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Scientists Find Missing Link To Understand How Plants Make Vitamin C
Posted on April 28, 2007 at 05:39:34 pm
Vitamin C is possibly the most important small molecule whose biosynthetic pathway remained a mystery. That is until now.

Extremely Small Magnetic Fields Can Be Manipulated With Soundwaves
Posted on April 29, 2007 at 01:25:57 pm
Scientists at the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI) in Berlin have shown how extremely small and intensive magnetic fields can be manipulated.

Mobile Phone Game Will Help New Students Overcome Culture Shock
Posted on April 29, 2007 at 01:32:27 pm
A mobile phone game developed by academics at the University of Portsmouth will be used to help international students cope with 'culture shock' and university life in Britain - including moments of cultural awakening such as going to the pub and watching

Scientists Develop New Tool To 'Freeze' Crime Scene Memories
Posted on April 29, 2007 at 05:44:00 pm
University of Portsmouth scientists have developed a powerful new tool that 'freezes' the memory of crime scenes in the minds of witnesses.

Whales Entangled In Fishing Lines: What Can Be Done?
Posted on April 29, 2007 at 06:05:45 pm
The American Lobster, Americanus homarus, can be found from Cape Hatteras, NC to Newfoundland but is most abundant in the Gulf of Maine, from Cape Cod to Nova Scotia. It is in this area where it is most heavily targeted by commercial fisheries.

Study May Explain Why Alcohol Consumption Boosts Breast Cancer Risk
Posted on April 29, 2007 at 09:11:00 pm
New study presents first animal model to confirm alcohol consumption stimulates tumor growth and malignancy of breast cancer, and reveals some of the mechanisms of alcohol-induced breast cancer.

Virtual Reality Helps MS Patients Walk Better
Posted on April 30, 2007 at 09:26:04 pm
sraeli scientists have created a small, wearable virtual reality device that combines auditory and visual feedback to improve walking speed and stride length in patients suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Parkinson’s disease.

Student Engineers Design Environmentally Safe, Portable Bug Trap
Posted on April 30, 2007 at 09:32:37 pm
An environmentally friendly bug trap designed in part by University of Florida engineering undergraduates uses battery-powered LEDs flashing at different frequencies to attract house flies.

Moderate Coffee Drinking Reduces Many Risks, Panel Says
Posted on April 30, 2007 at 09:50:13 pm
Dr. James Coughlin, a toxicology/safety consultant at Coughlin & Associates, says that recent advances in epidemiologic and experimental knowledge have transformed many of the negative health myths about coffee drinking into validated health benefits.

Tart Cherries Can Alter Factors Linked To Heart Disease And Diabetes
Posted on April 30, 2007 at 10:03:53 pm
Tart cherries may be good for more than just making pie, according to new data from an animal study conducted by University of Michigan Health System researchers and presented recently at a major scientific meeting


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