World / Science & Education
Space shuttle carries Japanese lab into orbit
31.05.2008 21:02
reuters.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Discovery blasted off a seaside launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday to deliver Japan's huge new research laboratory to the International Space Station.
World
Science & Education
Discovery lifts off
31.05.2008 18:18
usatoday.com
The Discovey crew has donned their partial pressure suits for launch and is preparing to leave their quarters.
USA
Astronomy
Phoenix Mars Lander has short-circuit problem
31.05.2008 18:18
usatoday.com
Scientists for the Phoenix Mars Lander are wrestling with an intermittent short circuit on the spacecraft.
USA
Astronomy
El Perro Del Mar - Glory To The World
31.05.2008 17:12
roomthirteen.com
El Perro Del Mar’s new single ‘Glory To The World’ is anything but glorious.
World
Books & CD
Karen David - The Live Sessions EP
31.05.2008 17:12
roomthirteen.com
Karen David is out to impress the UK with one of the most original releases of 2008.
World
Books & CD
Maple State - Temperature Lives
31.05.2008 17:12
roomthirteen.com
The Maple State prove themselves to be a band you could fall in love with with the release of their new single.
World
Books & CD
White Denim - Let'sTalk About It
31.05.2008 17:12
roomthirteen.com
White Denim are hoping to steal Bowling For Soup's crown as the kings of Texas with the release of their debut single.
World
Books & CD
Astronauts Strapping In for Shuttle Launch
31.05.2008 16:09
nytimes.com
The shuttle Discovery, with its crew of seven astronauts, is taking a tour-bus-sized science laboratory to the International Space Station.
World
Sciences
Important First Steps To Creating A Synthetic Copycat Of A Living Cell
31.05.2008 13:12
medicalnewstoday.com
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science journal reports.Dr Cameron Alexander and PhD student George Pasparakis in the University's School of Pharmacy have used polymers - long-chain molecules - to construct capsule-like structures that have properties mimicking the surfaces of a real cell.
World
Biology
Forward Russia - Life Processes
31.05.2008 12:15
roomthirteen.com
Interesting eclectic and full of catchy melodic tunes a brilliant sophomore effort.
World
Books & CD
Long Blondes - Guilt
31.05.2008 12:15
roomthirteen.com
Tinny disco pop that doesn't show The Long Blondes best side.
World
Books & CD
Potential Applications For Protein Fibrils
31.05.2008 12:12
medicalnewstoday.com
Amyloid deposits in tissues and organs are linked to a number of diseases, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type II diabetes, and prion diseases such as BSE. However, amyloids are not just pathological substances; they have potential as a nanomaterials.
World
Biology
For Research On Therapeutic Drug Carriers Millicent Sullivan Wins NSF Career Award
31.05.2008 08:12
medicalnewstoday.com
Millicent Sullivan was a born engineer. As a youngster, she had a fascination with shapes and loved building things with Tinker Toys.Today, Sullivan, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware and Merck Faculty Fellow, is applying her knowledge and talents to an area critical to human health--she's building new materials for delivering healing drugs and gene therapies to diseased and damaged cells in the human body.
World
Biology
Mice Mothers Devote Energies To Offspring When Life Is Threatened
31.05.2008 07:12
medicalnewstoday.com
An Iowa State University researcher has found that sick female deer mice devote their energy to producing healthier offspring.Lisa Schwanz, a researcher in the department of ecology, evolution and organismal biology, studied the size of offspring for both infected and healthy mice and found that females that had been infected with a parasite produced larger offspring than healthy females.
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Biology
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