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WHO'S 'JOE THE PLUMBER?': ASK GOOGLE
http://www.physorg.com/news143439396.html
HAWAII ENDING UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH CARE
http://www.physorg.com/news143439214.html
ARMYWORMS ATTACKING PASTURES, WHEAT IN TEXAS
http://www.physorg.com/news143438845.html
SCIENTISTS SAY STICK BUG IS WORLD'S LONGEST INSECT
http://www.physorg.com/news143438632.html
STUDY FINDS VALUE IN 'JUNK' DNA
http://www.physorg.com/news143438347.html
PHILIPS DESIGNS THE 'LIGHT BLOSSOM,' AN INTELLIGENT STREET LIGHT CONCEPT
http://www.physorg.com/news143438150.html
BLUE BANANAS: RIPENING BANANAS GLOW AN INTENSE BLUE UNDER BLACK LIGHT
http://www.physorg.com/news143457581.html
FUTURE P***S, CARS MAY BE MADE OF `BUCKYPAPER'
http://www.physorg.com/news143462841.html
NASA RUNS INTO MORE TROUBLE WITH HUBBLE
http://www.physorg.com/news143462873.html
WHEN UNDER ATTACK, PLANTS CAN SIGNAL MICROBIAL FRIENDS FOR HELP
http://www.physorg.com/news143465448.html



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Latest News On SPACE and EARTH SCIENCE:
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EU SEEKS TOUGHER RULES ON ILLEGAL LOGGING, October 17
The European Commission on Friday proposed tighter rules against illegal logging aimed at fighting climate change and protecting forests across the world.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143470944.html

AUSTRALIAN LEADER HOLDS FIRM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, October 17
(AP) -- World leaders must deal with the threat of global climate change despite the spreading "cancer" of the global financial crisis, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438708.html

UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER PROFESSOR ADDS NEW PERSPECTIVE TO RAINFOREST DEBATE, October 17
The Head of Geography at the University of Leicester has addressed an international conference in Brazil on the use of modern radar technology for monitoring the rainforests.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143456764.html

NASA RUNS INTO MORE TROUBLE WITH HUBBLE, October 17
(AP) -- NASA's efforts to get the ailing Hubble Space Telescope working again have hit a snag, and engineers are trying to figure out their next step. Officials had hoped to have the 18-year-old observatory back in business Friday, after it stopped sending pictures three weeks ago. But a pair of problems cropped up Thursday, and now recovery operations are on hold.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143462873.html

IMAGER ABOARD IBEX SPACE MISSION TO CAPTURE EVIDENCE OF FAR-DISTANT PARTICLE COLLISIONS, October 17
A new NASA mission, IBEX, launches this weekend, geared to probe the very edge of the solar system from a high Earth orbit. One of its two instruments is a compact Los Alamos device called the High Energy Neutral Atom Imager.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143469538.html

NASA TO LAUNCH PROBE TO MAP SOLAR SYSTEM'S EDGE, October 17
(AP) -- A small NASA spacecraft embarks on a two-year mission this weekend to give scientists their first view of the happenings at the edge of the solar system.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143472604.html



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Latest News On NANOTECHNOLOGY:
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FUTURE P***S, CARS MAY BE MADE OF `BUCKYPAPER', October 17
(AP) -- It's called "buckypaper" and looks a lot like ordinary carbon paper, but don't be fooled by the cute name or flimsy appearance. It could revolutionize the way everything from airp***s to TVs are made.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143462841.html

'STAMPING' SELF-ASSEMBLING NANOWIRES, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- By manipulating the way tiny droplets of fluid dry, Cornell researchers have created an innovative way to make and pattern nanoscale wires and other devices that ordinarily can be made only with expensive lithographic tools. The process is guided by molds that "stamp" the desired structures.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143468527.html



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Latest News On GENERAL SCIENCE:
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RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY GENETIC SWITCH CRITICAL FOR CELL SURVIVAL IN HYPOXIA, October 17
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a critical metabolic "switch" in fruit flies that helps oxygen-deprived cells survive.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438386.html

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER BACTERIA THAT CAN CAUSE BONE INFECTIONS, October 17
Scientists have discovered that a bone infection is caused by a newly described species of bacteria that is related to the tuberculosis pathogen. The discovery may help improve the diagnosis and treatment of similar infections, according to an article published in the October issue of the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143456589.html

SCIENTIST EXPLORES SECRETS TO LIFE THROUGH WORMS, October 17
Who would have thought that worms found in your composter - only seen with a microscope - could be used to study genetic disorders in humans? With 700 million years of separation and roughly half of its genes similar to humans, the worm C. elegans is one of the most widely used animals in biomedical research today.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143469784.html

ITALIAN SCIENTISTS ASSAIL POPE'S DIG ON 'EASY MONEY' RESEARCH, October 17
Italian scientists Friday reacted angrily to Pope Benedict XVI's assertion that researchers are tempted by "easy money" at a time when universities and research institutes face budget cuts.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143470915.html

