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• THURSDAY 15. APRIL, 2010
• 00:15 Used oyster shells collected to help next generation grow

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  Like much of the other containers and food scraps from the North Baltimore farm-to-table restaurant Woodberry Kitchen, the oyster shells don't go in the trash. The raw bar castoffs -- about 2,000 per week -- are sent to an Eastern Shore oyster hatchery and then back to the Chesapeake Bay.  

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• WEDNESDAY 14. APRIL, 2010
• 23:15 ACE measurements and STEREO vision build space weather forecasting system

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Leicester have used observations from NASA`s STEREO and ACE satellites to come up with more accurate predictions of when blasts of solar wind will reach Earth, Venus and Mars. Anthony Williams will present the results at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Glasgow.  

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• 23:15 Cassini Sees Lightening on Saturn

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet.  

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• 23:15 Cat brain: A step toward the electronic equivalent

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  A cat can recognize a face faster and more efficiently than a supercomputer. That's one reason a feline brain is the model for a biologically-inspired computer project involving the University of Michigan.  

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• 23:15 Engineering Students Showcase Nextgen Robots During Research Expo

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  (PhysOrg.com) --  In the UCSD Coordinated Robotics Lab, mechanical engineering professor Tom Bewley and his students, have just released the latest generation of their Switchblade family of agile treaded vehicles.  

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• 23:15 First detailed look at young dusty discs around ageing stars

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers from the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics and the Observatoire de la Cote d`Azur in France have used the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile to discover discs of dust around ageing stars. The images will be presented by Foteini (Claire) Lykou on Wednesday 14th April at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting (NAM2010) in Glasgow.  

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• 23:15 Generation gap: Obama space plan angers old hands

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  (AP) -- Call it NASA: The Next Generation. The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from NASA's long-ago glory days don't like it.  

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• 23:15 Major breakthrough offers hope of preventing mitochondrial diseases

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a pioneering technique which enables them for the first time to successfully transfer DNA between two human eggs. The technique has the potential to help prevent the transmission of serious inherited disorders known as mitochondrial diseases.  

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• 23:15 Mystery object in Starburst Galaxy M82 possible micro-quasar

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Radio astronomers at the University of Manchester`s Jodrell Bank Observatory have discovered a strange new object in a nearby galaxy. The object, which appeared very suddenly in radio wavelengths and shows no signs of going away, does not appear to be like anything that has been seen in the Milky Way. Dr Tom Muxlow will present the discovery at the National Astronomy Meeting in Glasgow.  

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• 23:15 Platinum-based cancer drugs destroy tumor cells by binding to DNA strands

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  For 30 years, the chemotherapy drug cisplatin has been one of doctors' first lines of defense against tumors, especially those of the lung, ovary and testes. While cisplatin is often effective when first given, it has a major drawback: Tumors can become resistant to the drug and start growing again.  

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• 23:15 Research explores edible film that kills pathogens for meat packaging

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of food scientists in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences has shown that an edible film can be used for wrapping ready-to-eat meat products to deliver a slow release of a naturally occurring antimicrobial agent capable of killing a foodborne pathogen.  

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• 23:15 Researchers put proteins right where they want them

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  Using a method they developed to watch moment to moment as they move a molecule to precise sites inside live human cells, Johns Hopkins scientists are closer to understanding why and how a protein at one location may signal division and growth, and the same protein at another location, death.  

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• 23:15 Small, Ground-Based Telescope Images Three Exoplanets

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have snapped a picture of three planets orbiting a star beyond our own using a modest-sized telescope on the ground. The surprising feat was accomplished by a team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., using a small portion of the Palomar Observatory's Hale Telescope, north of San Diego.  

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• 23:15 Species distribution models can exaggerate differences in environmental requirements

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  Separate species that live in radically different environments don't necessarily also have different ecological niches. This is the finding of a study investigating the accuracy of current statistical tests that use models of geographic distributions to infer changes in environmental requirements.  

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• 23:15 The new T. rex: A leech with an affinity for noses

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  A new leech species with ferociously large teeth -- recently discovered in noses of children that swam in Peruvian rivers -- is providing insight into the evolutionary relationships among all the leeches that have an affinity for mucus membranes and orifices. Tyrannobdella rex was discovered in the remote Upper Amazon; its regular host remains unknown.  

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• 23:15 UC to Test New Targeted Treatment for Prostate Cancer

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- The American Cancer Society estimates one man in six will get prostate cancer during his lifetime, making it the second leading cause of cancer death in men. With a new partnership with Areva Med, University of Cincinnati researchers will investigate the use of a new drug in stopping the growth of prostate cancer tumors.  

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• 23:15 ZAP licenses PNNL's Smart Charger Controller Technology

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- California car maker ZAP plans to use the Smart Charger Controller technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in its charging stations internationally.  The controller technology allows electric car owners to recharge their rides at times of lowest cost and least stress on the grid.  

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• 22:10 Dusty experiments are solving interstellar water mystery

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Dust may be a nuisance around the house but it plays a vital role in the formation of the key ingredient for life on Earth - water - according to researchers at Heriot-Watt University. The results from pioneering experiments to solve one of the mysteries of the interstellar space, where did all the water come from, will be presented by Victoria Frankland at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Glasgow.  

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• 22:10 Genetic fingerprinting explains evolution of tree species unique to Avon Gorge

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- The evolution of unique tree species found only in Bristol's Avon Gorge can be explained by new genetic fingerprinting evidence, say scientists from the University of Bristol. Their findings have important implications for the conservation of trees in the gorge.  

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• 22:10 Genetic patterns rise from huge yeast samples

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  Princeton University scientists have developed a new way to identify the hidden genetic material responsible for complex traits, a breakthrough they believe ultimately could lead to a deeper understanding of how multiple genes interact to produce everything from blue eyes to blood pressure problems.  

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• 22:10 Hands on with Microsoft Kin: ain't nothin' like it

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  Microsoft made some bold decisions with the "Kin" phones it unveiled Monday. The groovy handsets coming out in May are aimed at avid users of social networks, the kind of people who live in Facebook and would rather text their closest friends than call or -- God forbid -- e-mail them. It's also the first phone with the Zune entertainment software built in, giving it the ability to play and stream content.  

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• 22:10 Pinning Down a Proton: Researchers Develop Method to Describe Binding of Protons and Neutrons

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at North Carolina State University has helped to develop a new method for describing the binding of protons and neutrons within nuclei. This method may improve scientists' ability to predict and understand astrophysical reactions within stars.  

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• 22:10 Proba-2 shows solar eruption that touched Earth (w/ Video)

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  (PhysOrg.com) -- Polar skies glowed with ghostly auroras last week during the biggest geomagnetic storm of 2010. The event owed its origin to a solar eruption a few days earlier -- revealed here in high-speed detail by ESA?s small Sun-watcher Proba-2.  

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• 22:10 Statins may slow progression of multiple sclerosis, new study finds

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  A UCSF-led study examining the impact of statins on the progression of multiple sclerosis found a lower incidence of new brain lesions in patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drug in the early stages of the disease as compared to a placebo.  

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• 22:10 Study finds changes in fetal epigenetics throughout pregnancy

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  Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that epigenetic marks on human placentas change from the first trimester of pregnancy to the third, a discovery that may allow clinicians to prevent complications in pregnancy.  

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