Method Provides Better Earthquake Warnings - also here, here

Supernovae

1. January 10, 2007 - Superbubble Of Supernova Remnants Caught In Act Of Forming - also here
2. January 10, 2007 - Rethinking Last Century's Closest, Brightest Supernova - also here
3. January 10, 2007 - A star's death comes to light - also here
4. January 11, 2007 - Stars Cooperate to Blow Super Space Bubble
5. January 11, 2007 - AAS Supernova Roundup

Milky Way's central black hole

1. January 10, 2007 - Chandra Discovers Light Echo From The Milky Way's Black Hole - also here
2. January 11, 2007 - For Milky Way's black hole, it's feast or famine
3. January 11, 2007 - Black Hole Grabs Planet-Sized Snack
4. January 16, 2007 - The Milky Way's Hungry Monster

Supercomputer projects

1. January 10, 2007 - Supercomputers to Take on New Research

Dissolution of open star clusters

1. January 10, 2007 - Hubble Sees Star Cluster 'Infant Mortality'

Evolution of globular clusters

1. January 10, 2007 - Faraway Galaxy Plays Peekaboo
2. January 14, 2007 - Astronomers Find The Most Distant Star Clusters Hidden Behind A Nearby Cluster - also here

Nanotechnology

1. January 10, 2007 - Platinum nanoclusters go magnetic

Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope

1. January 11, 2007 - Probe studies 'extreme physics'

The strong force

1. January 11, 2007 - The Case of the Disappearing Mass

Carbon nanotubes

1. January 11, 2007 - Hybrid Structures Combine Strengths Of Carbon Nanotubes And Nanowires - also here

3D electronics

1. January 12, 2007 - Silicon 'Lego bricks' used to build 3D chips
2. January 17, 2007 - Silicon Wafers Which Can Be Aligned 'Like Lego'

Fuel cells

1. January 12, 2007 - Scientists Stabilize Platinum Electrocatalysts For Use In Fuel Cells - also here

Lab-on-a-chip

1. January 12, 2007 - Microscopic Plumbing Set to Unclog the Cell's Tangled Web of Connections

Acquisition of visual skills

1. January 8, 2007 - Vision Following Extended Congenital Blindness: New Study Challenges 'Critical Period' In Childhood Vision Development

Cancer biology

1. January 8, 2007 - Scientists Find Guardian Gene's Choices Crucial To Stopping Cancer Process - also here
2. January 9, 2007 - Scientists Discover How Body Fights To Control Spread Of Cancer - also here, here
3. January 12, 2007 - Novel regulation of the common tumor suppressor PTEN

Visual perception

1. January 8, 2007 - Trusting Your Instincts Leads You To The Right Answer - also here
2. January 9, 2007 - Your snap judgments are spot on
3. January 9, 2007 - Snap decisions sometimes the best
4. January 12, 2007 - Why a Quick Look Can Be Better than a Deep Study

Molecular basis of long-term potentiation

1. January 9, 2007 - Researchers Investigate The Molecular Basis Of Memory In Living Mice
2. January 15, 2007 - Memories are made of this molecule

Stem cells and cancer

1. January 10, 2007 - Study Supports Stem Cell Origin Of Cancer - also here
2. January 14, 2007 - Researchers first to map gene that regulates adult stem cell growth - also here, here

Protein dynamics

1. January 10, 2007 - Scientists Reveal Dynamic Map Of Proteins, Possibilities For New Drugs - also here

T cell tolerance

1. January 10, 2007 - Why Doesn't The Immune System Attack The Small Intestine? New Study Provides Unexpected Answer - also here

Sexual selection

1. January 10, 2007 - Sexual Selection Not Just for Males Anymore

Stress granules

1. January 10, 2007 - Destructive enzyme shows a benevolent side

First stem cells in embryonic development

1. January 11, 2007 - Scientists Discover Stage At Which An Embryonic Cell Is Fated To Become A Stem Cell - also here

Sexual dimorphism and condition dependence

1. January 11, 2007 - How Are Phenotypic Differences Between Sexes Related To Phenotypic Variation Within Sexes?

MicroRNA and cancer

1. January 11, 2007 - Micro Molecules Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer - also here

Trichomonas vaginalis genome

1. January 11, 2007 - Scientists Sequence Genome Of Parasite Responsible For Common Sexually Transmitted Infection
2. January 11, 2007 - Genetic Secrets of the World's Most Common Sexually Transmitted Infection Revealed
3. January 12, 2007 - Scientists crack the genome of the parasite causing trichomoniasis - also here
4. January 12, 2007 - Scientists decode sex bug genes
5. January 19, 2007 - Microbiologists crack genome of a parasite that causes a common STD

