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347 articles from WEDNESDAY 9.5.2012

• WEDNESDAY 9. MAY, 2012
• 23:58 Lenalidomide shows significant benefit for myeloma patients, phase III study suggests

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  Medical researchers report significant time-to-progression benefit as well as survival benefit for patients who took maintenance doses of lenalidomide following stem-cell transplant.  

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• 23:58 Privacy law expert warns of the perils of social media and social reading

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  The Internet and social media have opened up new vistas for people to share preferences in films, books and music. Services such as Spotify and the Washington Post Social Reader already integrate reading and listening into social networks, providing what Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls “frictionless sharing.” “But there’s a problem. A world of automatic, always-on disclosure should give us pause,” says a privacy law expert.  

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• 23:32 Carnivorous Plants Employ Bodyguard Ants

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  Carnivorous plants can have valuable allies in ants, benefiting from their poop and janitor, bodyguard and cutthroat services, researchers say.

  
   

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• 23:29 VIDEO: 'Warm sea' killed pelicans in Peru

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  Scientists blame rise in sea temperatures for death of thousands of pelicans in Peru.  

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• 23:24 Carnivorous plants rely on the services and wastes of a symbiotic ant for nutrition

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  In a mutualistic relationship between an ant species and a carnivorous plant, the ants contribute to both prey capture and prey digestion of their host-plant and provide significant amounts of nutrients derived from their wastes. This offers the plant distinct growth advantages, according to research published May 9 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.  

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• 23:24 Cisco's 3Q earnings rise 20 pct to top Street view

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  (AP) -- Cisco Systems Inc.'s quarterly earnings surged 20 percent in the latest sign that a recently completed overhaul is paying off for the world's largest maker of computer-networking equipment.  

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• 23:24 It's a trap! New laboratory technique captures microRNA targets

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  Human cells are thought to produce thousands of different microRNAs (miRNAs)—small pieces of genetic material that help determine which genes are turned on or off at a given time. miRNAs are an important part of normal cellular function, but they can also contribute to human disease—some are elevated in certain tumors, for example, where they promote cell survival. But to better understand how miRNAs influence health and disease, researchers first need to know which miRNAs are acting upon which genes—a big challenge considering their sheer number and the fact that each single miRNA can regulate hundreds of target genes. Enter miR-TRAP, a new easy-to-use method to directly identify miRNA targets in cells. This technique, developed by Tariq Rana, Ph.D., professor and program director at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham), and his team, was first revealed in a paper published May 8 by the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition.  

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• 23:24 Massive black holes halt star birth in distant galaxies

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  Astronomers, using the European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory, have shown that the number of stars that form during the early lives of galaxies may be influenced by the massive black holes at their hearts. This helps explain the link between the size of the central bulges of galaxies and the mass of their central black holes.  

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• 23:24 Non-verbal communication between conductor, musician leads to better music

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  Musicians execute their performances better when the non-verbal sensorimotor communication between conductor and musician is maximized, according to research published May 9 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.  

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• 23:24 Protein analysis investigates marine worm community

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  Techniques used by researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to analyze a simple marine worm and its resident bacteria could accelerate efforts to understand more complex microbial communities such as those found in humans.  

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• 23:24 Review: No real point to Foursquare, yet addictive

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  (AP) -- It took a return to the South to get me back on Foursquare. Months later, I'm still not sure why I need it, yet I can't seem to stay away.  

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• 23:24 Scientists face barriers to engaging with public, but still participate in outreach

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  Although scientists face a number of significant barriers to public outreach, some still engage in these activities, especially women and those with children, according to work published May 9 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.  

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• 23:24 Study unravels origin of devastating kiwifruit bacterium

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  An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trace a devastating pathogen back to its likely origin.  

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• 23:24 Top regulator urges online 'do not track' law

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  A top US regulator urged Congress Wednesday to enact an online privacy law that includes "do not track" mechanisms for consumers on the Internet, amid indications of a split among lawmakers.  

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• 23:24 Whale population size, dynamics determined based on ancient DNA

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  Estimates of whale population size based on genetics versus historical records diverge greatly, making it difficult to fully understand the ecological implications of the large-scale commercial whaling of the 19th and early 20th centuries, but a comparison of DNA samples from modern and prehistoric gray whales supports the idea that the population was substantially larger pre-whaling and saw a sharp, recent decrease that is consistent with whaling as the cause. The full results are reported May 9 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.  

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• 23:24 ScienceShot: Large Fonts Elicit Big Emotions

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  When it comes to words, size matters  

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• 23:24 ScienceShot: Turtle Power! Tiny Flippers Keep Hatchlings on Course

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  Even a small amount of swimming helps young turtles find their way around the ocean  

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• 23:24 Stone-Throwing Chimp Is Back -- And This Time It's Personal

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  Behavior is further evidence of advanced planning in nonhumans  

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• 23:23 Tesla Still Losing Money, But Plans an Early Debut for its Sedan

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  The automaker plans to ship its Model S electric sedan in June, rather than July.

  

   

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• 23:20 Ancient Bones Won't Be Reburied Until California Lawsuit Settled

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  Deal extends court order  

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• 23:18 Bipolar Disorder Has Its Upside, Patients Say

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  The problems that come with bipolar disorder are well-known, however, some people with the condition  feel lucky to have it.  

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• 23:17 Why (Some) Scientists Avoid the Public

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  Female scientists and researchers with kids are the most likely to reach out and communicate their science to the public, a new study finds.  

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• 23:14 DC3: Chemistry of thunderstorms

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  NASA researchers are about to fly off on a campaign that will take them into the heart of thunderstorm country. The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) field campaign will use an airport in Salina, Kan., as a base to explore the impact of large thunderstorms on the concentration of ozone and other substances in the upper troposphere.  

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• 23:13 NASA conducts tests on Orion service module

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  Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center are testing parts of the Orion service module to ensure the spacecraft can withstand the harsh realities of deep space missions.  

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• 23:12 NASA spacecraft detects changes in Martian sand dunes

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  NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that movement in sand dune fields on the Red Planet occurs on a surprisingly large scale, about the same as in dune fields on Earth. This is unexpected because Mars has a much thinner atmosphere than Earth, is only about one percent as dense, and its high-speed winds are less frequent and weaker than Earth's.  

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