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Many characteristics of Mars, including ice, are similar to Earth, paper saysMars gets as far as 250 million miles away, but many parts of it closely resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a Texas A&M
university researcher in the current issue of Science magazine.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, July 02, 2009Prostate cancer patients disease free after 5 years likely to be disease free after 10 yearsProstate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease for five years or greater are unlikely to have a recurrence at 10 years, according to a study in the July 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, July 02, 2009Pain Management And Prescription PainkillersThe deaths of Heath Ledger and Anna Nicole Smith focused attention on prescription pain killers. Michael Jackson, too, may have been taking pain medication. Doctors walk a fine line in treating patients who are seeking relief from chronic pain.
NPR Thursday, July 02, 2009Integrated optical trap holds particles for on-chip analysisA new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, July 02, 2009The Incredible Shrinking Sheep of ScotlandAccording to a new study in Science, it seems that at least one animal -- the wild sheep of Soay Island -- is adapting to climate change
TIME Thursday, July 02, 2009Time for a Scientific Code of EthicsIn the light of recent high-profile scandals ? one researcher has asked: Just how common is scientific misconduct? And her conclusions are worrying. Daniele Fanelli of the
university of Edinburgh conducted the first meta-analysis of surveys questioning
scientists about their misbehaviours. The results suggest that altering or making up data is more frequent than previously estimated and might be particularly high in medical research. There have been previous estimates based on indirect data (for example, official retractions of scientific papers or random data audits) which have produced largely discrepant results. Many researchers have asked scientists directly, with surveys conducted in different countries and disciplines. However, they have used different methods and asked different questions, so their results also appeared inconclusive.
Bioethics.net Thursday, July 02, 2009Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheepWASHINGTON (AP) -- Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small,
global warming seems to be shrinking sheep....
The Arizona Republic Thursday, July 02, 2009World 'still losing biodiversity'Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns.
BBC Thursday, July 02, 2009How To Buy Private Stock Like FacebookSharespost Allows People who Own Private Shares of Non-public Companies to Connect with Investors Who Want that Stock
CBS News Thursday, July 02, 2009Video: Loaded: TweetmarkThe Kindle could be coming to Germany, Google releases a slew of new products and features, and Twitter files for a trademark for the word "tweet."
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