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Scientists explore what happened
before the universe's theoretical
beginning
PhysOrg.com Sep. 22, 2008
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Some of the top minds in what
happened "pre-big bang" gathered at
Columbia University earlier this
month, proposing theories ranging
from "the big bounce," to "the
multiverse," "the cyclic theory,"
"parallel worlds," and even "soap
bubbles." Some propose the existence
of multiple universes. Others hold
that there's one universe that
recycles...
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Scientists develop new, more
sensitive nanotechnology test for
chemical DNA modifications
PhysOrg.com Sep. 23, 2008
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Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine researchers have developed
a novel test to screen for chemical
modifications to DNA known as
methylation that could be used for
early cancer diagnoses and assessing
patients' response to cancer...
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Dark chocolate: Half a bar per week
to keep at bay the risk of heart
attack
PhysOrg.com Sep. 23, 2008
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A study by the Research
Laboratories of the Catholic
University in Campobasso, in
collaboration with the National
Cancer Institute of Milan found that
6.7 grams of (non-milk) chocolate
per day is the ideal amount for a
protective effect against
inflammation and subsequent
cardiovascular...
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A look to the future
PhysOrg.com Sep. 24, 2008
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Regenstrief Institute investigators
have demonstrated how health
information exchange technologies
developed and tested regionally can
be used to securely share patient
information across the nation during
an emergency, using the Nationwide
Health Information Network...
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A robot in every home?
PhysOrg.com Sep. 23, 2008
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Observers like Bill Gates believe
that by 2025 we could have robots in
every home. In labs across Europe,
researchers are creating designs
that could become the robo-butler of
the...
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'Pre-crime' detector shows promise
New Scientist Short Sharp Science Sep. 23, 2008
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The US Department of Homeland
Security says its Future Attribute
Screening Technologies (FAST)
program -- designed to detect
"hostile thoughts" in people walking
through border posts, airports and
public places (similar to
"pre-crime" units that predict
criminal behavior in the movie
Minority Report) -- achieved 78%
accuracy on malintent...
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Mysterious New 'Dark Flow'
Discovered in Space
Space.com Sep. 23, 2008
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Patches of matter in the universe
seem to be moving at early 2 million
mph and in a uniform direction that
can't be explained by any of the
known gravitational forces in the
observable universe. Astronomers are
calling the phenomenon "dark flow."
The stuff that's pulling this matter
must be giant, massive structures
outside the observable...
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Water, water everywhere, and now
it's safe to drink
New Scientist Tech Sep. 23, 2008
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A $30 test that takes just half an
hour has been developed at
Australia's Environmental
Biotechnology Cooperative Research...
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Google Introduces an iPhone Rival
Open to Whims
New York Times Sep. 24, 2008
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Google and T-Mobile unveiled their
answer to the iPhone on Tuesday,
pulling the wraps off a slick mobile
device that combines a touch screen
and a keyboard and is aimed at
putting the Internet in the pockets
of millions of cellphone...
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A Portable DNA Detector
Technology Review Sep. 24, 2008
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University of California, Berkeley
researchers have developed a
portable DNA analyzer that performs
real-time analysis of blood samples
left at the scene of a crime in six
hours or less, packing
microfluidics, electronics, optics,
and chemical detection technology
into a single briefcase-sized unit.
(University of California,...
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A new twist on nanoparticle
behavior
The Scientist Sep. 23, 2008
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Drug makers and regulators should
consider the effects of nanoparticle
size and surface when developing and
monitoring therapies using
nanoparticles, University College
Dublin research suggests. The
researchers found that the "corona"
(cloud of proteins and other
biomolecules that adheres to a
nanoparticle immersed in biological
media) changes...
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