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Do 68 molecules hold the key to
understanding disease?
PhysOrg.com Sep. 4, 2008
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Only 68 molecular building blocks
are used to construct the four
fundamental components of cells --
nucleic acids (DNA and RNA),
proteins, glycans and lipids,
suggesting a new integrative
approach to understanding the
biological mechanisms of health and...
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U.S. Edges Western Europe In 3G
Adoption
InformationWeek Sep. 4, 2008
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Driven by popular handsets, the
number of American mobile
subscribers with 3G is 28.4%, versus
28.3% in the largest countries in
Europe, and the number of U.S.
subscribers with 3G-enabled devices
has grown 80% to 64.2 million during
the past year, comScore...
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Interstellar 'slowball' could have
carried seeds of life
NewScientistSpace Sep. 4, 2008
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Princeton University scientists
have shown that planetary systems in
young, densely packed star clusters
could throw out rocks (possibly
carrying biological components) at a
slower pace into chaotic orbits that
eventually allow them to wander off
at about 0.1 kilometers per second
-- slow enough for other stars to
catch...
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Robot builders seek a little help
from sci-fi
New Scientist Tech Sep. 4, 2008
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A study of how people's ideas about
robots are influenced by fiction
could help design robots that make
the most of those...
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Cancer Redefined
Technology Review Sep. 5, 2008
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In three new studies that could
redefine how cancer is viewed,
researched, and treated, scientists
have created a detailed map of the
genetic mutations that underlie two
of the deadliest forms of the
disease: pancreatic cancer and
glioblastoma. The new findings are
the first steps in the huge task of
mapping the genomes of cancer, as...
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A Better Way to Spot Disease
Technology Review Sep. 5, 2008
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Nanjing University scientists have
found that microRNAs circulating in
blood can serve as a molecular
"fingerprint" for cancers and
diabetes, raising the possibility
that a simple blood test could help
clinicians tailor treatments to
individual...
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For the Brain, Remembering Is Like
Reliving
New York Times Sep. 4, 2008
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Scientists have for the first time
recorded individual brain cells in
the act of summoning a spontaneous
memory, revealing not only where a
remembered experience is registered
but also, in part, how the brain is
able to recreate it. The recordings,
from electrodes in the hippocampus,
demonstrate that these spontaneous
memories reside in some of...
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