Volume 6, Number 7 February 12, 2007

Physical sciences and technology Global warming Superconductivity Nanotechnology DNA nanotechnology Anisotropic nanofluidic sieving structure Carbon nanotubes Light-emitting quantum dot nanowire Quantum optics Optics on a chip Hurricanes and global warming CO2 sequestration Computer writing Dangers of "ambient intelligence" Dark energy and cosmological models Microfluidic computer Major obstacles to sustainable energy Plate tectonics Graphene transistors International Linear Collider Milky Way's central black hole Quantum computing Long gamma-ray bursts Distribution of quasars and dark matter Axions Type 1a supernovae Water in Earth's mantle Glacial melting Life sciences Importance of new neurons for learning Inhibition to rate of gene evolution Evolutionary advantages of inbreeding Brain-imaging studies Olfaction Odor, caloric restriction, and longevity Promoter and enhancer regions for gene expression Notch signaling and cardiovascular development Homo floresiensis Mammalian egg cell maturation Telomeres, aging, and cancer Beta-amino acid peptides DNA replication Genes and behavior Cancer biology Horse genome Transcription factor affecting cell division Gender differences in aging Efficiency of the genetic code Biologically important genetic variation Link between cognitive and motor information Sleep deprivation and learning Health and medicine Avian flu Cancer Stem cell cancer therapy AIDS Gene affecting blood pressure regulation Stem cells Lycopene Diabetes Alzheimer's disease Parkinson's disease Nonprescription diet drug Gene therapy Cartilage repair Sleep and weight problems Fat cell production Metabolism of fat Rogue B cells Autism Antibiotic resistance Statin therapy, lipid level changes, and atherosclerosis Nanocapsule drug delivery Nanoparticle cancer therapy Brain-optimizing gene and schizophrenia Anti-aging effects of sirtuin activation Staphylococcus aureus infections MicroRNA and stem cells Diabetes genes

Global warming

1. February 5, 2007 - UN climate report: what we don't know
2. February 5, 2007 - Game over on global warming?
3. February 9, 2007 - January world's hottest on record: Japan

Superconductivity

1. February 5, 2007 - Neutron Probe Yields Break In Superconductor Mystery

Nanotechnology

1. February 5, 2007 - Scientists Find Why Conductance Of Nanowires Vary - also here
2. February 7, 2007 - Microprinting Technique For Patterning Single Molecules - also here

DNA nanotechnology

1. February 6, 2007 - Self-assembling Nanostructures Of DNA -- A Biotechnologist's Dream - also here

Anisotropic nanofluidic sieving structure

1. February 6, 2007 - 'Microsieve' Device Promises To Speed Up Separation, Sorting Of Proteins

Carbon nanotubes

1. February 6, 2007 - Volcanoes And Nanotechnology: Direct Synthesis Of Carbon Nanotubes With Volcanic Rock
2. February 7, 2007 - Nanotube Dermatology - also here

Light-emitting quantum dot nanowire

1. February 6, 2007 - Quantum dot nanowire emits light

Quantum optics

1. February 7, 2007 - In tiny supercooled clouds, physicists exchange light and matter - also here, here, here, here, here
2. February 7, 2007 - Light and matter united - also here
3. February 7, 2007 - Storing light here -- and retrieving it there
4. February 7, 2007 - Atoms function as light-trappers and transporters
5. February 7, 2007 - Stopped Laser Pulse Reappears a Short Distance Away
6. February 7, 2007 - Quantum quirk heralds new generation of supercomputer
7. February 7, 2007 - Quantum Quirk: Stopped Laser Pulse Reappears a Short Distance Away
8. February 7, 2007 - Turning light into matter
9. February 7, 2007 - Scientists make atoms trip the light fantastic
10. February 8, 2007 - Wizardry at Harvard: Physicists Move Light
11. February 8, 2007 - Cool clouds turn light to matter
12. February 8, 2007 - Scientists make light pulses 'dance'
13. February 8, 2007 - Physicists stop light, then restart it
14. February 8, 2007 - A trick of the light
15. February 8, 2007 - Scientists see the light then make it disappear
16. February 8, 2007 - Light Changed to Matter, Then Stopped and Moved
17. February 8, 2007 - Physicists stop light, then restart it
18. February 20, 2007 - Slowed Light Handed Off

