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Nobel winner sees insect research helping humansShanghai (AFP) Oct 4, 2011 Nobel laureate Jules Hoffmann, whose father helped foster his study of bugs, said his decades of research into the immunity of insects could enable scientists to find a cure for human disorders. The Luxembourg-born French national was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday along with fellow scientists American Bruce Beutler and Canadian Ralph Steinman, who died days earlier of pancreatic cancer. The trio were hailed for work that "opened up new avenues for the development of prevention a ... read more |
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  Aid rushed to Philippine flood victims Philippine authorities rushed aid Monday to thousands of people marooned in their flooded homes for nearly a week after deadly typhoons, but said the worst appeared over with waters receding. ... more | .. |
  13 killed in China mine explosion At least 13 workers were killed after an explosion in a coal mine in southwestern China on Tuesday, state media said, in the latest mining accident to hit the country. ... more | .. |
  Illusion of Plenty Masking Collapse of Two Key Southern California Fisheries The two most important recreational fisheries off Southern California have collapsed, according to a new study led by a researcher from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scr ... more | .. |
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  Radiation boost for artificial joints A blast of gamma radiation could toughen up plastic prosthetic joints to make them strong enough to last for years, according to researchers in China writing in the current issue of the Internationa ... more | .. |
  How the Milky Way Got Its Spiral The signature spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy were likely formed by an epic collision between the Milky Way and the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher a ... more | .. |
  Scientists turn back the clock on adult stem cells aging Researchers have shown they can reverse the aging process for human adult stem cells, which are responsible for helping old or damaged tissues regenerate. The findings could lead to medical treatmen ... more | .. |
 The brightest gamma ray on Earth makes for safer world The brightest gamma ray beam ever created - more than a thousand billion times more brilliant than the sun - has been produced in research led at the University of Strathclyde, and could open up new ... more |
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Western aid cuts cede ground to China in Southeast Asia: study
Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
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  What did we get from the US space program In addition to the Global Positioning System, Tang, Velcro, direct to home (DTH) television, new medical instruments and improved national security, there are many other benefits that have come from ... more | .. |
 Researchers Unveil Method for Detecting Lung Cancer When lung cancer strikes, it often spreads silently into more advanced stages before being detected. In a new article published in Nature Nanotechnology, biological engineers and medical scientists ... more | .. |
 Woolly mammoth's secrets for shrugging off cold points toward new artificial blood for humans The blood from woolly mammoths - those extinct elephant-like creatures that roamed the Earth in pre-historic times - is helping scientists develop new blood products for modern medical procedures th ... more | .. |
  Smartphone battery life could dramatically improve with new invention A new "subconscious mode" for smartphones and other WiFi-enabled mobile devices could extend battery life by as much as 54 percent for users on the busiest networks. University of Michigan com ... more |
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 Shaping up: Controlling a stem cell's form can determine its fate "Form follows function!" was the credo of early 20th century architects making design choices based on the intended use of the structure. Cell biologists may be turning that on its head. New r ... more | .. |
  Terahertz radiation's impact on cellular function and gene expression Terahertz (THz) technologies show promise for myriad medical, military, security, and research applications ranging from the detection of cancer to airport security systems to shipment inspection to ... more | .. |
  Graphene may open the gate to future terahertz technologies Researchers from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana have harnessed another one of graphene's remarkable properties to better control a relatively untamed portion of the electromagnetic spectrum ... more | .. |
  Advances In Space Medicine Threatened By Funding Cuts Biomedical research in space has yielded a wealth of insights into the effects of weightlessness on the human body, but recent funding cuts undermine the ability of the United States to continue to ... more |
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ICJ to deliver landmark climate ruling
'No life without water': settler attacks threaten West Bank communities
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 IBM supercomputer Watson to assist doctors Dr. Watson will see you now. ... more | .. |
Major obstacle for stem cell therapies and research solved Stem cells show great potential to enable treatments for conditions such as spinal injuries or Lou Gehrig's disease, and also as research tools. One of the greatest problems slowing such work is tha ... more | .. |
  Iraqis mourn slain journalist, call for reforms Iraqis on Friday mourned a journalist who was murdered in Baghdad, expressing anger over his death and protesting for reforms a day after the country's anti-corruption chief resigned. ... more | .. |
  China veteran rights activist jailed for 9 months Chinese veteran rights activist and doctor Wang Lihong was sentenced Friday to nine months in jail for "creating a disturbance", as part of what campaigners say is a broad crackdown on dissent. ... more |
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 Neurosurgeons use adult stem cells to grow neck vertebrae Neurosurgery researchers at UC Davis Health System have used a new, leading-edge stem cell therapy to promote the growth of bone tissue following the removal of cervical discs - the cushions between ... more | .. |
 Scripps Research scientists produce first stem cells from endangered species Starting with normal skin cells, scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have produced the first stem cells from endangered species. Such cells could eventually make it possible to improve re ... more | .. |
  Engaging land-use stakeholders is model behavior Taking land-use models out of the lab for a test drive with the people who live the models gives scientists a new way to develop possible future scenarios. James Millington, a former post-doct ... more | .. |
 Cornell physicists capture microscopic origins of thinning and thickening fluids In things thick and thin: Cornell physicists explain how fluids - such as paint or paste - behave by observing how micron-sized suspended particles dance in real time. Using high-speed microscopy, t ... more |
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