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Gram-Negative Bacteria Shoot Their Way Into Cells
Chevy Chase MD (SPX) Jun 02, 2005The bacteria that cause food poisoning, bubonic plague, and whooping cough all deploy the same weapon to infect the body. A molecular "syringe" sticks out of the bacteria, pokes a hole in a nearby cell, and squirts in venomous proteins that hijack the cell's machinery. Midday Sun Holds The Key To Good Health 
London UK (SPX) Jun 02, 2005British scientists at The University of Manchester have unveiled new research which claims that going out in the midday sun, without sunscreen, is good for you. Dinosaur Fossil Bone Leads To Gender, Age Determinations 
Raleigh NC (SPX) Jun 03, 2005It's a girl.. and she's pregnant! Paleontologists at North Carolina State University have determined that a 68 million year-old Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil from Montana is that of a young female, and that she was producing eggs when she died. |
Analysis: 'Khodorkovsky Fallout'
Moscow, June (UPI) Jun 01, 2005Four percent of Russians polled believe former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to a nine-year prison term Tuesday for committing economic crimes. Russia's political classes are divided on this issue, and the West is decidedly skeptical of Russia's judicial system. Antarctica Conference In Sweden To Focus On Environment, Climate Change Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) May 31, 2005 
Representatives of 50 governments, researchers and experts will meet for a two-week conference in Stockholm to discuss the Antarctic, especially environmental and climate change issues, the Swedish hosts said on Tuesday.Blair Seeks Bush's Support For G8 plans 
London (UPI) Jun 02, 2005British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to fly to Washington next week in a bid to rescue his ambitious agenda for the Group of Eight summit, which is crumbling in the face of growing U.S. Opposition. |
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Dutch Put Axe To EU Constitution
Brussels (UPI) Jun 01, 2005The Netherlands, one of the six founding members of the EU and traditionally one of its most solid backers, delivered a potentially fatal blow to the bloc's first constitution Wednesday when voters overwhelmingly rejected the treaty. Scientists Monitor Largest Red Tide Outbreak in 12 Years In Mass Bay 
Miami FL (SPX) Jun 02, 2005With shellfish beds from Maine to the Cape Cod coast closed from the largest outbreak of red tide in 12 years in Massachusetts Bay, scientists from the WHOI are studying the algae that causes these "red tides"; and providing information to coastal managers using new molecular techniques and oceanographic models. Researchers See Upwellings That Could Be Root Of Volcanic Islands 
Tempe AZ (SPX) Jun 02, 2005Deep within Earth, researchers are finding hints of exotic materials and behaviors unrivaled anywhere else on the planet. Now a team of researchers is making connections between the dynamic activities deep inside Earth and geologic features at its surface. |
Australia's Largest City Tightens Water Restrictions As Drought Bites
Sydney (AFP) May 31, 2005Australia's largest city, Sydney, announced unprecedented water restrictions Tuesday as the country's worst drought on record left dam levels at less than 40 percent. Rapid-Scanning Doppler On Wheels Keeps Pace With Twisters 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jun 02, 2005A multibeam Doppler radar that can scan tornadic storms every 5 to 10 seconds is prowling the Great Plains through June 30 in search of its first close-up tornado. Engineers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder helped build the Rapid-Scan Doppler on Wheels (DOW). Double Star Mission Extension Approved By ESA 
Paris (ESA) May 31, 2005On 10 May 2005, the ESA Science Programme Committee (SPC) approved the extension of the Double Star mission for a period of 17 months, pushing back the end date from July 2005 to December 2006. |
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