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August 04, 2010
TECH SPACE
Research aims at making artificial silk
Washington (UPI) Jul 30, 2010
Scientists say they are closer to learning how to make artificial silk that could bring medical and materials advances, but some obstacles remain. Researchers have determined natural silk, stronger for its weight than Kevlar or steel, is "a relatively simple protein processed from water," but exactly how spiders and silkworms produce the material is still a mystery, an article in the journal Science says. Researchers want to gain a better understanding of what silk is and how it's made, ... read more

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SPACE TRAVEL

Wyle Scientist To Study Stress In Haughton-Mars Project Spaceflight Analog
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WEATHER REPORT

Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Sampling Microbial Muck
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ABOUT US

Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move
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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.

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INTERN DAILY

Next Generation Surgical Robots: Where's The Doctor?
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EPIDEMICS

Ageing with HIV: The hidden side of world's AIDS crisis
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SHAKE AND BLOW

One dead, dozens injured in southern Iran quake: reports
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POLITICAL ECONOMY

Hong Kong prepares for life after the tycoons
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Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison & Memory Foam Mattress Review
FARM NEWS

Hospitals urge antiobiotic-free meat
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Triceratops And Torsaurus Were Same Dinosaur At Different Stages
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FLORA AND FAUNA

Mexican Salamander Helps Uncover Mysteries Of Stem Cells And Evolution
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WEATHER REPORT

Russia's chief doctor prescribes siesta amid heat wave
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EPIDEMICS

Waterborne infections cost US over 500 million a year: CDC
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EPIDEMICS
Obama vows to cut HIV infections with new AIDS strategy
Washington (AFP) July 13, 2010
President Barack Obama declared Tuesday that any new case of HIV/AIDS was one too many, as he rolled out a new national strategy to cut infections and improve care for those with the disease. Thirty years after the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) burst to global attention, the first-ever National HIV/AIDS Strategy will demand action from federal, state and tribal governments and medical a ... more

INTERN DAILY
Talking Touchscreens And Patients
Chicago IL (SPX) Jul 14, 2010
Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at local health care centers enhance patient-centered care for patients with diverse language, literacy and computer skills. The easy-to-use touchscreens read questionnaires, provide patient education material and ... more

CIVIL NUCLEAR
Canadian medical reactor gets nod to restart
Ottawa (AFP) July 7, 2010
Canada's nuclear safety commission authorized Wednesday the restarting of a reactor that produced one-third of the world's supply of medical isotopes before it closed for repairs last year. The half-century old National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, 185 kilometers (115 miles) northwest of Ottawa, could be restarted at the end of the month. It was shut down in May 20 ... more

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AFRICA NEWS

Chinese-built hospital risks collapse in Angola: state radio

THE PITS

Carbon monoxide kills nine miners in China


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BLUE SKY
Planets In Unusually Intimate Dance Around Dying Star

Detector Technology Could Help NASA Find Earth-Like Exoplanets

NASA Finds Super-Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail

BLUE SKY
China Leads In Outer Space Pollution

MetOp-B Module Passes Crucial Vacuum Test

Safe And Efficient De-Orbit Of Space Junk Without Making The Problem Worse

BLUE SKY
Russia To Launch 3 Glonass Satellites In September

Soap maker creates unease over Brazil GPS spying stunt

China Launches Fifth Satellite For Its Own Global Navigation Network

BLUE SKY
China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

China eyes Argentina for space antenna

BLUE SKY
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid Might Collide With The Earth In 2182

Research Yields Greater Precision In Determining Age of Meteorites

'Pristine' Earth impact crater discovered

BLUE SKY
WISE Discovers Over 90 Near-Earth Objects

'Sample return' space missions examined

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THE PITS
Japanese rescue-bot can sniff out disaster survivors

Flood-triggered landslide in China leaves 21 missing

Haiti's homeless on the move again as hurricanes loom

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THE PITS
Russia To Launch 3 Glonass Satellites In September

Soap maker creates unease over Brazil GPS spying stunt

China Launches Fifth Satellite For Its Own Global Navigation Network

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THE PITS
Walker's World: Sarkozy gets tough

Massive Gains For Women's Employment In India

Divers Plumb The Mysteries Of Sacred Maya Pools

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THE PITS
Life After Catastrophe

Ecological Scientists Assess The Fundamentals Of Animal Behavior

'Ribbit Radio' Shows Frog Population Estimates Are Likely Flawed

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THE PITS
Disease stalks survivors of Pakistan floods

656 swine flu deaths in Turkey: ministry

Netherlands destroying 17 million swine flu vaccine doses

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