Optics on a chip

1. February 7, 2007 - MIT 'optics on a chip' may revolutionize telecom, computing - also here, here
2. February 11, 2007 - MIT Team Details Optics-On-A-Chip Device - also here, here

Hurricanes and global warming

1. February 7, 2007 - Debate storms on possible warming-hurricane link

CO₂ sequestration

1. February 7, 2007 - CO2 can be stored in aquifers for years: study
2. February 7, 2007 - Cold Storage Solution For Global Warming? Carbon Dioxide Could Be Frozen In Underground Reservoirs - also here, here
3. February 8, 2007 - Storing Carbon Dioxide Below Ground May Prevent Polluting Above - also here
4. February 9, 2007 - Greenhouse gas ocean burial can start Feb 10
5. February 12, 2007 - Burial at sea for CO2 given seal of approval

Computer writing

1. February 7, 2007 - Computer writes its own fairytale

Dangers of "ambient intelligence"

1. February 7, 2007 - Erosion Of Privacy: Safeguards In A World Of Ambient Intelligence

Dark energy and cosmological models

1. February 8, 2007 - New universes will be born from ours

Microfluidic computer

1. February 8, 2007 - Bubble-powered 'computer' may improve chemical testing
2. February 8, 2007 - Bubbles compute in logical devices
3. February 9, 2007 - Thinking Bubbles?
4. February 14, 2007 - Flow of tiny bubbles mimics computer circuitry - also here, here
5. March 8, 2007 - Tiny Bubbles Turn Microscopic Tubing into Liquid Computer

Major obstacles to sustainable energy

1. February 8, 2007 - What are the major obstacles for sustainable energy?

Plate tectonics

1. February 8, 2007 - New Data Shakes Accepted Models Of Collisions Of Earth's Crust - also here

Graphene transistors

1. February 8, 2007 - AMO Manufactures First Graphene Transistors

International Linear Collider

1. February 8, 2007 - Multibillion-dollar collider plans unveiled
2. February 12, 2007 - ILC Physics: The Analysis Has Already Begun
3. February 14, 2007 - Smashing time: Physicists race to find dark matter and the Higgs boson
4. February 16, 2007 - Physicists dream of next big particle smasher - also here

Milky Way's central black hole

1. February 9, 2007 - Milky Way's black hole the ultimate particle accelerator
2. February 28, 2007 - Milky Way Black Hole May Be A Colossal 'Particle Accelerator' - also here
3. February 28, 2007 - Pinball on a Galactic Scale
4. March 1, 2007 - The giant particle accelerator in the sky
5. March 6, 2007 - The Milky Way's Pinball Wizard

Quantum computing

1. February 8, 2007 - Quantum computer to debut next week
2. February 9, 2007 - Towards Quantum Computing: Artificial Atoms Make Microwave Photons Countable

Long gamma-ray bursts

1. February 9, 2007 - Magnetic Explosions In The Distant Universe
2. February 14, 2007 - An Engine for Mind-Boggling Blasts

Distribution of quasars and dark matter

1. February 9, 2007 - Dark Matter's Link to Brilliant Galaxies Confirmed

Axions

1. February 9, 2007 - New particle resolves erratic sightings of axions

Type 1a supernovae

1. February 10, 2007 - Astrophysicists Explain Differences In Brightness Of Supernova Explosions - also here, here, here

Water in Earth's mantle

1. February 11, 2007 - Earth Mantle 'Ocean': 3-D Seismic Model Of Vast Water Reservoir Revealed
2. February 28, 2007 - Huge 'Ocean' Discovered Inside Earth
3. March 10, 2007 - Seismic signals reveal enormous reservoir

