News Topic - Discover
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A Salute To James' Dense, Intense 'Ambassadors'
Ann Patchett first read The Ambassadors — that notoriously opaque Henry James novel — at the suggestion of a good friend. Little did she know she was about to discover "the literary equivalent of a religious text."
NPR.org – Dec 1, 2008 4:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Entertainment: Books
Ann Patchett first read The Ambassadors — that notoriously opaque Henry James novel — at the suggestion of a good friend. Little did she know she was about to discover "the literary equivalent of a religious text."
NPR.org – Dec 1, 2008 4:09 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Entertainment: Books
OSU researchers discover gene to protect soybeans from pest
Researchers looking for soybean plants to stand up against attacks from a pest that spreads throughout the Midwest are fighting an elusive target.
Cincinnati Enquirer – Dec 1, 2008 09:03 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Ohio: Cincinnati
Researchers looking for soybean plants to stand up against attacks from a pest that spreads throughout the Midwest are fighting an elusive target.
Cincinnati Enquirer – Dec 1, 2008 09:03 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: Ohio: Cincinnati
Scientists discover giant, moving sea amoeba
DURHAM -- A submarine expedition that went looking for visually flashy sea creatures instead found a drab, mud-covered blob that may turn out to be truly spectacular indeed.
HeraldSun.com – Dec 1, 2008 05:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
DURHAM -- A submarine expedition that went looking for visually flashy sea creatures instead found a drab, mud-covered blob that may turn out to be truly spectacular indeed.
HeraldSun.com – Dec 1, 2008 05:53 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
Argonne scientists discover possible mechanism for creating 'handedness' in biological molecules
The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right or left handed. This chirality has a profound influence on the chemistry and molecular interactions of living organisms. Scientists at the US Department of ... more »
EurekAlert! – Dec 1, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
The basic molecules that make up all living things have a predetermined chirality or "handedness," similar to the way people are right or left handed. This chirality has a profound influence on the chemistry and molecular interactions of living organisms. Scientists at the US Department of ... more »
EurekAlert! – Dec 1, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Virginia Tech researchers discover how mosquitoes avoid succumbing to viruses they transmit
Mosquitoes can spread viruses which cause disease without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that the mosquito didn't care whether it had a virus hitchhiker, but have now discovered, "there is a war going on" at the cellular level, between the host and invading RNA -- th ... more »
EurekAlert! – Dec 1, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Mosquitoes can spread viruses which cause disease without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that the mosquito didn't care whether it had a virus hitchhiker, but have now discovered, "there is a war going on" at the cellular level, between the host and invading RNA -- th ... more »
EurekAlert! – Dec 1, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Technology: Science
Find Out How Your Web Hosting Service Scores Against the Competition with the New Web Hosting Review Zone
Discover the premier new independently owned and operated web hosting review source. [PR.com - November 30, 2008]
PR.com – Nov 30, 2008 3:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
Discover the premier new independently owned and operated web hosting review source. [PR.com - November 30, 2008]
PR.com – Nov 30, 2008 3:06 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in Top Stories: Press Releases
Hard times demand city rethink closing
It is extremely disappointing to discover that one of the possible closures being proposed by Mayor Michael B. Coleman is the Golden Hobby Shop in German Village.
Columbus Dispatch – Nov 30, 2008 08:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
It is extremely disappointing to discover that one of the possible closures being proposed by Mayor Michael B. Coleman is the Golden Hobby Shop in German Village.
Columbus Dispatch – Nov 30, 2008 08:31 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Portuguese Scientists Discover New Mechanism That Regulates Formation Of Blood Vessels
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism which regulates the process whereby new blood vessels are formed and wounds heal, including chronic wounds, such as those found in diabetic patients and those suffering from morbid obesity. These findings have implications for the development of new ther ... more »
Science Daily – Nov 30, 2008 12:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
Researchers have discovered a novel mechanism which regulates the process whereby new blood vessels are formed and wounds heal, including chronic wounds, such as those found in diabetic patients and those suffering from morbid obesity. These findings have implications for the development of new ther ... more »
Science Daily – Nov 30, 2008 12:22 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
Anne Frank's Friend Recalls Intense Girl
Anne Frank's status as a symbol of the Holocaust has overshadowed the reality of a girl eager to discover the world around her, a close childhood friend said.
CBS News – Nov 29, 2008 6:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World
Anne Frank's status as a symbol of the Holocaust has overshadowed the reality of a girl eager to discover the world around her, a close childhood friend said.
CBS News – Nov 29, 2008 6:30 PM [GMT] – comment?
found in World
Veteran robbed while in surgery
When 87-year-old Andrew Raskovics returned home from hospital last week, he was stunned to discover someone had cashed out almost $15,000 from his credit cards.
Canoe.ca – Nov 29, 2008 10:13 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Canada
When 87-year-old Andrew Raskovics returned home from hospital last week, he was stunned to discover someone had cashed out almost $15,000 from his credit cards.
Canoe.ca – Nov 29, 2008 10:13 AM [GMT] – comment?
found in Canada