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Sims creator's long-awaited 'playing god' game hits stores

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"Spore", the eagerly-awaited computer game five years in the making allowing people to play God by re-creating the universe, hits stores worldwide this week.


MySpace links users to US hurricane emergency alerts

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In what is heralded as the seeds of an Internet-age emergency broadcast system, MySpace has teamed with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to spread news on hurricanes through users of the online ...


Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more

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Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ...


LHC switch-on fears are completely unfounded: new research paper

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report published on Friday, 5 September, provides the most comprehensive evidence available to confirm that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC)'s switch-on, due on Wednesday next week, poses no threat to ...


Asian soot, smog may boost global warming in US

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(AP) -- Smog, soot and other particles like the kind often seen hanging over Beijing add to global warming and may raise summer temperatures in the American heartland by three degrees in about 50 years, says a new federal ...


Fingerprint find in decade-old double murder probe

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A decade old US double murder probe has received a new breakthrough following investigations by a University of Leicester forensic scientist at Northamptonshire Police.


Researcher says: No-till practices show extended benefits on wheat and forage

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With more than 3 million acres of wheat in north Texas, 50 percent or more of which is grazed by 1 to 2 million head of cattle, it is important to look at tillage practices and their effect on forage production, said a Texas ...


Thumbs up -- a tiny ancestral remnant lends developmental edge to humans

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless ...


Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 25 vote(s) | No comments yet

Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold. But for all of its popular uses – money, medals, jewelry and more – gold's potential as a catalyst lay hidden until ...


More off-premise alcohol outlets can lead to more injuries among neighborhood children

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Childhood injuries constitute a serious issue in the United States. In 2001, there were 12,249 deaths among children ages one to 14: injuries were the leading cause, accounting for 33.2 percent of all deaths for children ...


Probing Question: Does talking to plants help them grow?

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 1

In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting "I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond."


Researchers map first plant-parasitic nematode genome sequence

September 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are numerous plant-parasitic nematodes in the world, but only a handful are responsible for the largest part of an estimated $157 billion in agricultural damage globally every year. Nematodes are small ...


Scientists Test 'Artificial Upwelling' to Learn More About Complex Ocean Ecosystem Behavior

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii ...


Living donor liver transplants may drastically decrease mortality from liver failure

September 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) could be saved by a transplant from a living donor (LDLT), according to a new study in the September issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. The recent ...


Solid-state drive sets speed record

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | No comments yet

Engineers and researchers at the IBM Hursley development lab in England and Almaden Research Center in California have set a record in storage speed, outperforming the current rate by more than 250 percent. By combining Flash ...


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