Now scientists think you'd be 'roasted' in a black hole
... extreme gravitational conditions of a black hole, your feet would experience gravity more strongly than your head, and your body would be stretched out like spaghetti. For a small black hole with the mass of s...New study explains process leading to many proteins from one gene
... raisins, you'll still get a cookie (protein) from your version, just a different cookie. Omit a necessary ingredient, such as flour, and you'll have a mess (nonfunctioning or malfunctioning protein). Similarly, the information in genes is not directly converted into proteins, but first is copied by spec...Examining the serotonin transporter gene and family function
... the other hand, we know that if you are a boy and your father was an alcoholic, those factors alone multiply your risk almost nine-fold. If in addition you tolerate unusually high amounts of alcohol when you start...Ever wondered where your family's ancestors roamed 60,000 years ago? Now you can find out by participating in the world's most ambitious project tracing the genetic and migratory history of the human race. Members of the general public from all over the world can supply the...Undesirable expatriates: Preventing the spread of invasive animals
Reconsider relocating aquarium fish into your backyard pond. Restrain yourself from ordering exotic pets off the Internet, no matter how interesting they might look in the pictures. And vote for politicians that encourage sound port inspection. Because, according to recent Proceedings of the Nat...Immune system's initial response to cancer under study
...he immune system may do two things: It may destroy your cancer, hopefully, and it may not destroy it," say...stem recognize cancer may also work in recognizing your own tissue." Dr. Kraj joined the MCG faculty in March 2003 after working as a postdoctoral fellow ...Update on H2N2 and announcements related to CDC's new organizational structure
...like to ask a question during the call press *1 on your touchtone phone. To withdraw your question, press *2. You may queue up at anytime. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is p...Faulty body clock leads to obesity and diabetes
...cts the body. Are you eating at a time of day when your system is internally aligned to metabolize the food?" Approximately 18 million people in the United State have diabetes and nearly two-thirds of adults are overweight, which includes 30 percent who are obese. Together, diabetes and obesity result in...Plastic extraction disks make it easier to test levels of atrazine in field crops
..."Solid Phase Extraction Disks," fit in the palm of your hand and filter water and other chemical compounds. Although the disks have made transit of water samples easier, Dr. Scott Senseman and a group of fellow southern region scientists are trying to determine if air temperature impacts samples on the pl...'Live fast, die young' true for forests too
... "As long as deposits and withdrawals are similar, your balance remains stable. But if the deposits or withdrawals are disrupted, the balance changes." In productive forests, such as tropical forests growing on rich soils, the rates of both "deposits" (tree births) and "withdrawals" (tree deaths) ar...CDC adopts new repellent guidelines for upcoming mosquito season
...like to ask a question during the call press *1 on your touchtone phone. To withdraw your question, press *2. You may queue up at anytime. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is p...New NSF-AAAS report highlights 'learning communities,' other STEM educational strategies
... of a community like that, you don't want to leave your friends and your teachers. You have a reason to stay in school." Common physical space, intensive personal coaching, ...Science, AAAS select two for new minority internship
...ting, too, because you're using different parts of your brain," she said. She'll be using both sides of her brain if she decides to pursue a graduate degree in science journalism, and she hopes to someday have a science column in a major newspaper. Other AAAS activities that support women and minorities ...Social amoeba sheds light on communication in human brain
...teresting, but simple enough to permit you to test your hypothesis," said Loomis. "Once you have an idea of how things work, it is easier to go back and see if they work the same way in a more complex system." "Most processes cells use to communicate with each other have been around a long time in evolut...Quantifying network vulnerability, and the best way to find hidden items
...al networks. 2) Want to know the best way to find your lost sock? Ask an animal. O. Benichou et al. Phys... you might want keep it in mind next time you lose your keys....The AIUM celebrates 50 years at the 2005 AIUM Annual convention and preconvention
...nvention Program, June 1819. There, you can design your own program by choosing 1 or 2 of the following continuing education options: Diagnostic Ultrasound Principles and Instruments: Fundamentals and Advances This course addresses how modern ultrasound imaging and Doppler ultrasound work, including the ...Polymer expert writes text about better, inexpensive ways to create plastic
... consumers use them daily. For example, look under your car hood. Fillers exist near almost any part of your engine. That's because filled plastics in some cases are better to use than metals. Near a car en...Secret of smallpox's success may lead to bioterror cure
...ular pattern' a biomarker that is only present in your body when you are infected with a virus and that t...e, and this is how the viruses hide infection from your cells," he explained. "Take the gene out and now we have a vaccinia virus that can no longer hide it...Racehorses, asthmatics, meatpackers may have similar etiology of airway disturbances
...outside in winter, that dry feeling at the back of your throat indicates the cold air has irritated your throat. Racehorses share a similar experience: exercising in below-freezing air causes mild airway i...