Glacial melting

1. February 11, 2007 - Warming Threatens Double-Trouble in Peru - also here, here
2. February 16, 2007 - Mountain glacier could 'vanish'
3. February 18, 2007 - Peruvian Glacier May Vanish In 5 Years

Importance of new neurons for learning

1. February 5, 2007 - New brain cells love to learn

Inhibition to rate of gene evolution

1. February 5, 2007 - Putting the brakes on evolution
2. February 6, 2007 - Human Proteins Evolving Slowly Thanks To Multitasking Genes

Evolutionary advantages of inbreeding

1. February 5, 2007 - Inbreeding gives some an advantage
2. February 6, 2007 - For Some Species, An Upside To Inbreeding - also here, here

Brain-imaging studies

1. February 5, 2007 - Super Bowl ads fumble, brain scans show
2. February 6, 2007 - Can a brain scan prove you're telling the truth?
3. February 8, 2007 - I know what you're thinking...
4. February 9, 2007 - Brain scans reveal intentions of calculating minds
5. February 9, 2007 - Brain scan 'can read your mind'
6. February 9, 2007 - The brain scan that can read people's intentions
7. February 12, 2007 - Revealing Secret Intentions In The Brain
8. March 5, 2007 - Scientists Try to Predict Intentions - also here, here, here

Olfaction

1. February 5, 2007 - Rogue Odour Theory Could Be Right

Odor, caloric restriction, and longevity

1. February 5, 2007 - Longevity By A Nose -- Or Odorant Receptor

Promoter and enhancer regions for gene expression

1. February 5, 2007 - Chemical Signatures Reveal Genetic Switches In Genome

Notch signaling and cardiovascular development

1. February 5, 2007 - NOTCHing Up Heart Development

Homo floresiensis

1. February 6, 2007 - Hobbit Skeptics Split on What a Second Skull Would Mean

Mammalian egg cell maturation

1. February 6, 2007 - Lab Demonstrates Process Of Mammalian Egg Maturation - also here, here

Telomeres, aging, and cancer

1. February 6, 2007 - FISH-ing For Links Between Cancer And Aging - also here

Beta-amino acid peptides

1. February 6, 2007 - Nature Could Have Used Different Protein Building Blocks
2. February 7, 2007 - Man-made Proteins Could Be More Useful Than Real Ones - also here

DNA replication

1. February 6, 2007 - With no plan for DNA replication, cells depend on random selection

Genes and behavior

1. February 7, 2007 - Children's behavior problems may be in their genes
2. February 7, 2007 - Parents' Genes, Not Parents' Arguing, May Cause Children's Conduct Problems - also here
3. February 8, 2007 - Naughty kids can blame their genes

Cancer biology

1. February 7, 2007 - Enzyme Wakes Sleeping Genes
2. February 9, 2007 - New Protein Inhibitor Impedes Growth Of Cancerous Cells
3. February 9, 2007 - Scientists discover new gene that prevents multiple types of cancer - also here, here

Horse genome

1. February 7, 2007 - Horse Genome Assembled: Thoroughbred Mare's DNA Code Now Freely Available - also here
2. February 7, 2007 - Horse genome sequence draft is issued

Transcription factor affecting cell division

1. February 7, 2007 - Cancer Biologists Identify Major Player In Cell Growth - also here, here

Gender differences in aging

1. February 9, 2007 - Why Do Women Tend To Live Longer Than Men? Biologist's Model Offers New Ways To Study Gender Differences In Aging

