Tests performed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the request of infectious disease experts have confirmed that isolates from four patients with H1N1 influenza at Duke University Hospital during October and November were found to be resistant to oseltamivir (Tamiflu).
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The latest data delivered back to Earth by the Herschel Space Observatory — launched in May by the European Space Agency — have opened a new window on galaxies.
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The latest data delivered back to Earth by the Herschel Space Observatory — launched in May by the European Space Agency — have opened a new window on galaxies.
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Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologists.
Online social networks such as Facebook are being used to express and communicate real personality, instead of an idealized virtual identity, according to new research from psychologists.
Four years ago, a researcher reported a bizarre example of sexual selection in a rare South American bird: The male attracts the female by rubbing specialized wing feathers — more than 100 cycles per second — to create a high hum, similar to a sustained violin note. While the researchers speculated how the sound was [...]
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Four years ago, a researcher reported a bizarre example of sexual selection in a rare South American bird: The male attracts the female by rubbing specialized wing feathers — more than 100 cycles per second — to create a high hum, similar to a sustained violin note. While the researchers speculated how the sound was [...]
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Researchers have found a novel mechanism by which drugs block HIV-1 from entering host cells.
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Researchers have found a novel mechanism by which drugs block HIV-1 from entering host cells.
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The first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica’s climate and its relationship to the global climate system has just been published. The review — Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment — presents the latest research from the icy continent, identifies areas for future scientific research, and addresses the urgent questions that policy makers have [...]
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