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Nobel Prizes in Nerve SignalingNobel Prizes in Nerve Signaling The Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine have rewarded several achievements that helped to reveal the mysterious complexities of the nervous system. The breakthroughs made by each of the Nobel Laureates below have provided us with a better understanding of ...
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Sugar-coated polymer is new weapon against allergies and asthmaSugar-Coated Polymer Is New Weapon Against Allergies and Asthma ScienceDaily (Nov. 22, 2009) — Scientists at Johns Hopkins and their colleagues have developed sugar-coated polymer strands that selectively kill off cells involved in triggering aggressive allergy and asthma attacks. Their ...
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NASA Releases Video of Beautiful Weather TimelapseNASA Releases Video of Beautiful Weather Timelapse November 20 2009 NASA Goddard ...
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A Cool 'Cell Size Comparison Chart' from the University of OhioCell Size Comparison Chart from the University of Ohio November 19 2009 The Genetics Science Learning Center at ...
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Dharmendra S Modha's Cognitive Computing BlogNovember 19, 2009 ACM Gordon Bell Prize for "The Cat is Out of the Bag" Today, at the Supercomputing 2009 conference in Portland, Oregon, our paper "The Cat is Out of the Bag" was awarded the ACM Gordon Bell Prize . The ACM Gordon Bell Prize has been awarded since 1987 to recognize ...
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Quick restart of Big Bang machine stuns scientists - USATODAY.comScientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.
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H1N1 cases fall in U.S. but could rise with Thanksgiving travel, gatherings - washingtonpost.comThe level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather. The number of states reporting widespread activity of the H1N1 virus ...
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Will a Computer's Conscious Mind Emerge? : Discovery NewsDiscovery News > Tech News > Will a Computer's Conscious Mind Emerge? Will a Computer's Conscious Mind Emerge? If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge? If you want ...
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Focus FusionFocus Fusion—safe, unlimited, economical energy LPP is developing a revolutionary new source of energy called "Focus Fusion", based on the dense plasma focus device and using hydrogen-boron fuel. Focus Fusion reactors could provide virtually unlimited supplies of cheap energy in an ...
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Focus FusionFocus Fusion reactors could provide virtually unlimited supplies of cheap energy in an environmentally-sound way.
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