CONSUMERS USING MORE MEDIA, NEW AND OLD, STUDY SAYS, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reports of traditional media's demise -- in favor of newer, high-tech forms -- have been greatly exaggerated. That's according to a four-year study led by an Iowa State University mass media professor, who found large gains in the use of new media (like the Internet and e-mail), but also a slight increase in the use of traditional media (newspapers, magazines, radio and television). The result? Overall media saturation.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143471300.html

STUDY DEBUNKS MYTH THAT EARLY IMMIGRANTS QUICKLY LEARNED ENGLISH, October 17
Joseph Salmons has always been struck by the pervasiveness of the argument. In his visits across Wisconsin, in many newspaper letters to the editor, and in the national debates raging over modern immigration, he encounters the same refrain: "My great, great grandparents came to America and quickly learned English to survive. Why can't today's immigrants do the same?"
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143471567.html

GOVERNMENT DECLARES BELUGA WHALE ENDANGERED, October 17
(AP) -- The federal government on Friday placed the beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet under the protection of the Endangered Species Act, concluding that a decade-long recovery program has failed to ensure their survival.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143472352.html

ARMYWORMS ATTACKING PASTURES, WHEAT IN TEXAS, October 17
(AP) -- Texas farmers are once again battling armyworms and the voracious creatures are attacking fields and pastures in formidable numbers.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438845.html

SCIENTISTS SAY STICK BUG IS WORLD'S LONGEST INSECT, October 17
(AP) -- A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438632.html

STUDY FINDS VALUE IN 'JUNK' DNA, October 17
For about 15 years, scientists have known that certain "junk" DNA -- repetitive DNA segments previously thought to have no function -- could evolve into exons, which are the building blocks for protein-coding genes in higher organisms like animals and plants. Now, a University of Iowa study has found evidence that a significant number of exons created from junk DNA seem to play a role in gene regulation.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438347.html

BLUE BANANAS: RIPENING BANANAS GLOW AN INTENSE BLUE UNDER BLACK LIGHT, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ripe bananas are of course yellow. However, under black light, the yellow bananas are bright blue, as discovered by scientists at the University of Innsbruck (Austria) and Columbia University (New York, USA). The team, headed by Bernhard Kräutler, reports in the journal Angewandte Chemie that the blue glow is connected to the degradation of chlorophyll that occurs during ripening. In this process, colorless but fluorescing breakdown products of chlorophyll are concentrated in the banana peel.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143457581.html

WHEN UNDER ATTACK, PLANTS CAN SIGNAL MICROBIAL FRIENDS FOR HELP, October 17
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an S.O.S. to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143465448.html

ENGINEERS BUILD FIRST-EVER MULTI-INPUT 'PLUG-AND-PLAY' SYNTHETIC RNA DEVICE, October 17
Engineers from the California Institute of Technology have created a "plug-and-play" synthetic RNA device--a sort of eminently customizable biological computer--that is capable of taking in and responding to more than one biological or environmental signal at a time.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143465592.html

RESEARCH TEAM SHEDS LIGHT ON IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPRESSION, October 17
The work was reported in the October 16 issue of the journal Cell Host & Microbe. The study described the suppression of this immune response in mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, pointing to potential new avenues for the development of drug treatments for immunosuppressive diseases in humans.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143470473.html

RESEARCHER HOPES TO FIND HIDDEN TOMB OF GENGHIS KHAN USING NON-INVASIVE TECHNOLOGIES, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to legend, Genghis Khan lies buried somewhere beneath the dusty steppe of Northeastern Mongolia, entombed in a spot so secretive that anyone who made the mistake of encountering his funeral procession was executed on the spot. Once he was below ground, his men brought in horses to trample evidence of his grave, and just to be absolutely sure he would never be found, they diverted a river to flow over their leader's final resting place.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143471133.html

RESEARCHERS SUCCESSFULLY REPROGRAM KERATINOCYTES ATTACHED TO A SINGLE HAIR, October 17
The first reports of the successful reprogramming of adult human cells back into so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which by all appearances looked and acted liked embryonic stem cells created a media stir. But the process was woefully inefficient: Only one out of 10,000 cells could be persuaded to turn back the clock.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143472651.html

SCIENTISTS HAVE NEW CLUE TO MYSTERY OF SUNKEN SUB, October 17
(AP) -- It's long been a mystery why the H.L. Hunley never returned after becoming the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship in 1864, but new research announced Friday may lend credence to one of thoeries.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143472914.html



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Latest News On TECHNOLOGY:
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INDIA'S SATYAM REPORTS 41.8 PCT RISE IN Q2 PROFIT, October 17
Satyam Computer, one of India's big four software makers, announced second-quarter net profit growth of 41.8 percent Friday, due to more clients and a depreciation of the rupee.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143439413.html

