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How a magnet turned off my speech
Roger Highfield recalls how he could not utter a nursery rhyme as part of his brain was turned off by a magnet.
Telegraph.co.uk – 7 hours, 12 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Roger Highfield recalls how he could not utter a nursery rhyme as part of his brain was turned off by a magnet.
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Man-made 'defensin' rips resistant bacteria apart
A mimic of a potent compound used by immune cells could provide an alternative to antibiotics, which bacteria can become resistant to
NewScientist.com – 7 hours, 38 minutes ago ¦ comment?
A mimic of a potent compound used by immune cells could provide an alternative to antibiotics, which bacteria can become resistant to
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FDA closes contract drug manufacturer
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it obtained a permanent injunction preventing the production of drugs by Scientific Laboratories Inc.
United Press International – 7 hours, 43 minutes ago ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it obtained a permanent injunction preventing the production of drugs by Scientific Laboratories Inc.
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Fermilab Calls For Code Crackers
atrocious cowpat passes along a call for help from symmetry magazine, the joint publication of Fermilab and SLAC, noting: "Could be just plain gibberish, it could be something like those wonderfully weird letters to the Mount Wilson observatory, or it could be a message from aliens who just happened to have gotten their hands (tentacles/exoskeleton) on a fax machine." "A little over a year ago, the Fermilab Office of Public Affairs received a curious letter in code (4.4-MB image here). It has been sitting in our files all that time and we haven't had much of a chance to look into breaking the code, nor are we particularly expert at this!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot – 7 hours, 51 minutes ago ¦ comment?
atrocious cowpat passes along a call for help from symmetry magazine, the joint publication of Fermilab and SLAC, noting: "Could be just plain gibberish, it could be something like those wonderfully weird letters to the Mount Wilson observatory, or it could be a message from aliens who just happened to have gotten their hands (tentacles/exoskeleton) on a fax machine." "A little over a year ago, the Fermilab Office of Public Affairs received a curious letter in code (4.4-MB image here). It has been sitting in our files all that time and we haven't had much of a chance to look into breaking the code, nor are we particularly expert at this!"Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Slashdot – 7 hours, 51 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Dawkins beaten in bid for Einstein letter
Prof Richard Dawkins was unsuccessful in his bid for a letter by Albert Einstein that described religious beliefs as "childish superstitions", it emerged today
The Guardian – 7 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
Prof Richard Dawkins was unsuccessful in his bid for a letter by Albert Einstein that described religious beliefs as "childish superstitions", it emerged today
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Study shows bird sight isn't human sight
UPPSALA, Sweden, May 16 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers say they've found a bird's visual perception is very different from that of a human, suggesting a re-evaluation of many studies.
United Press International – 8 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
UPPSALA, Sweden, May 16 (UPI) -- Swedish researchers say they've found a bird's visual perception is very different from that of a human, suggesting a re-evaluation of many studies.
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Hydraglide-brand catheters are recalled
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Hydraglide-brand heparin-coated thoracic drainage catheters due to potential contamination.
United Press International – 8 hours, 19 minutes ago ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of Hydraglide-brand heparin-coated thoracic drainage catheters due to potential contamination.
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How information escapes from a black hole
A new study bolsters the idea that quantum fuzziness smoothes out a black hole's destructive 'singularity', allowing information to eventually escape
NewScientist.com – 8 hours, 25 minutes ago ¦ comment?
A new study bolsters the idea that quantum fuzziness smoothes out a black hole's destructive 'singularity', allowing information to eventually escape
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IBM claims solar power breakthrough
ARMONK, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- The IBM Corp. reports a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that the company says might significantly reduce the cost of solar power.
United Press International – 8 hours, 30 minutes ago ¦ comment?
ARMONK, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- The IBM Corp. reports a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that the company says might significantly reduce the cost of solar power.
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FDA closes smoked seafood plant
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed Hope Food Supply Inc. of Pasadena, Texas, to close and recall all products produced since 2007.
United Press International – 8 hours, 38 minutes ago ¦ comment?
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed Hope Food Supply Inc. of Pasadena, Texas, to close and recall all products produced since 2007.
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