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New device can extract human DNA very fast
— 6 May 2013 18:56 | TechnologyEngineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods. They designed microscopic probes that dip into a fluid sample…
High dose of oxygen enhances natural cancer treatment
— 6 Apr 2011 18:37 | HealthA technique Michael Jackson reportedly used to prolong his youth is showing promise as a way to boost the effectiveness of a natural cancer remedy…
Astrophysicist: White dwarfs could be fertile ground for other Earths
— 31 Mar 2011 15:03 | AstronomyPlanet hunters have found hundreds of planets outside the solar system in the last decade, though it is unclear whether even one might be habitable. But it could be that the best place…
Mothers abused during childhood at risk for having low birth weight babies
— 29 Mar 2011 16:04 | HealthMothers who were maltreated as children have increased risk for giving birth to low birth weight babies. The findings, by researchers at the University of Washington, are the first…
New findings on drug tolerance in TB suggest ideas for shorter cures
— 4 Mar 2011 14:08 | HealthNew findings on how tuberculosis (TB) bacteria develop multi-drug tolerance point to ways TB infections might be cured more quickly…
Algal antifreeze makes inroads into ice
— 4 Mar 2011 14:05 | BiologySea-ice algae - the important first rung of the food web each spring in places like the Arctic Ocean - can engineer ice to its advantage, according to the first published findings about…
For first time, scientists show an HIV vaccine impacts the genetic makeup of the virus
— 2 Mar 2011 12:37 | HealthAn AIDS vaccine tested in people, but found to be ineffective, influenced the genetic makeup of the virus that slipped past. The findings suggest new ideas for developing HIV vaccines…
If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, Earth still would likely get warmer
— 16 Feb 2011 04:14 | EnvironmentWhile governments debate about potential policies that might curb the emission of greenhouse gases, new University of Washington research shows that the world is already committed to…
Stardust NExT set to meet its second comet
— 10 Feb 2011 19:07 | AstronomyStardust NExT must love comets. On Valentine's Day the spacecraft will get up close and personal with its second…
Rogue storm system caused Pakistan floods that left millions homeless
— 25 Jan 2011 18:56 | EnvironmentLast summer's disastrous Pakistan floods that killed more than 2,000 people and left more than 20 million injured or homeless were caused by a rogue weather system that wandered hundreds…
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