Dinosaurs in bullet-proof vests
...ten metres long, with a tail ending in a huge bony club 'probably used as a weapon', says Torsten Scheyer, 'even though they definitely could not simply swing it back and forth; the whole construction was simply too stiff for that.' Torsten Scheyer has examined the dinosaurs' armour as part of his diplom...One hit of crystal meth causes birth defects: U of T study
... an important finding, given the increasing use of club drugs among women of childbearing age. It has clinical implications, because it shows that the fetus is exquisitely sensitive." The developing fetus appears to be vulnerable to DNA damage from methamphetamine exposure because it hasn't yet developed...New window into ancient ozone holes
... particular, they studied the UV-B response of the club moss Lycopodium magellanicum, a native of South Georgia Island. "Now that this has been established we are investigating possible changes in terrestrial UV-B flux during the Permian-Triassic boundary (251 million years ago)," said Lomax. That boundar...New chemistry method uses 'test tubes' far smaller than the width of a hair
...r droplet 1 trillion times smaller than a liter of club soda as a sort of nanoscale test tube, a University of Washington scientist is conducting chemical analysis and experimentation at unprecedented tiny scales. The method captures a single cell, or even a small subcellular structure called an organell...Early California: A killing field
...ducks "were so abundant you could kill them with a club or stick," he says. Until Broughton's study, "the general consensus was that pre-European humans living in North America had little or no effect on continental wildlife populations," says a commentary by John Faaborg, editor of Ornithological Monogr...A comparative institutional analysis of intellectual property
...takes on the nature of something like an old boys' club in which personal attributes such as fame, prestige, and even gender and race, govern what exchanges take place; and the addition of patents gives many more people a way to play in that game." Kieff presented the paper, "On the Comparative Institutio...Study contradicts USA warning that an antidepressant can cause congenital abnormalities
...lities were reported after exposure to paroxetine: club feet after exposure throughout pregnancy, a large port wine mark after exposure up to the seventh week, and spastic torticollis (painful spasms of the neck muscles) after exposure in the first twelve weeks. However, in the non-paroxetine group there ...Planning for stewardship an important part of successful ecological restoration
...eeting. The president of the Laurelhurst Community club wrote in a letter, "Neighbors were glad to have the opportunity to meet you all in person and to see the commitment and inspiration you have provided in undertaking this important project." Along with removing invasive species and installing native...BACS breathes perception into robots
...n though he is wearing sunglasses and a cap in his club colors. Complex recognition processes like this work because the brain, sensory organs and nerve pathways are able to pick up stimuli and process them. The ability to classify things (categorization) appears to be a fundamental characteristic of huma...What's shaped like a pear and has two genomes? Check the pond
...big name-- Tetrahymena thermophila --and a big fan club among scientists, as a star organism for research into how cells work. Scientists have now sequenced, assembled, and analyzed T. thermophila 's macronuclear genome. Their work, reported in today's issue of Public Library of Science (PLoS) Biology,...Research links 'ecstasy' to survival of key movement-related cells in brain
...of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the widely abused club drug "ecstasy," or MDMA, can increase the survival of dopamine cells in the brain during fetal development. Because these cells are critical in the regulation of voluntary movement, the findings, the researchers say, may lead to better therapies f...Researchers probe health and safety impacts of nanotechnology
...she's not seeking a better sunscreen, tougher golf club or other product the focus of many engineers in the field. Instead, Palazuelos, a doctoral student in chemical engineering, is probing the potentially harmful effects of nanotechnology by testing how ultra-small particles may adversely affect livi......y on running wheels, but these mice got the health club treatment: 28 d of 230 min sessions on a 6 lane treadmill, 5 d/week (weekends off apparently). By the end of training, both groups were moving at about 1.8 km/h. The treadmill experience improved balance in control and MPTPlesioned mice. Although the...