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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Scientists return to Haiti to assess possibility of another major quake
A team funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) is returning to Haiti this week to investigate the cause of the January 12, magnitude 7 earthquake there.
Posted in Environment
Tagged aftershock, aftershocks, assistant director, continuation, earthquake, earthquakes, geological data, geologists, geosciences, initial quake, likelihood, magnitude, national science foundation, nearby faults, port au prince, port au prince haiti, purdue university, tim killeen
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To restore vision, implant preps and seeds a damaged eye
Researchers trying to restore vision damaged by disease have found promise in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye.
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged biodegradable polymers, biomaterials, case western reserve, case western reserve university, central nervous system, electrical charges, electrical signals, electrospinning, fertile ground, harvard university, joseph f, macromolecular science, meghan smith, mouse model, progenitor cells, retinitis pigmentosa, scar tissue, university of california irvine, wnek
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Green plant transport mystery solved
Contrary to prevailing wisdom, a new study from plant biologists at UC Davis shows that proteins of the Hsp70 family do indeed chaperone proteins across the membranes of chloroplasts, just as they do for other cellular structures.
Posted in Health & Medicine, Science & Nanotechnology
Tagged biologist, cells, cellular structures, chaperone, chaperone proteins, chaperones, chloroplast, chloroplasts, Davis, DNA, Energy, Foundation, laboratory mouse, Lan-Xin Shi, living organism, mitochondria, national science foundation, organism, photosynthesis, Physcomitrella, plant biologists, plant biology, plant cell, protein, protein levels, shi, Steven Theg, t cell, u s department, uc davis
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Genetics helps to crack down on chimpanzee smuggling
The population of chimpanzees across western Africa has decreased by 75% in the past 30 years, due in part to widespread chimp hunting. New strategies are needed to curb this illegal activity. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged albany state university, animal trade, biomed central, chimp, chimpanzee, chimpanzees, genetic sequences, gonder, illegal activity, limbe wildlife centre, local market, mary katherine, smuggler, smugglers, sophisticated computer program, state university of new york, western africa, wildlife protection laws
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Alligators breathe like birds
Alligators have a one-way path for breathing that is similar to birds’, new research shows. The findings, published in the Jan. 15 Science, could explain how dinosaurs’ ancestors rose to prominence.
Posted in Environment
Tagged air sacs, alligators, ancestors, blood vessels, bronchi, carbon dioxide, coauthor, conventional wisdom, cul de sac, dinosaurs, exchange carbon, friday harbor laboratories, lungs, mammal, mammals, pathway, prominence, simpler network, unidirectional flow, university of utah
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Scientists scramble to analyze Haiti quake
Since the ground shook Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on January 12 and sent the densely populated city into chaos, scientists have been harnessing every possible tool to quickly assemble a detailed picture of a region in which scientific research had already been … Continue reading
Posted in Space & Earth
Tagged david applegate, dense population, felines, flash flood, flood hazard, gavin hayes, ground failure, massive earthquake, national earthquake information, percent, plantain garden, purdue university, science adviser, scientists, seismic standards, surface rupture, tectonic plates, u s geological survey, usgs national earthquake, usgs national earthquake information center, west southwest
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How sunlight causes skin cells to turn cancerous
Most skin cancers are highly curable, but require surgery that can be painful and scarring. A new study by Loyola University Health System researchers could lead to alternative treatments that would shrink skin cancer tumors with drugs. The drugs would … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged author mitchell, cancer tumors, curettage, drugs the drugs, electric needle, journal of biological chemistry, liquid nitrogen, pkc, protein kinase c, protein kinase inhibitors, skin cancer, skin cancers, skin cell, skin cells, squamous cell carcinoma, surgical tool, tumor cells, type of skin cancer, university health system
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Creighton Surgical Team to Treat Earthquake Survivors
A nine-member Creighton University surgical team departed at noon on Saturday, Jan. 16, on a private passenger jet bound for the Dominican Republic, where they plan to help treat victims of the Haiti earthquake. The Dominican Republic borders Haiti.
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Tagged border town, creighton students, creighton university medical center, earthquake survivors, earthquake victims, faculty conduct, jesuit refugee service, jimani, latin american concern, passenger jet, private clinic, private donor, private passenger, republic borders, return flight, school of medicine, service trips, tenet healthcare, University
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