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February 21, 2011
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Quest For Designer Bacteria Uncovers A Spy
Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Feb 21, 2011
Scientists have discovered a molecular assistant called Spy that helps bacteria excel at producing proteins for medical and industrial purposes. Bacteria are widely used to manufacture proteins used in medicine and industry, but the bugs often bungle the job. Many proteins fall apart and get cut up inside the bacteria before they can be harvested. Others collapse into useless tangles instead of folding properly, as they must in order to function normally. A research team led by James Bardwel ... read more

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Researchers Working Toward Automating Sedation In Intensive Care Units
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care unit ... more
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Seven people were injured when an awning at a South Korean market collapsed Wednesday under the weight of record snowfall, the local fire brigade said. ... more
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The Astrobiology Of Cancer
Despite decades of research and billions of dollars, cancer remains a major killer, with an uncanny ability to evade both the body's defenses and medical intervention. Now an Arizona State Universit ... more
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MARSDAILY

Walking On Mars
Three crewmembers of the virtual flight to Mars have 'landed' on their destination planet and two of them today took their first steps on the simulated martian terrain. The highlight of the Mars500 ... more
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Chinese AIDS activist jailed for criminal damage
A Chinese AIDS activist has been jailed for a year for criminal damage at the hospital where he believes he was infected as a child, his lawyer said Saturday. ... more
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Mars 500: Landing On The Simulated Red Planet
'Half-time' for Mars 500; on 12 February 2011, after a 250-day simulated flight to Mars, three crewmembers will land on the Red Planet. They will climb out of their isolation pod two days later at t ... more
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First French 'designer baby' born
French doctors have announced the birth of a baby selected by genetic sampling who may offer a cure for a sibling affected by an incurable hereditary disease. ... more
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Future Surgeons May Use Robotic Nurse
Surgeons of the future might use a system that recognizes hand gestures as commands to control a robotic scrub nurse or tell a computer to display medical images of the patient during an operation. ... more
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DEMOCRACY

Myanmar set for ex-general as president
The next Myanmar president looks set to be another general after the new Parliament elected two former military men as vice presidents. ... more
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'Tsunami' of obesity worldwide: study
A "tsunami of obesity" is unfurling across the world, resulting in a near-doubling of the numbers of dangerously overweight adults since 1980, doctors warned on Friday. ... more
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EPIDEMICS

Spanish doctors unveil promising AIDS vaccine
Spanish researchers announced Tuesday they have developed an AIDS vaccine which cuts the viral load by a significant amount in most patients although they cautioned it is still not enough as a treatment. ... more
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WATER WORLD

Study Finds Common Ground For Ecosystems And Fishing In Northwest Mexico
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have completed a new study on the geography of commercial fisheries in Northwest Mexico and the results could have far-ranging impl ... more
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Southeast Asia facing new 'health crisis'
Southeast Asia's 600 million people are facing a raft of new health challenges as the disaster-prone region undergoes some of the world's fastest social change, medical papers published Tuesday said. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Areva to begin US trial of cancer-fighting isotope
A subsidiary of the French nuclear giant Areva said Monday it had received US clearance to begin a clinical trial of an isotope that targets cancer cells. ... more
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