Efficiency of the genetic code

1. February 9, 2007 - Scientists Discover Parallel Codes In Genes

Biologically important genetic variation

1. February 9, 2007 - Which Small And Large DNA Variants In Our Genome Matter? - also here

Link between cognitive and motor information

1. February 9, 2007 - Decision-making: Demonstration Of Link Between Cognition And Execution - also here, here

Sleep deprivation and learning

1. February 10, 2007 - No sleep means no new brain cells
2. February 11, 2007 - Sleep well before learning something new

Avian flu

1. February 5, 2007 - Experts hunt for bird flu source
2. February 5, 2007 - Surveillance failure as bird flu hits UK farm?
3. February 5, 2007 - Britain culls turkeys to stem bird flu spread
4. February 5, 2007 - British Confronts Outbreak of Bird Flu
5. February 6, 2007 - Nigerian death highlights West African bird flu risks
6. February 6, 2007 - South Korea, Hong Kong join UK poultry ban
7. February 7, 2007 - Indonesia Signs Bird Flu Vaccine Deal - also here
8. February 8, 2007 - British H5N1 may be 'identical' to Hungarian: government
9. February 9, 2007 - Turkish bird flu virus is H5N1 strain
10. February 9, 2007 - H5N1 bird flu found in Pakistan after a year
11. February 10, 2007 - Latest Bird Flu Blamed on Bird Trading
12. February 10, 2007 - S.Korea Kills Birds After Flu Outbreak
13. February 11, 2007 - Most bird flu victims under 40

Cancer

1. February 5, 2007 - Lab disaster may lead to new cancer drug - also here, here, here
2. February 5, 2007 - Selenium may cut prostate cancer risk in some men - also here
3. February 5, 2007 - Saving More Breasts
4. February 5, 2007 - Researchers Identify Gene Found In Two Of Five Breast Cancer Patients
5. February 6, 2007 - FDA OKs test to predict breast cancer return - also here
6. February 6, 2007 - FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Test - also here
7. February 6, 2007 - Painkiller Helps Against Child Cancer
8. February 6, 2007 - Sea Creature's Toxin Could Lead To Promising Cancer Treatment - also here, here
9. February 6, 2007 - Toxin found to attack cancer, not healthy cells, in mice
10. February 7, 2007 - FDA OK's genetic predictor of breast cancer relapse
11. February 7, 2007 - Genetic test gets approval
12. February 8, 2007 - Study Examines Second Cancer Risk Among Hairy Cell Leukemia Survivors
13. February 8, 2007 - New Test May Better Identify Certain Colorectal Cancer Types
14. February 8, 2007 - Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk Test Cleared For Marketing
15. February 8, 2007 - Vitamin D Backed For Cancer Prevention In Two New Studies - also here, here
16. February 8, 2007 - To Be Benign Or Malignant: mTOR Makes The Decision
17. February 8, 2007 - The multi-tasking reovirus - also here
18. February 9, 2007 - Vitamin D may cut risk of colorectal cancer
19. February 9, 2007 - Gene Elevating Breast Cancer Risk Also Causes Prostate Cancer - also here, here
20. February 9, 2007 - International Study Points To New Breast Cancer-susceptibility Gene - also here, here
21. February 11, 2007 - HIV Protein Enlisted To Help Kill Cancer Cells
22. February 11, 2007 - Gene may protect some women against breast cancer
23. February 11, 2007 - Bugs help scientists fight cancer

Stem cell cancer therapy

1. February 5, 2007 - Tumor-reactive T Cells Boosted By Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

AIDS

1. February 5, 2007 - Immune Molecule Protects Cells Threatened by HIV
2. February 6, 2007 - Protein Stops HIV-1 In Its Tracks In Hematopoietic Stem Cells
3. February 8, 2007 - S. Africa launches biggest AIDS vaccine trial
4. February 8, 2007 - Research Paves Way Toward Less Toxic HIV Drugs
5. February 8, 2007 - First Large-scale HIV Vaccine Trial In South Africa Opens - also here
6. February 8, 2007 - Africa's first large-scale HIV vaccine study launches

Gene affecting blood pressure regulation

1. February 5, 2007 - Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments - also here

Stem cells

1. February 6, 2007 - Stem cells from fat tissue transplanted into heart
2. February 6, 2007 - Lead, Mercury Inhibit Critical Cell Function - also here, here
3. February 6, 2007 - Stem Cells May Help Heal Joint Injuries
4. February 7, 2007 - World's First Adult Stem Cell Study Using Patient's Own Fat Tissue

