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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:37:00 GMT

Quantum computing: Rise of machines

Armed with the silicon chip, humans are generating an enormous amount of data every second. Monthly internet traffic is about 8 billion gigabytes and the size of the whole Internet is about 500 billion gigabytes. Scientific research itself is flooded
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:37:00 GMT

LHC forms body to probe Queens Road closure

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice (CJ) Khawaja Muhammad Sharif on Friday formed a three-member committee to probe the barricading of Queens Road – outside the Central Police Office (CPO). The CJ was hearing a petition moved by Plaza Cinema
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:34:00 GMT

Company sequences human genome for US$1,700

1:48 pm TWN, Reuters WASHINGTON -- Want to know your entire DNA sequence? A California company has done it for as little as US$1,700. Privately-held Complete Genomics says it can do a better quality, usable genome map for about US$4,400 compared with
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:24:00 GMT

New path for DNA damage from nano-particles: study

1:50 pm TWN, By Marlowe Hood, AFP PARIS -- Scientists reported Thursday that nano-particles used in medical applications can indirectly damage DNA inside cells by transmitting signals through a protective barrier of human tissue. The stunning discovery
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:24:00 GMT

Firstscience Science Fact of the Day - 7 Nov 2009

Nostradamus wrote 942 quatrains (4 line long poems) in his lifetime which he organised into centuries. Many people believe that he could predict the future and that these poems contain cryptic information about future events. -- Delivered by Feed43
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:19:00 GMT

LHC Shut Down Again — By Baguette-Dropping Bird

Philip K Dickhead writes 'Is Douglas Adams scripting the saga of sorrows facing the LHC? These time-traveling Higgs-Boson particles certainly exhibit the sign of his absurd sense of humor! Perhaps it is the Universe itself, conspiring against the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:08:00 GMT

A bit of bread dropped by a bird grinds ‘Big Bang Machine’ to a halt

London, November 7 : Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found their plans to emulate the big bang postponed this week when a passing bird dropped a “bit of baguette” into the machine, causing it to overheat. According to a report in the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:43:00 GMT

Researchers Discover Mutations In Two Genes That Cause Early-Onset IBD

-- Researchers have discovered that mutations in either of 2 related genes cause a severe and rare form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in young children. The research is will appera in the November 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:22:00 GMT

Gov't in push for new nuclear plants (AFP)

LONDON (AFP) The country could face a serious energy crisis unless plans to build new are implemented, the energy secretary revealed in an interview Saturday. Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband told The Daily Telegraph that new planning
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:14:00 GMT

Take Me Out to the Ballpark - On Mars!

NASA and JPL have partnered with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to host a workshop for kids on Sat., Nov. 7, in Cooperstown, N.Y. Image credit: NASA/JPL Students in fourth through seventh grade will work to create the ultimate baseball
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:57:00 GMT

A bit of bread dropped by a bird grinds ‘Big Bang Machine’ to a halt

Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) found their plans to emulate the big bang postponed this week when a passing bird dropped a “bit of baguette” into the machine, causing it to overheat. According to a report in the Guardian, a CERN
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:32:00 GMT

Podcast: Planet X

Astronomers have been searching for the mysterious Planet X for hundreds of years. It was the search for a theoretical planet beyond Uranus that turned up Neptune, and then again for Pluto. And even now there are some astronomers who think there's a more
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:16:00 GMT

Bread Dropped By Bird Causes Problems for LHC

Yes, this headline appears to be true. A bird dropping a piece of bread onto outdoor machinery has been blamed for a technical fault at the (LHC) this week which saw significant overheating on parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:16:00 GMT

Found: Theoretical Supernova Actually Exists

Astronomers have identified a type of supernova that appears to be a type predicted in theory but never actually observed before. Two years ago Lars Bildsten from UC Santa Barbara and his colleagues predicted a new type of supernova in distant galaxies
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:16:00 GMT

Hubble Unveils Stunning Star Birth in M83

It appears Hubble's new Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) is working. And how! The new camera installed during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 05:15:00 GMT

Nothing But Net: The Physics Of Basketball Free Throws

Pay attention, Shaq: Two North Carolina State University engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw -- a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more important as the game clock winds down. To get a swish rather than a brick, you
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:54:00 GMT

LHC stops Frenchman's repatriation

RAWALPINDI - Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench Friday issued stay orders regarding the repatriation of a French national J. Luck. The court also directed the Ministry of Interior not to repatriate the French national for as long as the petition,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:35:00 GMT

LHC CJ provided bulletproof car

LAHORE: The Punjab government has provided a bulletproof car to Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif. Sources said the step has been taken in the wake of country’s deteriorating security situation. staff report
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:59:00 GMT

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:20:00 GMT

Seafloor Fossils Provide Clues On Climate Change

Deep under the sea, a fossil the size of a sand grain is nestled among a billion of its closest dead relatives. Known as foraminifera, these complex little shells of calcium carbonate can tell you the sea level, temperature, and ocean conditions of Earth
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 03:14:00 GMT

New nuclear on UK horizon

RWE npower and E.ON UK have revealed their nuclear joint-venture company – to be called Horizon Nuclear Power – will begin operation this month. The firms also said they expect to make a choice on reactor technology by early next year. Horizon
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:54:00 GMT

Moon's Friends Say 'No' to Future Lunar Crashes (SPACE.com)

When a NASA spacecraft rammed into the moon in October, it tossed up a hard-to-see plume of lunar material. But the event also stirred an observable cloud of public anxiety and protests in some quarters about , a backlash that may hint at a rising
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMT

Nanoparticle DNA damage study: what you should know

Nanoparticles can damage the DNA of cells some distance away, even when the cells seem safe behind an impassable barrier of tissue, new research has found. But what does this curious finding, revealed yesterday by researchers at the University of
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMT

Development of Assays for High Content Analysis of DNA Damage and Apoptosis

Histone H2A.X and the tumor suppressor protein p53 have important cellular roles, regulating expression of genes, apoptosis, DNA damage and repair. This application note by Millipore describes a sensitive method for detecting and assessing these key
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:41:00 GMT

Local DNA Lab Comes With Hefty Price Tag

The Beaufort County Sherriff's Office in South Carolina is pushing to open its own crime lab to bypass backlogs and restrictions on samples analyzed, but control comes at a price. The Sheriff's Office budget to open the DNA lab totals $894,611, with an
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:14:00 GMT

Thousands of Innocent Welsh People Still On Police DNA Database

More than 4,300 innocent people have been added to the DNA database by Welsh police forces since a European court ruling that the practice was illegal, according to new figures. The European Court of Human Rights decided that holding the profiles of
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:14:00 GMT

Bombings Place Unique Burden on Iraq's 1st DNA Lab

Physicians at the year-old DNA lab in Baghdad, the first in Iraq, have begun using science to solve new and old mysteries in a country where war and sectarian conflict have created legions of them. Since they began processing samples regularly, morgue
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:14:00 GMT

Fred Williams Shares a Remarkable Story of Survival -- New Science Fiction Follows the Dauntless Exploits of the Last Four People in the World

What would a person do if he wakes up one morning and finds himself the only man left on the planet with three attractive women -- the first one likes him, the second does not, and the third one is neutral? Hypothetical questions about existence often
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 02:01:00 GMT

Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth In M83, The Southern Pinwheel

The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby spiral galaxy M83. Nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel, M83
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:45:00 GMT

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:29:00 GMT