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Wyle Scientist To Study Stress In Haughton-Mars Project Spaceflight Analog
El Segundo CA (SPX) Jul 30, 2010
A remote Canadian island is being used to simulate isolated space flight conditions for a NASA-funded medical research study that could produce important information to assist astronauts in potential long duration flights to Mars or an asteroid.
The Haughton-Mars Project Research Station on Devon Island, well above the Arctic Circle, has many features of isolation and terrain that make it ... more
Japan summer heat wave blamed for 66 deaths
Tokyo (AFP) July 27, 2010
A blistering summer heat wave in Japan has sent 15,000 people to hospital with heat stroke and caused at least 66 deaths in the past two months, the government said Tuesday.
Japan has baked since the rainy season ended in early July, with the mercury hitting 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) or higher at more than 90 percent of nationwide observation points Sunday, the Japan Meteorological ... more
Sampling Microbial Muck
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jul 28, 2010
On my last day with folks from PLRP, I went on a road trip to the Cariboo Plateau lakes with Allyson Brady, the acting principal investigator for PLRP 2010; Eric Collins, a post-doctoral fellow; and Jennifer Hansen, a laboratory assistant.
All three are or have been connected with Greg Slater's group at McMaster University. Slater, who has been a leading member of the PLRP team for several ... more
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Scientists use noses to help disabled write, surf, move
Next Generation Surgical Robots: Where's The Doctor?
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Giant Chinese 'Michelin baby' startles doctors: reports
