World / Science & Education
Student cleans up by turning air blue
18.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
A young French chemist who completed her PhD at UCD has won a prestigious prize for her research in pure and applied chemistry, wrties Dick Ahlstrom.
Ireland
Sciences
Watching on the edge of the world
18.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
Mace Head Observatory, which marks its 50th anniversary, is an important centre for climate change research, writes Lorna Siggins.
Ireland
Sciences
Crystals hold key to wear-and-wear disease
18.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
MYSTERIOUS CRYSTALS could hold clues to the riddle of treating a debilitating joint disease. The tiny shards crop up in the joints of people with osteoarthritis, and a researcher at Dublin City University believes they could be a key to diagnosing and treating the condition.
Ireland
Sciences
Could '1,000 Hiroshimas' explosion happen again?
18.06.2008 23:26
ireland.com
In the month of June, 1908, a vast section of Siberia was devastated by a massive explosion, but what caused it? Dr William Reville inquires.
Ireland
Sciences
Bridging the Iran-West divide to save cheetahs
18.06.2008 21:01
reuters.com
KUH-E BAFGH PROTECTED AREA, Iran (Reuters) - Iranian and Western wildlife experts are working together to save rare cheetahs from extinction in this arid, mountainous region, despite a nuclear row between their governments.
World
Science & Education
Cancer patient recovers after injection of immune cells
18.06.2008 17:12
telegraph.co.uk
A cancer patient has made a full recovery after being injected with billions of his own immune cells in the first case of its kind, doctors have disclosed.
Great Britain
Science & Education
A promising step in fight against cancer
18.06.2008 17:12
telegraph.co.uk
Does this mark the end of cancer? No. But it's a promising end to the first chapter of "immunotherapy", the effort to harness the body's own defences.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Peak week for the private coaching industry
18.06.2008 16:12
telegraph.co.uk
The adverts reveal a growing desperation in homes across the country.
Great Britain
Science & Education
Scientists discover way to color MRI scans
18.06.2008 16:01
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have developed a way to add color to medical scans known as MRIs, potentially enhancing the information and sensitivity the images provide, they said on Wednesday.
World
Science & Education
Survey suggests U.S. research misconduct is common
18.06.2008 16:01
reuters.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research misconduct at U.S. institutions may be more common than previously suspected, with 9 percent of scientists saying in a new survey that they personally had seen fabrication, falsification or plagiarism.
World
Science & Education
Worm-like Marine Animal Providing Fresh Clues About Human Evolution
18.06.2008 15:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Research on the genome of a marine creature led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is shedding new light on a key area of the tree of life. Linda Holland, a research biologist at Scripps Oceanography, and her colleagues from the United States, Europe and Asia, have deciphered and analyzed fundamental elements of the genetic makeup of a small, worm-like marine animal called amphioxus, also known as a lancelet.
World
Biology
Formation Of Magnetite By Bacteria And Its Application
18.06.2008 15:13
medicalnewstoday.com
Magnetic particles offer high technological potential since they can be conveniently collected with an external magnetic field. Magnetotactic bacteria synthesize bacterial magnetic particles (BacMPs) with well - controlled size and morphology. BacMPs are individually covered with thin organic membrane confers high and even dispersion in aqueous solutions compared to artificial magnetites making them ideal biotechnological materials.
World
Biology
Getting School-Home Balance Just Right -- School Family Media's New Website, SchoolFamily.com, Helps Parents and Kids Overcome School Challenges Without Stress
18.06.2008 14:34
prweb.com
School Family Media, Inc. today announced the launch of SchoolFamily.com, the only website to focus exclusively on school-related issues for parents of Kindergarten – 8th grade students, providing easy-to-access, reliable content on how to help their children (and their families) make the most of the school year. (PRWeb Jun 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/School_Family_Media/SchoolFamily_com/prweb1031984.htm
World
Science & Education
'Startling New Reality' of Cybercrime Revealed in RIT Research
18.06.2008 14:34
prweb.com
Children frequently utilize technology to prey on friends and classmates online (PRWeb Jun 18, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Cyber_Safety/Ethics_Initiative/prweb1035784.htm
World
Science & Education
Spock's Beard - Live (DVD)
18.06.2008 14:24
roomthirteen.com
US Prog masters Spocks Beard show that live gigs dont get much better than this. Set phasers to stunning!
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