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(Scripps Research Institute) Using a novel light activation technique, Scripps Research Institute scientists have been able to turn molecules with only a modest ability to fight specific proteins into virtual protein destroyers.
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Mar 12 | News
Steelmakers say price hikes of between 80 and 90 percent for steel's raw ingredient would have a significant impact on steel prices.
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Mar 12 | News
A natural gas line explosion northeast of Oklahoma City sent flames into the air but caused little damage and no injuries.
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Mar 12 | News
Chemical analysis of teeth from decapitated bodies in an ancient burial pit in Dorset has revealed that the victims were Vikings. All of the victims had suffered wounds inflicted by a sharp weapon to their skulls, jaws and upper spines consistent with decapitation injuries. Some also had...
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Mar 11 | News
As U.S. prospects for a national climate change bill fade, five U.S. states and Canadian provinces are on track to start a cap-and-trade market for carbon dioxide in 2012.
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Mar 11 | News
(Sam Houston State University) The major function of the lab will be the identification of seized drugs and toxicology analysis. Services will be provided by almost a dozen full-time forensic scientists and support staff and will offer intern opportunities to forensic science...
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Mar 11 | News
(University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) The increased frequency and intensity of oxygen-deprived "dead zones" along the world's coasts can negatively impact environmental conditions in far more than local waters. In the March 12 edition of Science, UMCES...
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Mar 11 | News
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 249 people have been infected with a matching strain of Salmonella Montevideo in at least 44 states.
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Mar 11 | News
(American Institute of Physics) The March Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) -- the largest physics meeting of the year -- will take place from March 15-19, 2010 in Portland, Ore., at the Oregon Convention Center and the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower Hotel.
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Mar 11 | CHEM Blog
Just when I thought it was safe to get in front of my computer, I find out that it’ll kill me — and management knew all along.
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