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Brain Parasite Directly Alters The Brain Chemistry

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:59:00 PST

Research shows infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the...

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It Takes Two: Brains Come Wired For Cooperation - Neuroscientists Asserts

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:48:00 PST

When Nancy Grace and her partner danced a lively rumba to Spandau Ballet's 1980's hit, 'True,' on a recent 'Dancing With the Stars,' more was going on in the legal commentator's brain than worry over...

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Interactive Play With The Blocks Found To Facilitate Development Of Spatial Vocabulary

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:23:00 PDT

Parents and researchers have long speculated that playing with construction toys might offer a rich environment that would support later learning in the science, technology, engineering and...

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Using Math And The Light To Detect Misshapen Red Blood Cells

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:25:00 PDT

Misshapen red blood cells (RBCs) are a sign of serious illnesses, such as malaria and sickle cell anemia. Until recently, the only way to assess whether a person's RBCs were the correct shape was to...

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Saber-Toothed Squirrel - First Known Mammalian Skull From Late Cretaceous In South America

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:01:00 PDT

Paleontologist Guillermo Rougier, Ph.D., professor of anatomical sciences and neurobiology at the University of Louisville, and his team have reported their discovery of two skulls from the first...

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Eastern U.S. Forests Not Keeping Pace With Climate Change - Study Finds

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:12:00 PDT

More than half of eastern U.S. tree species examined in a massive new Duke University-led study aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted. 'Many models have...

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Bacteria May Readily Swap Beneficial Genes - Microbes Trade Genetic Coding For Antibiotic Resistance And Other Functions

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:16:00 PDT

Much as people can exchange information instantaneously in the digital age, bacteria associated with humans and their livestock appear to freely and rapidly exchange genetic material related to human...

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Different Paths To Drug Resistance In Leishmania - Evolution By Changes In Gene, Region And Chromosome Number, Not By Mutation In Genes

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:39:00 PDT

Two remarkable discoveries have been revealed by researchers into genome analysis of Leishmania parasites. These results uncovered a surprising level of variation at the genome structure...

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New Paradigm In The Way Drugs Can Be Manufactured - New Method To Build Important Heparin Drug

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:02:00 PDT

Robert Linhardt is working to forever change the way some of the most widely used drugs in the world are manufactured. In a new studying appearing in the journal Science, he and his partner in the...

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Shaken, Not Stirred - Scientists Spy Molecular Maneuvers

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:04:00 PDT

Stir this clear liquid in a glass vial and nothing happens. Shake this liquid, and free-floating sheets of protein-like structures emerge, ready to detect molecules or catalyze a reaction. This isn't...

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Researchers Complete The Mollusk Evolutionary Tree

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:10:00 PDT

Mollusks have been around for so long (at least 500 million years), are so prevalent on land and in water (from backyard gardens to the deep ocean), and are so valuable to people (clam chowder,...

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Future 'Comb On A Chip' - Compact Frequency Comb Could Go Places

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:10:00 PDT

Laser frequency combs - extraordinarily precise tools for measuring frequencies (or colors) of light - have helped propel advances in timekeeping, trace gas detection and related physics research to...

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Morning UV Exposure May Be Less Damaging To The Skin

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:23:00 PDT

Research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that the timing of exposure to UV rays - early in the morning or later in the afternoon - can influence the onset of skin...

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New Device Measures Viscosity Of Ketchup And Cosmetics

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:37:00 PDT

A device that can measure and predict how liquids flow under different conditions will ensure consumer products - from make-up to ketchup - are of the right consistency. The technology developed...

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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova Mystery

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:35:00 PDT

A mystery that began nearly 2,000 years ago, when Chinese astronomers witnessed what would turn out to be an exploding star in the sky, has been solved. New infrared observations from NASA's Spitzer...

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Giant Flakes Make Graphene Oxide Gel - Discovery Could Boost Metamaterials, High-Strength Fibers

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 14:49:00 PDT

Giant flakes of graphene oxide in water aggregate like a stack of pancakes, but infinitely thinner, and in the process gain characteristics that materials scientists may find delicious. A new...

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United States Rivers And Streams Saturated With Carbon

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 11:16:00 PDT

Rivers and streams in the United States are releasing substantially more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to researchers publishing their results in the current...

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Higher Estimates Of Endangered Humpback Whales In The North Pacific

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:40:00 PDT

Scientists have increased the estimate on the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean in a paper published in the journal Marine Mammal Science. The increase follows a refined...

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Dark Matter Mystery Deepens

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:53:00 PDT

Like all galaxies, our Milky Way is home to a strange substance called dark matter. Dark matter is invisible, betraying its presence only through its gravitational pull. Without dark matter holding...

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New Mystery On The Mars Forgotten Plains

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Sweit) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:52:00 PDT

One of the supposedly best understood and least interesting landscapes on Mars is hiding something that could rewrite the planet's history. Or not. In fact, about all that is certain is that decades...

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Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen live stream UEFA Champions League soccer video on your PC

noreply@blogger.com (hasnahena) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:49:00 PDT

Watch Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen live stream soccer match online your PC Match Details Date/Time: Oct 19, 2011, Wednesday Competition: UEFA Champions League Live/Repeat: Live Venue:...

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AC Milan vs BATE Borisov live stream UEFA Champions League soccer video on your PC

noreply@blogger.com (hasnahena) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:48:00 PDT

Watch AC Milan vs BATE Borisov live stream soccer match online your PC Match Details Date/Time: Oct 19, 2011, Wednesday Competition: UEFA Champions League Live/Repeat: Live Venue: Giuseppe...

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Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zenit St Petersburg live stream UEFA Champions League soccer video on your PC

noreply@blogger.com (hasnahena) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:46:00 PDT

Watch Shakhtar Donetsk vs Zenit St Petersburg live stream soccer match online your PC Match Details Date/Time: Oct 19, 2011, Wednesday Competition: UEFA Champions League Live/Repeat:...

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FC Porto vs Apoel Nicosia live stream UEFA Champions League soccer video on your PC

noreply@blogger.com (hasnahena) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:42:00 PDT

Watch FC Porto vs Apoel Nicosia live stream soccer match online your PC Match Details Date/Time: Oct 19, 2011, Wednesday Competition: UEFA Champions League Live/Repeat: Live Venue: Estadio...

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Olympiakos vs Borussia Dortmund live stream UEFA Champions League soccer video on your PC

noreply@blogger.com (hasnahena) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:41:00 PDT

Watch Olympiakos vs Borussia Dortmund live stream soccer match online your PC Match Details Date/Time: Oct 19, 2011, Wednesday Competition: UEFA Champions League Live/Repeat: Live Venue:...

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