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Newly Discovered 'Branding' Process Helps Immune System Cells Pick Their Fights

Scientists have uncovered a new method the immune system uses to label foreign invaders as targets to be attacked. Researchers showed that the immune system can brand foreign proteins by chemically modifying their structure, and that these modifications increased the chances that cells known as lymphocytes would recognize the trespassers and attack them. "Now that we know that some T cells...

Picky female frogs drive evolution of new species in less than 8,000 years

Picky female frogs in a tiny rainforest outpost of Australia have driven the evolution of a new species in 8,000 years or less, according to scientists from the University of Queensland, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. "That's lightning-fast," said co-author Craig Moritz, professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley and director of...

Biologist Discovers What May Be World’s ‘Pickiest?Mates

A study conducted by a biologist at the University of California, San Diego that appears in the August issue of the journal Animal Behaviour found that females of the species Uca crenulata may check out 100 or more male fiddler crabs and their burrows before finally deciding on a mate. “As far as I know, no other species has been observed sampling nearly as many candidates as the Californi...

Scientists unpick genetics of first 15 minutes of life

Scientists have identified the gene responsible for controlling a first key step in the creation of new life, according to new research published in the journal Nature tomorrow (Thursday 27 October 2005). The gene, known as HIRA, 'chaperones' the early processes that take place once a sperm enters an egg, giving it a crucial role in the most fundamental process in sexually reproducing anim...

Picking particles faster than one at a time

Computer scientists and biologists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed software that can select tens of thousands of high-quality images of biological molecules from electron microgaphs, rapidly and automatically, with accuracy approaching that of experienced human analysts. The new algorithm, described as "particle picking by segmentation,"...

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Menards picks Teradata technology

Menards deployed a Teradata Data Warehouse, Teradata Retail Decisions software and the Teradata Retail Logical Date Model. Menards pre...

Picking Vista sure seemed like a good idea at the time

learning curve for the last two weeks, and I'm just plain worn out. Productivity is in the basement. Frustration has reached all-time highs, and all I'm trying to do is write a column,...

In a fast-paced economy, lawmakers must pick up speed

. - For reasons that may be as innocent as a choked calendar, legislative progress has stalled on a bill that would trade Wisconsin's city-by-city regulation of the cable television industry for statewide video franchises. The bill, which would create jobs, help many consumers and speed new technologies to the market, passed the <a href="http://ww...

Editor's Picks 2005

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Readers' picks 2005

As promised, our latest e-mail newsletter contains the most-read stories from our Web site in 2005. As our readership has increased from around 30,000 visitors a month to over 70,000 last month, many of them sticking around to read more than a few stories weve paid attention to what drew your interest. Let me take a moment to thank everyone who has already...

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‘Radiation Overdose Girl’ Is Picking Up the Threads of Her Lie

A schoolgirl is recovering well, after a cancer unit administered a potentially deadly radiation overdose .Lisa Norris, is trying to re-build her life, and is currently receiving specialist oxygen treatment. // She has re-joined school and will be celebrating her 16th birthday soon. Lisa Norris from Girvan in Ayrshire, in a case of human error, was administered a radiation overdose 1...

B.C. to pick up expenses of live organ donors

Vancouver: A novel scheme on the anvil, offers to reimburse some part of the costs of potential donors who wish to donate a kidney or part of the liver for transplant, in a bid to attract more numbers of living donors.// The three-year scheme, which is worth $300,000, is a pioneering effort in North America, which will seek to reimburse the travel, recuperation and accommodation expe...

Chicken Sales Slowly Pick Up

Bird flu has created so much commotion across the world and it has drastically affected the sales of chicken across the world. But recently there is an increase in demand for chicken// and the sales are slowly picking up in the market. The poultry industry is thought to be in its recuperation stage. Mohamed Al Shafei, director of the General Union for Poultry Workers, said that though t...

Footwear The Hot Pick Of Summer Fashion In The West

After Indian cuisine, films and fashion, it's now footwear that has caught the fancy of the swish set who are trading in their high-heels and pointy shoes //for comfy open sandals, juttis, kolhapuris and bejewelled slip-ons, all with the 'Made In India' tag! The stores are brimming with Indian flat footwear and so are online agents, according to Washington yuppie Thanga. '...

Tata Industries picks up stake in Indigene Pharmaceuticals

Tata Industries Ltd today said it has acquired a significant stake in Indigene Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of US-based indigene Pharma Inc// , for an undisclosed amount. Indigene, which is involved in biopharmaceuticals, has been in the business of both prescription and consumer healthcare products. Commenting on the strategic alliance with Indigene, Tata Group Chairman R...

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