Channel 42 http://ch42.com Science is the answer to everything. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en The Niche: ES cells change chromosomes; stem-cell CEO changes jobs http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-niche-es-cells-change-chromosomes-stem-cell-ceo-changes-jobs/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-niche-es-cells-change-chromosomes-stem-cell-ceo-changes-jobs/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:04 +0000 admin The Niche. The Niche. The Niche logo. Please email the editors at ‘theniche at nature.com’ to propose new posts. « Thomson stem-cell companies consolidate | Main. Bookmark in Connotea …

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-niche-es-cells-change-chromosomes-stem-cell-ceo-changes-jobs/feed/ The Great Beyond: DAMA dark matter debunked? http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-great-beyond-dama-dark-matter-debunked/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-great-beyond-dama-dark-matter-debunked/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin DAMA dark matter debunked? - November 27, 2008. Dark matter is a mysterious substance that makes up about 85% of the matter in the Universe. It doesn’t interact with regular matter, at least not very often, and so physicists are having …

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/the-great-beyond-dama-dark-matter-debunked/feed/ New study indicates smallpox vaccination effective for decades http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/new-study-indicates-smallpox-vaccination-effective-for-decades/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/new-study-indicates-smallpox-vaccination-effective-for-decades/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin There is concern that bioterrorists might obtain smallpox from a laboratory and release it into the population. In a study published in the December 2008 issue of the American Journal of Medicine, researchers found that lifetime protection is obtained from just one vaccination, even when that vaccination occurred as much as 88 years ago. They conclude that in the event of a smallpox bioterrorist attack, vaccinia smallpox vaccine should be used first on individuals who have not been vaccinated previously.

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/scientists-developing-food-allergy-treatment/feed/ New treatment hope for people with recurring depression http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/new-treatment-hope-for-people-with-recurring-depression/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/new-treatment-hope-for-people-with-recurring-depression/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin Research shows for the first time that a group-based psychological treatment, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, could be a viable alternative to prescription drugs for people suffering from long-term depression. In this study, MBCT proved as effective as maintenance anti-depressants in preventing a relapse and more effective in enhancing peoples’ quality of life. The study also showed MBCT to be as cost-effective as prescription drugs in helping people with a history of depression stay well in the longer-term.

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/new-treatment-hope-for-people-with-recurring-depression/feed/ Cell movements totally modular, Stanford study shows http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/cell-movements-totally-modular-stanford-study-shows/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/cell-movements-totally-modular-stanford-study-shows/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin A study describing how cells within blood vessel walls move en masse overturns an assumption common in the age of genomics — that the proteins driving cell behavior are doing so much multitasking that it would be near impossible to group them according to a few discrete functions.But now researchers at the Stanford have shown that distinct groups of proteins each control one of four simple activities involved in the cells’ collective migration.

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/cell-movements-totally-modular-stanford-study-shows/feed/ Genetically Modified Peanuts Could Save Lives | Wired Science from … http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/genetically-modified-peanuts-could-save-lives-wired-science-from/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/genetically-modified-peanuts-could-save-lives-wired-science-from/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin Genetically modified peanuts could eliminate the most common cause of fatal allergic reactions to food in the United States. Scientists have silenced two of the genes in peanuts responsible for.

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/scientists-developing-food-allergy-treatment-science-blog/feed/ Gene Expression: The neuroscience prosopagnosia http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/gene-expression-the-neuroscience-prosopagnosia/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/gene-expression-the-neuroscience-prosopagnosia/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin Recent Posts. The neuroscience prosopagnosia · Racial hygiene 2008? ACTN3 sports gene test is a con! What’s new in life science research? The Secular Right & prayers for H. L. Mencken. Woolly Mammoth best left dead? …

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]]> http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/gene-expression-the-neuroscience-prosopagnosia/feed/ Greg Laden's Blog : The Last Recount http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/greg-ladens-blog-the-last-recount/ http://ch42.com/2008/12/01/greg-ladens-blog-the-last-recount/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:00:03 +0000 admin An enjoyable overview of the Coleman Franken Recount process all it attends to …

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