Genetics and the sleep cycle

1. January 11, 2007 - Early to Bed, Early to Rise: Scientists Determine How Gene Behind Sleep Cycle Works

Sound-action association and mirror neurons

1. January 13, 2007 - New Study Shows Brain Rapidly Forms Link Between Sounds And Actions That Produce Them - also here

Alzheimer's disease

1. January 8, 2007 - People At Genetic Risk For Alzheimer's Age Mentally Just Like Noncarriers
2. January 8, 2007 - Alzheimer gene kicks in only in old age
3. January 8, 2007 - Study finds folate may reduce Alzheimer's risk
4. January 9, 2007 - Higher Folate Levels Linked To Reduced Risk For Alzheimer's Disease - also here, here
5. January 9, 2007 - Genetic Variation May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk - also here, here
6. January 14, 2007 - Study Links Gene to Risk of Alzheimer's - also here
7. January 14, 2007 - New gene linked to Alzheimer's identified - also here
8. January 15, 2007 - Researchers discover new Alzheimer's gene
9. January 15, 2007 - New Gene Uncovered For Late-onset Alzheimer's - also here
10. January 15, 2007 - Genetic search closes in on 'Alzheimer's mutation'
11. January 15, 2007 - Alzheimer's gene identified
12. January 15, 2007 - Scientists find new genetic clue to cause of Alzheimer's disease
13. January 15, 2007 - Study Detects a Gene Linked to Alzheimer's

Drug delivery

1. January 8, 2007 - Toward A New Oral Delivery System For Insulin Using Nanoshell Shields - also here

Diabetes

1. January 8, 2007 - Antibody Therapy Prevents Type 1 Diabetes In Mice - also here
2. January 9, 2007 - Published study shows benefits of Diachrome for people with type 2 diabetes
3. January 10, 2007 - Researchers Identify Gene Associated With Severe Kidney Failure In Diabetes - also here
4. January 10, 2007 - Insulin pill is 'on the horizon'

Nanoparticle cancer therapies

1. January 8, 2007 - Homing Nanoparticles Pack Multiple Assault On Tumors - also here

Cancer

1. January 8, 2007 - Obesity Increases Risk of Aggressive Prostate Cancer
2. January 8, 2007 - Obesity, weight gain tied to prostate cancer death
3. January 8, 2007 - Follow-Up Data Indicate Low-Fat Diet May Significantly Reduce Recurrences in ER-Negative Breast Cancer
4. January 8, 2007 - Gene signature may predict lung cancer survival
5. January 9, 2007 - Turning Green Gunk To Gold, Anti-cancer Gold - also here
6. January 9, 2007 - Arsenic Triggers Unique Mechanism In Rare Leukemia, Researchers Find - also here
7. January 9, 2007 - Gonorrhea linked to male bladder cancer risk - also here
8. January 10, 2007 - Tumor-suppressor Gene Is Critical For Placenta Development
9. January 10, 2007 - New Anti-angiogenesis Treatment: Combination Therapy Obliterates New Vessel Growth In Tumors And Retinopathy - also here
10. January 10, 2007 - Study Examines Genetic Factors Associated With Head And Neck Cancer - also here
11. January 10, 2007 - Tumor-free breast tissue can have precancerous changes
12. January 10, 2007 - Gonorrhoea 'raises cancer risk'
13. January 10, 2007 - ImClone says Erbitux drug works as initial therapy
14. January 10, 2007 - Drugs show promise against kidney cancer
15. January 11, 2007 - Role for proteomics in identifying hematologic malignancies - also here
16. January 12, 2007 - Send in the clots to kill off cancer
17. January 12, 2007 - Excess Weight And Adult Weight Gain Increase Risk Of Dying From Prostate Cancer
18. January 12, 2007 - Prenatal infection may up leukemia risk in child
19. January 13, 2007 - Lung cancer vaccine to be tested

Avian flu

1. January 8, 2007 - Future flu pandemic toll could be "very scary": U.S
2. January 9, 2007 - China reports first human bird flu case in months
3. January 10, 2007 - Bird Flu Resurfaces in Vietnam - also here, here
4. January 11, 2007 - Bird flu epidemic rumbles on around the world
5. January 12, 2007 - Japan confirms bird flu case
6. January 12, 2007 - New Outbreak of Bird Flu Hits Nigeria - also here

Excess weight and cardiovascular disease risk

1. January 9, 2007 - Overweight Girls At Risk For Cardiovascular Disease - also here

Ethnic differences in gene expression

1. January 9, 2007 - Ethnic Differences Traced to Variable Gene Expression

Toluene addiction

1. January 10, 2007 - A Huff Equals a Puff

Gene therapy

1. January 10, 2007 - Dramatic Results From Combo Therapy For Rapid, Fatal Neurodegenerative Disorder

Retinal prostheses

1. January 10, 2007 - Researcher Placing Eye Implants In Cats To Help Humans See
2. January 22, 2007 - 'Bionic' Cat Eyes May Help Humans - also here

Neutrophils

1. January 10, 2007 - Programmed Cell Death Protects Against Infections - also here
2. January 12, 2007 - White Blood Cells In Lung Produce Histamine Seen In Allergies - also here

Capsaicin, mitochondria, and cancer

1. January 11, 2007 - A Curry A Day Keeps The Doctor Away?

Virus therapy for cancer

1. January 11, 2007 - Common cold virus may be new weapon to fight cancer

Telomeres and heart disease

1. January 12, 2007 - Shrinking telomeres linked to heart disease
2. January 12, 2007 - Telomeres may predict heart disease risk
3. January 15, 2007 - Chromosome tips tell tales on heart

Regulatory T cells

1. January 12, 2007 - Regulatory T cells require WASp if they are to prevent self-destruction

Antibiotic resistance

1. January 12, 2007 - Stealth Technology Maintains Fitness after Sex: How 'DNA Parasites' Can Increase Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance - also here

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