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By LINDSEY TANNER By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. ... Posted on: Sunday, 11...
China should unswervingly adhere to self- innovation in research and development of large aircraft, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. China's first ever jumbo passenger aircraft company was officially inaugurated in Shanghai on Sunda ... ... China should unswervingly...
A new report reveals that RCA bacteria has a positive effect on eliminating Red Tide algae. ... Experts: Algae Costs Millions In Fishing, Tourism Losses Each Year SAN DIEGO -- Scientists believe they've found a red tide killer. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in...
Scientists are beginning to unravel the question why people distinctly vary in size. In cooperation with scientists of the HelmholtzZentrum Munchen, an international genome-wide study has discovered ten new genes that influence body height and thus provides new insights into biological pathways...
Stephen Hawking seeks 'Einsteins of Africa' By Sebastien Berger in Johannesburg Last Updated: 9:18PM BST 11/05/2008Stephen Hawking, the wheelchair-bound physicist, has launched a search for the "Einsteins of Africa" with a lecture in Cape Town. Prof Hawking: 'The world of science needs Africa's...
Fritz Haber (1868 - 1934) is one of the most controversial scientists of all time. He developed the Haber process, which provides a way of extracting atmospheric nitrogen for the bulk synthesis of ammonia. Ammonia created by the Haber process is used to produce the world’s synthetic fertilizers,...
By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio May 11--EAST SISTER ISLAND, Ont. -- If pigs could fly. ... They might be confused with dark-colored birds called double-crested cormorants. ... Posted on: Sunday, 11 May 2008, 09:00 CDT By Tom Henry, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio May...
Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people, new University of Michigan Depression Center research shows.And even among depressed people, the numbers of these receptors can vary greatly.
The elderly are cared for by their adult children regardless of their marital status. In a unique study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, researchers found British adult children help their elderly parents according to current need (i.e. health) rather than past behaviour. This...
Lasers that emit ultrashort pulses of light are used for numerous applications including micromachining, microscopy, laser eye surgery, spectroscopy and controlling chemical reactions. But the quality of the results is limited by distortions caused by lenses and other optical components that are...
