Researchers unearth layout of Altinum, the precursor of Venice
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Assessing ecological restoration; rethinking graduate student funding; science in Venezuela; and more.
Scientists have developed a method for making “odako,” bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes named for the traditional Japanese kites they resemble. It may lead to a way to produce meter-long strands of nanotubes, which by themselves are no wider than a piece of DNA.
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“Silent” strokes, which are strokes that don’t result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to new a study.
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Human impact on one of the world’s most threatened bird species can be beneficial rather than destructive — and could even save it from extinction — according to counterintuitive new findings. This critically endangered species is largely dependent on local farming practices for their survival.
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A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,600 tumor samples has found that CT-X genes are expressed in nearly half the breast cancers that lack the estrogen receptor. CT-X gene products are the targets of therapeutic cancer vaccines already in phase III clinical trials for lung cancer and melanoma.
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Canadian scientists are developing a new technology that integrates two existing medical devices — medical linear accelerators, or “linacs,” which produce powerful X-rays for treating cancer, and magnetic resonance imagers (MRIs), which are widely used to image tumors in the human body.
Few people changed their behavior in the early stages of the swine flu outbreak, according to a new study. But the results do support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu and to communicate about the government’s plans and resources.
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