Scientists are on the verge of decoding the special chemical language that bacteria use to “talk” to each other, British researchers report. That achievement could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including so-called superbugs that infect more than 90,000 people in the United States each year, they note.
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In 2007, researchers were dazzled by the degree to which genomes differ from one human to another and began to understand the role of these variations in disease and personal traits. Science recognize “Human Genetic Variation” as the Breakthrough of the Year, and identify nine other of the year’s most significant scientific accomplishments.
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A model of the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument will be tested before Christmas at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire, England to ensure the final instrument can see infrared light.
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Researchers demonstrated for the first time a link between cell-death-inducing TRAIL’s receptor and cancer susceptibility. Unexpectedly, they also found a connection — via TRAIL — between inflammation and cancer susceptibility.
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Researchers have identified an alternative explanation for the microscopic origins of the “glue” that binds electrons during high-temperature superconductivity.
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The person you’re speaking with may be looking at you, but are they really paying attention? Or has the person covertly shifted their attention, without moving their eyes? Dr. Brian Corneil, of the Center for Brain and Mind at the University of Western Ontario has found a way of actually measuring covert attention. His research […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-24953′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;TransMontaigne Partners LP reported Monday that it's closed the acquisition of 21 refined petroleum products terminaling facilities and more for approximately $125 million from TransMontaigne Inc. (TLP)
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Californians used 46.2 million gallons less in the third quarter of 2007 than they did in the same period a year ago, according to the latest figures released Monday by the State Board of Equalization.
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Infinity Energy Resources Inc. disclosed Monday it's in danger of being delisted by Nasdaq.
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Once the province of economy cars and dominated by Japanese imports, compact cars are starting to make a slow comeback in North America. European manufacturers, who have sold small, city-oriented cars on that continent for decades now, have dedicated themselves to the task of proving to the typical trans-Atlantic consumer that small does not […]

window.document.getElementById(’post-24953′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Here is a short article about the importance of preparing your car for winter driving, and the offer of a free e-book titled “Preparing for Winter 101″ to help you do just that.
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window.document.getElementById(’post-24953′).parentNode.className += ‘ adhesive_post’;Here, for all you gadget lovers, is a little gizmo that moniters your tire pressure from inside your car. Now that’s different. The Seetron TP2 tire pressure monitoring system it is expensive, but may be just what you were looking for.
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A HEV or a hybrid electric vehicle is an electric engine that generates electric energy and is combined with an engine that uses some other type of fuel, in other words hybrid cars work on a dual engine.
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Over the course of the 20th Century, doctors waged war against infectious bacterial illness with the best new weapon they had: antibiotics. But the emergence of dangerous, multi-drug resistant strains of tuberculosis and other killer infections means that in the 21st century antibiotics are losing ground against bacterial disease. Researchers now say exciting new molecular […]

It’s a common springtime disappointment: you buy beautiful, flourishing potted plants from your local retailer, only to watch the once-healthy flowers wither and die shortly after you place them on your patio or porch. How do you know you are actually buying plants that will thrive after they leave the garden store?
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