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• Linus Pauling?Scientist for the Ages

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 168
  Linus Pauling?Scientist for the Ages You can?t copyright a title so I stole the title for this article. This winter I have avoided colds and sore throats and such by taking a bunch of vitamin ?C.? I learned this from Dr. Linus Pauling.Now that we are in the second paragraph, I can give you the [...]
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• University study finds Shania Twain has perfect facial features

  
  USATODAY.com Money - Block — Authority: 778
  Researchers at two universities have found what they consider to be "the golden ratio" -- or perfect distances -- between a womans eyes and mouth that determines whether a woman is thought to be beautiful.
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• New Enzyme Allows Plants to Consume More CO2 and Save Water

  
  The Green Optimistic — Authority: 431
  2 and Save Water" /> 2 and Save Water" title="Experiments" /> 2 and Save Water" /> 2 and Save Water" title="Global Warming" /> 2 and Save Water" /> 2 and Save Water" width="300" height="215" />Scientists at the University of California San Diego have discovered new plant enzymes that ...
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• Researchers create new ’smart’ nanocapsule delivery system for use in protein therapy (EurekAlert!)

  
  NanoTechBIZZ.com — Authority: 152
  ( University of California - Los Angeles ) Today protein therapy is considered the most direct and safe approach for treating diseases. However the effectiveness of this treatment has been limited by its low delivery efficiency and poor stability against proteases.UCLA researchers have recently unveiled a new novel ...
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• Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light, UCLA scientists report

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  A network of ground-based cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASAs THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights. Sometimes vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, producing spectacular outbursts of light. ...
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• National News Coverage of the DPIC Report - UPDATED

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 482
  The DPIC report, “The Death Penalty in 2009: Year End Report ," is in Adobe .pdf format. " Death Sentences Dropped, but Executions Rose in 09 ," is John Schwartz report for the New York Times. More death row convicts were executed in the United States this yearthan last, but juries continue to grow more ...
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• Is another mass extinction of mammals on the way?

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Thanks to global warming and ecological degradation, the sixth mass extinction is already on the way, equal to the “big five” that occurred over the past 450 million years, the last of which killed off dinosaurs, warn scientists.Yet, estimates of how dire the current loss of species is ...
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• Indian-American helps develop synthetic red blood cells

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) Researchers led by an Indian-American have developed synthetic particles that closely mimic the characteristics and key functions of natural red blood cells (RBCs), including softness, flexibility, and the ability to carry oxygen.The primary function of natural RBC is to carry oxygen, and the ...
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• Mammals may be nearly half way towards mass extinction

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A new analysis by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Pennsylvania State University, has shown that North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way towards mass extinction.Many scientists warn that the perfect storm of global warming and environmental ...
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• Aurora borealis can sometimes produce spectacular explosions of light

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, December 18 (ANI): A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA’s THEMIS mission has discovered that sometimes, vast curtains of the aurora borealis collide, producing spectacular outbursts of light.Movies of the phenomenon were unveiled at the Fall Meeting of the American ...
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• Dyslexia defined: ‘Uncoupling’ between IQ and reading

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): A new study has provided a validated definition of dyslexia by showing how otherwise bright and intelligent people struggle to read.Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education ...
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• Shortcut to Ivy League

  
  Job Searching Blog — Authority: 122
  overseas study Don’t have the grades or finance for a top US university? Take a littleknown route, via community colleges :- ……… Guess what’s common to George Lucas (creator of Star Wars ), J. Craig Venter (pioneer of genome mapping), Clint Eastwood (actordirector), Leland Hartwell (Nobel prize ...
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• “News Flash”.: Breaking World Financial News and Special Report, “Update”.: “Global Stock Market enters Roller Coaster Ride”, says Captain Democracy.: ” U.S. Government Secret Police and state government police (California) embark on campaign to violate

  
  Architecture & Environmental Design — Authority: 120
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• Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASAs THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, producing spectacular outbursts of light. Movies of the phenomenon were unveiled at the Fall Meeting of the American ...
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• The selfish act of kindness

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  This time of year kindness becomes almost cliche. We give toys to kids who otherwise wouldnt have them. Load bags with canned foods for the hungry. Make donations to those who need it. And sometimes - just sometimes - we let someone crowd ahead of us in a busy store, or we smile at, instead of fighting with, that guy ...
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• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
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• Umbilical cord could be new source of plentiful stem cells, say Pitt researchers

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  PITTSBURGH, Dec. Link:  http://www.upmc.com/communications/newsbureau
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• Supernova explosions stay in shape

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 632
  At a very early age, children learn how to classify objects according to their shape. Now, new research suggests studying the shape of the aftermath of supernovas may allow astronomers to do the same. Link:  ...
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• Sultry Water-World Found Circling the Star GJ 1214

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 133
  Astronomers said Wednesday that they had discovered a planet composed mostly of water.More Articles
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• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
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