Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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From the October 3, 1936, issue
Testing concrete columns, life in the Dead Sea, and watching enzymes at work.
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Learning about Engineering
This site, created by biomedical engineer Celeste Baine of Eugene, Ore., offers material and access to resources to help motivate teachers, counselors, and students to learn about and consider pursuing careers in engineering. Go to: http://www.engineeringedu.com/
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Nobel prizes recognize things great and small
The 2006 Nobel prizes in the sciences were announced this week, and all five winners are U.S. scientists.
- Health & Medicine
Improving the View: Treatment reverses macular degeneration
People with the eye disease known as macular degeneration now have a better-than-average prospect of recovering some vision, thanks to a new drug that takes a lesson from an anticancer strategy.
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U.S. population to surpass 300 million
At approximately the middle of October, the population of the United States will hit and then quickly eclipse 300 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Cigarettes and lead linked to attention disorder
Nearly half a million cases of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among U.S. children are related to exposures to lead or their mothers' smoking while pregnant.
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Bad Alzheimer’s proteins sow disorder in the brain
Alzheimer's disease may start with a single abnormal protein that spoils other proteins nearby.
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Venting Concerns
Scientists have developed a code of conduct to guide their research and activities at hydrothermal vents.
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From the September 26, 1936, issue
Autumn's crop of mushrooms, the coldest star, and the prevalence of trichinosis.
- Health & Medicine
Mixed Bag: Islet-cell transplants offer good and bad news
Most people who've received transplanted islet cells for type 1 diabetes still need daily insulin shots, but the transplanted cells curb blood sugar crashes.
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The Bad Fight: Immune systems harmed 1918 flu patients
The 1918 Spanish flu virus may have launched an intense immune attack that devastated patients' lungs.
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Good Gone Wild
New research shows that the ecotourism model of raising conservation awareness while protecting indigenous cultures doesn't always work out as planned.
