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Scientist Studies Whether Hookworms Can Protect Against Allergies

Science – In 2004, David Pritchard applied a dressing to his arm that was crawling with pin-size hookworm larvae, like maggots on the surface of meat. He left the wrap on for several days to make sure that the squirming freeloaders would infiltrate his system.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 01, 2008 07:11pm

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Using a light touch to measure protein bonds

Science – MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:30pm

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Luring Affluent Renters in Manhattan

Real Estate – ONE month's free rent. Two months' free rent. No security deposit. How about a year's worth of storage at Manhattan Mini Storage or an appointment at a doggie day spa for Rover on moving day?

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:27pm

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Unheard of life history for a vertebrate

Science – There is a newly discovered life history among the 28,300 species of known tetrapods, or four-legged animals with backbones. A chameleon from arid southwestern Madagascar spends up to three-quarters of its life in an egg. Even more unusual, life after hatching is a mere 4 to 5 months.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:22pm

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Undersea Chesapeake Crater Offers Hints to Mars Life

Science – A 35-million-year-old crater under Chesapeake Bay is offering new insights into possible locations for life on Mars. But it also has the potential to threaten the area's groundwater supplies with contamination, according to a new study.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:16pm

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Research yields pricey chemicals from biodiesel waste

Science – In a move that promises to change the economics of biodiesel refining, chemical engineers at Rice University have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into chemicals that fetch a profit.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:09pm

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'Good' cholesterol helps memory in ageing

Health & Fitness – So-called "good" cholesterol, known by its initials as HDL-C, plays an important role in maintaining memory in later life, according to a study published Monday.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 07:07pm

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Science lingo for ordinary people

Science – A University of Cape Town Human Genetics workshop has devised a plan to create an Internet database to improve communication among scientists and with the public about important ethical and social issues relating to biotechnology and genetics in Africa.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:39pm

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Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm!

Science – Jeff Goodhartz is single and has no children. But he wanted to ensure the family name would live on after he's gone. So he paid $5,000 to have a newfound sea worm given the Goodhartz name, "goodhartzorum."

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:23pm

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Bird evolutionary tree given a shake by DNA study

Science – A new study -- the largest analysis of birds to date using modern genetic methods -- has turned up numerous surprising relationships that will force biologists to reevaluate much of what they thought they knew about avian evolution.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:21pm

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Canada`s first dual-use space telescope

Science – Canada is building the world's first dual-use USD 12-million space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:20pm

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Study: World Gets Happier

Science – Despite the anxieties of these times, happiness has been on the rise around the world in recent years, a new survey finds. The upbeat outlook is attributed to economic growth in previously poor countries, democratization of others, and rising social tolerance for women and minority groups.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:17pm

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Burger King launches "nutritionally balanced" Kids Meal.

Health & Fitness – The Miami, Florida-based Fast food restaurant operator Burger King Corp., on Monday morning, said it has introduced a new nutritionally balanced Kids Meal as part of its BK Positive Steps Nutrition Program.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:15pm

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Will smoking ban save lives?

Health & Fitness – More than 400 000 people in England have given up smoking as a result of the ban on lighting up in public places introduced in July, according to a study published on Monday.

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Submitted and Voted for on June 30, 2008 03:12pm

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Glaucoma could turn 8.4 million Asians blind by 2010

Health & Fitness – More than 8.4 million people in Asia will turn blind from glaucoma by 2010 if they do not undergo timely treatment, a region-wide survey released on Monday showed.

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