Lycopene

1. February 6, 2007 - The Tangerine: Top Tomato?

Diabetes

1. February 6, 2007 - Could Ancient Mushroom Magic Banish A Modern Medical Scourge?
2. February 7, 2007 - Interfering With Vagal Nerve Activity In Mice Prevents Diabetes And Hypertension
3. February 8, 2007 - Pycnogenol delays glucose absorption 190 times more potently than prescription medication
4. February 8, 2007 - Scientists determine 3-dimensional structure of cell's 'fuel gauge'
5. February 9, 2007 - Eye disease in diabetics tied to risk of dying
6. February 9, 2007 - Exercise Pivotal In Preventing And Fighting Type II Diabetes - also here, here
7. February 10, 2007 - Why exercise gets harder with age
8. February 11, 2007 - New genes point to diabetes risk

Alzheimer's disease

1. February 6, 2007 - Loneliness link with Alzheimer's
2. February 7, 2007 - Lab studies link anesthetics to Alzheimer's risk
3. February 7, 2007 - Common Anesthetic May Induce Cell Death, Generation Of Alzheimer's-associated Protein
4. February 7, 2007 - Loneliness Associated With Increased Risk Of Alzheimer's Disease - also here, here
5. February 8, 2007 - Here's a more cerebral reason to lower your cholesterol
6. February 8, 2007 - Can Alzheimer's disease be prevented?
7. February 9, 2007 - 'Missing Link' In Process Leading To Alzheimer's Disease Identified - also here, here

Parkinson's disease

1. February 7, 2007 - Drug combo improves Parkinson's symptoms in mice
2. February 8, 2007 - Enhancing Activity Of Marijuana-like Chemicals In Brain Helps Treat Parkinson's Symptoms In Mice - also here

Nonprescription diet drug

1. February 7, 2007 - First nonprescription diet drug wins approval

Gene therapy

1. February 7, 2007 - Gene therapy tackles severe burns

Cartilage repair

1. February 7, 2007 - Stems cells might help repair joints
2. February 10, 2007 - Woven Scaffolds Could Improve Cartilage Repair - also here

Sleep and weight problems

1. February 7, 2007 - Children Who Sleep Less More Likely To Be Overweight - also here

Fat cell production

1. February 7, 2007 - New Player In Commitment To Life As A Fat Cell

Metabolism of fat

1. February 8, 2007 - Researchers Discover Master Metabolism Regulator With Profound Effect On Fat Metabolism - also here

Rogue B cells

1. February 8, 2007 - Scientists Learn The Origin Of Rogue B Cells - also here, here

Autism

1. February 8, 2007 - Reversal of Fortune: Researchers Erase Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Antibiotic resistance

1. February 9, 2007 - Exposure to antibiotics linked to resistance

Statin therapy, lipid level changes, and atherosclerosis

1. February 9, 2007 - Statin Therapy Associated With Regression Of Coronary Atherosclerosis With Key Lipid Level Changes - also here

Nanocapsule drug delivery

1. February 9, 2007 - Direct Synthesis Of Hollow Nanoscopic Spheres With Tailored Surfaces

Nanoparticle cancer therapy

1. February 9, 2007 - Plastic nanospheres to hunt out cancer

Brain-optimizing gene and schizophrenia

1. February 9, 2007 - Common gene version optimizes thinking - but with a possible downside - also here, here

Anti-aging effects of sirtuin activation

1. February 10, 2007 - Does A Component Of Niacin Point The Way To Anti-aging Drugs?

Staphylococcus aureus infections

1. February 10, 2007 - No Reliable Risk Factors Found For Antibiotic-Resistant Staph Infections

MicroRNA and stem cells

1. February 11, 2007 - Master Switches Found For Adult Blood Stem Cells - also here, here

Diabetes genes

1. February 11, 2007 - Type 2 diabetes genes mapped out
2. February 12, 2007 - Novartis maps genome of type-2 diabetes patients
3. February 12, 2007 - Researchers identify genes linked to diabetes
4. February 13, 2007 - Breakthrough In Understanding Type-2 Diabetes As Key Genes Identified - also here
5. February 14, 2007 - Elucidation of the genome for diabetics with DNA chips

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