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Sandia unlocks secrets of plague with stunning new imaging techniquesAlbuquerque NM (SPX) May 23, 2011 Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a super-resolution microscopy technique that is answering long-held questions about exactly how and why a cell's defenses fail against some invaders, such as plague, while successfully fending off others like E.coli. The approach is revealing never-before-seen detail of the cell membrane, which could open doors to new diagnostic, prevention and treatment techniques. "We're trying to do molecular biology with a microscope, but in orde ... read more |
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  Fears of more flight chaos as Iceland sees new eruption Safety experts warned Sunday that ash from an erupting Icelandic volcano that closed the country's airspace may blow across large swathes of western Europe, raising fears of new flight chaos. ... more | .. |
  Digital imaging software to create a 'Google Earth' view of the bladder Bladder cancer is the fourth-most-common cancer in men and one of the most expensive cancers to treat from diagnosis to death. After initial diagnosis and surgery, patients must return to the urolog ... more | .. |
  Time to shift view of seismic risk - experts Knowledge of seismic risk is badly skewed in favour of earthquakes that occur on plate boundaries, such as the March 11 temblor that hit northeast Japan, rather than those that strike deep inland, a pair of scientists said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
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  Patterns Of Ancient Croplands Give Insight Into Early Hawaiian Society A pattern of earthen berms, spread across a northern peninsula of the big island of Hawaii, is providing archeologists with clues to exactly how residents farmed in paradise long before Europeans ar ... more | .. |
  Oceanic land crab extinction and the colonization of Hawaii University of Florida researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the human era. The loss of the crab likely greatly impacted the ecology of ... more | .. |
  Forest Service unveils first comprehensive forecast on southern forests The USDA Forest Service and the Southern Group of State Foresters released the first phase of the Southern Forest Futures Project report which identifies areas forest managers will focus on to maint ... more | .. |
  Storms kill 42 in northern Indian state At least 42 people have been killed by lightning and fierce storms in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, an official said Sunday. ... more |
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China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study
Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use
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  Smoke-related chemical discovered in the atmosphere could have health implications Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study by NOAA r ... more | .. |
  Developing solutions for water problems in Ethiopia A University of Oklahoma environmental science graduate student will travel to Ethiopia in June to test materials she has been investigating as possible solutions to fluorosis-a widespread problem i ... more | .. |
 Village gasps for air from ashy shadow of Iceland volcano It is pitch dark even though the sun barely sets here this time of year and the usually crisp air has become impossible to breath: a day after the Grimsvoetn volcano started erupting parts of Iceland were Sunday covered in ash. ... more | .. |
 Livestock also suffer traffic accidents during transport A Spanish study has analysed traffic accidents involving cattle being transported for human consumption in the country for the first time. Despite the "relatively" low mortality rate, animals suffer ... more |
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 Volcanic eruption shuts down Iceland airspace Iceland's airspace temporarily closed down early Sunday because of a violent eruption of the country's most active volcano, the airport administration Isavia said. ... more | .. |
  China, S.Korea offer support to Japan China and South Korea Sunday offered to help Japan recover from the March 11 quake and tsunami as Beijing lifted bans on some food imports imposed after the disasters triggered a nuclear emergency. ... more | .. |
 16 dead in Malaysia orphanage landslide A close-knit village on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital was grieving on Sunday for the deaths of 16 people, mostly children, after an orphanage was hit by a devastating landslide. ... more | .. |
  Most common form of inherited intellectual disability may be treatable Advancements over the last 10 years in understanding intellectual disability (ID, formerly mental retardation), have led to the once-unimaginable possibility that ID may be treatable, a review of mo ... more |
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Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market
'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
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 Erratic information fuels mistrust of TEPCO Tokyo Electric Power's belated admission that damage to crippled reactors at its nuclear plant is worse than it first thought has fuelled suspicion it withheld bad news in the first days of Japan's crisis. ... more | .. |
  Indian drug firms use S.Africa as launch pad to continent A white South African woman runs the local operations of India's largest drug company, Ranbaxy, and the second largest, Cipla, is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. ... more | .. |
 New volcano eruption begins in Iceland: meteorologists The Grimsvoetn volcano under Iceland's largest glacier began erupting Saturday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, reporting a tall plume of smoke rising from the crater. ... more | .. |
 At least 10 dead in Malaysia orphanage landslide A landslide caused by heavy rains hit an orphanage in Malaysia on Saturday, killing at least eight children and two caretakers, the official Bernama news agency said. ... more |
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 Rwanda to 'baptise' 22 baby mountain gorillas Twenty-two baby mountain gorillas will be "baptised" in a name-giving ceremony next month in Rwanda's Volcans National Park, an official said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China, S. Korea leaders visit nuclear region The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea travelled to Fukushima on Saturday in a show of solidarity over the ongoing nuclear crisis, visiting evacuees left homeless by the quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
'Mega-float' to hold water at Japan nuclear plant A huge floating structure to hold radioactive water was on Saturday berthed at the quay of Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
UN launches study of Japan's nuclear disaster: Ban The United Nations has launched a broad study of the implications of the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the earthquake and tsunami in March, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced. ... more |
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Dust and Sand Movements Reshape Martian Slopes
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  Tibetan leader to India: make Tibet 'core' issue The newly elected head of Tibet's government-in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, has appealed to the Indian government to make Tibet "a core issue" in relations with China. ... more | .. |
Leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea meet in Fukushima Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea were to gather in Fukushima City Saturday in a gesture of solidarity over the ongoing nuclear crisis - but with Tokyo's neighbours reportedly concerned by its actions. ... more | .. |
 Chileans set against giant dams project Increasing numbers of Chileans are turning against a government plan to build giant dams in the south, in stark contrasted to muted protests in Brazil over a similar mammoth hydroelectric project there. ... more | .. |
 No evidence WHO in cahoots with vaccine makers: members The World Health Organisation had problems handling the swine flu epidemic, but there was no evidence it tried to boost vaccine makers, the UN body's member countries agreed on Friday. ... more |
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 China police allege Ai Weiwei firm evaded tax Police in Beijing on Friday alleged a firm controlled by Ai Weiwei had evaded "a huge amount" of tax, state media said, as authorities appeared to ramp up their case against the detained artist. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong bans trawling to save fish stocks Hong Kong has banned trawl fishing in its waters, a decision welcomed by conservationists Friday as a crucial move to save fish stocks and revive the city's depleted marine environment. ... more | .. |
  Sodium channels evolved before animals' nervous systems An essential component of animal nervous systems-sodium channels-evolved prior to the evolution of those systems, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have discovered. "The first ... more | .. |
 Man returns to desolate Argentina town after flood In a town all but destroyed when its salt lake overflowed over three decades ago, the desolation is surreal: from silvery-white empty houses and hotels to trees, stark and dead; and one lonely man who calls this home. ... more |
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