NEW YORK – As scientists struggle to find a vaccine to prevent infection with the AIDS virus, a study in mice suggests hope for a new approach — one that doctors now want to test in people. The treated mice in the study appeared to have 100 percent protection against HIV. That doesn’t mean the …
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Dutch researcher created super-influenza, with the capacity of killing billions | ZME Science
The virus in case is a mutation of the avian influenza H5N1 – also known as the bird flu, and this research was made to study it in case this mutation occurs naturally – which might happen. Ron Fouchier of the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Netherlands made this virus much more contagious; bird flu emerged …
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11 Amazing Things NASA’s Huge Mars Rover Can Do | space
NASA is getting set to launch its next Mars rover this week, a 1-ton robotic beast that will take planetary exploration to the next level. The car-size Curiosity rover is the centerpiece of NASA’s $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, slated to blast off Saturday (Nov. 26) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in …
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New technology improves both energy capacity and charge rate in rechargeable batteries | physorg
Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research. A team of engineers has created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries — rechargeable batteries such as those found in cellphones and iPods — that …
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Dazzling northern lights show on tap – msnbc
Image: Ron Garan / Mike Fossum Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted this photo by fellow spaceflyer Mike Fossum (@astro_aggie) on Oct. 5, showing auroral glow over Earth. He wrote: “@Astro_Aggie is changing the way us earthlings view our planet. Great snap Mike! #ISS #NASA.” Despite the presence of a brilliant nearly-full moon, skywatchers should pay …
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Earthquakes – Magnitudes and What They Mean
In light of this year’s devastating earthquakes, I thought it might be interesting to know what the Magnitudes and their related effects are. Here’s a table that will show you: Magnitude Description Earthquake effects Frequency of occurrence Less than 2.0 Micro Micro earthquakes, not felt. Continual 2.0–2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. 1,300,000 per …
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So Long, Launchpads: Pentagon Wants Jets to Send Sats Into Orbit
Forget the launchpads, the giant rockets, and the gazillion-dollar prices for getting satellites into space. If Darpa, the military’s wild research arm, has its way, it’ll take little more than a super-smart jumbo jet to rapidly punch our orbiters beyond the sky. Source: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/darpa-satellite-launchers/ — If you have any ideas or suggestions, please leave …
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Stem cells transformed into brain cells to treat Parkinson’s disease | guardian.co.uk
Animal study raises the prospect of using freshly grown dopamine-producing cells to treat people with Parkinson’s Brain cells that die off in Parkinson’s disease have been grown from stem cells and grafted into monkeys’ brains in a major step towards new treatments for the condition. US researchers say they have overcome previous difficulties in coaxing …
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