PRET-A-SAUVER FASHION FOR DISASTERS, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers are helping rescue workers and disaster victims by creating innovative clothing from smart fabrics. The clothes can monitor people’s health, identify their location and even detect dangerous chemicals in the atmosphere.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143464084.html

WHO'S 'JOE THE PLUMBER?': ASK GOOGLE, October 17
Google's search engine was clogged with requests Thursday for information about "Joe the plumber," an obscure handyman from Ohio flushed into the limelight during the latest US presidential debate.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143439396.html

AMD HEAVILY TRIMS 3Q LOSS, REVENUE UP 14 PCT, October 17
(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. surprised investors with a sharply reduced loss for the third quarter, as the computer chip maker received a large lump sum for licensed technologies. Its shares soared in extended trading.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143439246.html

PHILIPS DESIGNS THE 'LIGHT BLOSSOM,' AN INTELLIGENT STREET LIGHT CONCEPT, October 17
Designing nighttime lighting solutions for urban areas presents a challenge for city planners. Too much light results in light pollution - not just limiting the enjoyment of stargazers, but also interfering with the routines of plants and animals. On the other hand, having too little light threatens a neighborhood's overall safety.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438150.html

FORD EXPANDS USE OF BIOMATERIALS TO CUT FOREIGN OIL NEED, October 17
Deep inside the laboratories of Ford Motor Co.'s research and innovation center, one lab feels a lot more like a witch's pantry than a place for developing the green cars and trucks of the future.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143466195.html



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Latest News On MEDICINE and HEALTH:
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RUTGERS SCHOLAR AUTHORS DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE PIONEER, October 17
As Louise Brown – the first baby conceived by in vitro fertilization – celebrates her 30th birthday in 2008, a new book coauthored by a Rutgers medical historian offers the first comprehensive insight into the influence of John Rock, the Harvard-affiliated gynecologist and pioneering researcher, in shaping the field of modern reproductive medicine.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143456569.html

DAIICHI SANKYO, ELI LILLY: NEW DRUG STILL ON TRACK, October 17
(AP) -- Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo Co. and U.S. partner Eli Lilly & Co. sought to reassure investors Friday that a highly anticipated blood thinner remains on track for approval, despite escalating concerns of further delays by federal health regulators.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143439132.html

HUMAN PROTEIN ATLAS WILL HELP PINPOINT DISEASE, October 17
Researchers in Sweden are compiling a remarkable 'atlas' that pinpoints the location of thousands of individual proteins in the body's tissues and cells which will give scientists important insights into the function of different proteins and how changes in the distribution of proteins could be reflected in diseases such as cancer. Professor Mathias Uhlén of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, who is leading the project, said, "We are trying to map the building blocks of life."
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143458316.html

ASPIRIN DOES NOT PREVENT HEART ATTACKS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES, October 17
Taking regular aspirin and antioxidant supplements does not prevent heart attacks even in high risk groups with diabetes and asymptomatic arterial disease, and aspirin should only be given to patients with established heart disease, stroke or limb arterial disease, according to a study published today on bmj.com.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143438427.html

NEW RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE SMELL OF SMOKE DOES NOT TRIGGER RELAPSE IN QUITTERS, October 17
Research into tobacco dependence published online today in the November issue of Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any more likely to relapse than those who find it unpleasant.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143457147.html

A STRONG PELVIC FLOOR IS NO ACCIDENT, October 17
The next time you laugh and - oops! - leak urine while you're out with your friends, look around. New research shows roughly one in four American women suffers from a pelvic health issue including bladder control problems.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143466370.html

HEALTHY FOODS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN JUNK FOODS, October 17
(PhysOrg.com) -- Healthy foods are rising in price faster than their less healthy alternatives. This is the finding of research published in the October issue of Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143467443.html

DOCTOR WHO TREATED HER OWN BREAST CANCER IN ANTARCTICA ILL: REPORTS, October 17
A doctor who was forced to treat herself for cancer while trapped on a South Pole research station for an Antarctic winter is battling a new outbreak of the disease, Australian media said Friday.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143472965.html

HAWAII ENDING UNIVERSAL CHILD HEALTH CARE, October 17
(AP) -- Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration cited budget shortfalls and other available health care options for eliminating funding for the program. A state official said families were dropping private coverage so their children would be eligible for the subsidized plan.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143439214.html

LINK BETWEEN SLEEP AND DIABETES, October 17
We hadn't done this before. Two of us - one from our hospital's sleep center and the other from our diabetes program - were both listening intently to a teleconference on sleep apnea and diabetes. What does one have to do with the other? Perhaps plenty, according to research in both fields.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143465834.html

PHYSICAL DECLINE CAUSED BY SLOW DECAY OF BRAIN'S MYELIN, October 17
During this year's baseball playoffs, Chicago White Sox outfielder Ken Griffey Jr., 38, threw a picture-perfect strike from center field to home plate to stop an opposing player from scoring. The White Sox ultimately won the game by a single run and clinched the division title.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news143470424.html






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