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Spleen Gives Heart A Leg Up
[The following is an exact transcript of this podcast.]Poor old spleen, it never got the recognition it deserved. Until now. scientists had known that the spleen is part of our immune systems. But it was considered expendable, an organ we could live fine without, if we had to, nothing crucial. Now researchers in Boston say that the spleen actually helps mend damaged hearts. The study was published in the July 31st issue of the journal Science. [More]
Scientific American Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage
Divers who held their breath for several minutes had elevated levels of a protein that can signal brain damage. However, the appearance of the protein, S100B, was transient and leaves open the question of whether lengthy apnea (breath-holding) can damage the brain over the long term.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The way you eat may affect your risk for breast cancer
How you eat may be just as important as how much you eat, if mice studies are any clue. Cancer researchers have long studied the role of diet on breast cancer risk, but results to date have been mixed. New findings published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggest the method by which calories are restricted may be more important for cancer protection than the actual overall degree of calorie restriction.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting
Animals and plants communicate with one another in a variety of ways: behavior, body patterns and even chemistry. In a series of talks at the Ecological Society of america's annual meeting, to be held August 3-7 in Albuquerque, new mexico, ecologists explore the myriad adaptations for exchanging information among living things.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Scientists grow fully functional mice teeth
Scientists in Japan have managed to grow fully functional teeth in adult mice.
ABC.net.au Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Sustainable agriculture at the ESA Annual Meeting
(Ecological Society of America) Advances in ecology increasingly reveal that conventional agricultural practices have detrimental effects on the landscape ecology, creating problems for long-term sustainability of crops. In a series of sessions at the Ecological Society of america's Annual Meeting, ecologists will present their ideas on how our agricultural practices can take lessons from natural environments.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free (Hardcover) newly tagged ''science''
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Amazon Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Malaria may have come from chimps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Malaria may have jumped to humans from chimpanzees much as AIDS did, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a study they hope could help in developing a vaccine against the infection.
Reuters Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Is biogas the way to San Jose's energy independence?
San Jose is moving closer to becoming the nation's first totally energy independent city. In mid-June, the City Council gave the green light to start negotiating plans that could lead to the nation's only organics-to-energy biogas facility.
USATODAY Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Anthrax case not closed: Panel reviews Bruce Ivins, mail probe
A year and a day after the death of anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins, a panel met here at the National Academy of Sciences to dissect the investigative science behind the FBI case against him.
USATODAY Tuesday, August 04, 2009

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