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Digging Deeper Into The Genetics Of Schizophrenia By Evaluating MicroRNAs

Science Daily
Tue, 13 May 2008 13:07 UTC

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have illuminated a window into how abnormalities in microRNAs, a family of molecules that regulate expression of numerous genes, may contribute to the behavioral and neuronal deficits associated with schizophrenia and possibly other brain disorders.

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Shown here is human chromosome 22 and the piece of the chromosome missing in some patients with schizophrenia. Loss of this chromosomal piece (22q11) is the only known recurrent copy number mutation associated with schizophrenia. The corresponding region on mouse chromosome 16 is indicated along with the position of the engineered deletion in the mouse model. The engineered deletion results in alterations in microRNA production and as a result neuronal and behavioral deficits.

In the May 11 issue of Nature Genetics, Maria Karayiorgou, M.D., professor of psychiatry, and Joseph A. Gogos, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of physiology and neuroscience at Columbia University Medical Center explain how they uncovered a previously unknown alteration in the production of microRNAs of a mouse modeled to have the same chromosome 22q11.2 deletions previously identified in humans with schizophrenia.

Designing Bug Perception Into Robots

Science Daily
Tue, 13 May 2008 13:02 UTC

Insects have provided the inspiration for a team of European researchers seeking to improve the functionality of robots and robotic tools.

The research furthers the development of more intelligent robots, which can then be used by industry, and by emergency and security services, among others. Smarter robots would be better able to find humans buried beneath the rubble of a collapsed building, for example.

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Alternative To Silicon Chip Invented By Student

Science Daily
Tue, 13 May 2008 12:41 UTC

Even before Weixiao Huang received his doctorate from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his new transistor captured the attention of some of the biggest American and Japanese automobile companies. The 2008 graduate's invention could replace one of the most common pieces of technology in the world--the silicon transistor for high-power and high-temperature electronics.

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Weixiao Haung and new GAN transistor.

Huang, who comes from humble roots as the son of farmers in rural China, has invented a new transistor that uses a compound material known as gallium nitride (GaN), which has remarkable material properties. The new GaN transistor could reduce the power consumption and improve the efficiency of power electronics systems in everything from motor drives and hybrid vehicles to house appliances and defense equipment.

A Molecular Thermometer For The Distant Universe

Science Daily
Tue, 13 May 2008 12:26 UTC

Astronomers have made use of ESO's Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, a feat that had remained elusive for 25 years. This detection allows them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch.

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Well-hidden galaxies can be discovered through the imprint their interstellar gas leave on the spectrum of an even more remote quasar. Interstellar clouds of gas in galaxies, located between the quasars and us on the same line of sight, absorb parts of the light emitted by the quasars. The resulting spectrum consequently presents dark 'valleys' that can be attributed to well-known elements and possibly molecules. In this schematic representation, the VLT observes (D) the features associated with three systems, located at different distances (A, B, and C), and whose light is therefore shifted by different amounts. The quasar, which acts as a beacon, is the bright object at the left of the image.

A 21st Century View of the Benefits of Therapeutic Electromagnetism

Glen Gordon, MD
NaturalNews
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:08 UTC

Magnetic fields and specialized "antenna" elements that respond to them have existed since planet Earth locked into orbit, and those responsive elements are perturbed or disturbed by solar activity and lightning in a daily activity called the Schumann Resonance. In combination, these systems are the natural balance of things that oversee the evolution of all life on earth by providing information to control and power cell assembly and the functions of life.

Archaeologists claim to have found the palace of the Queen of Sheba, an altar that may have held the Ark of the Covenant

Roger Boyes
The Times
Tue, 13 May 2008 07:51 UTC

It is only a breathless Hollywood script: treasure-hunter Indiana Jones races with German archaeologists to track down the fabled Ark of the Covenant, the chest that held the stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were etched.

Now German researchers claim to have found the remains of the palace of the Queen of Sheba - and an altar that may have held the Ark.

The discovery, announced by the University of Hamburg, has stirred sceptical rumblings from the archaelogical community. The location of the Ark, indeed its existence, has been a source of controversy for centuries.

Regarded as the most precious treasure of ancient Judaism, it is at the heart of a debate about whether archaeology should chronicle the rise and fall of civilisations or explore the boundaries between myth and ancient history.

Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds

Scott Norris
National Geographic News
Mon, 12 May 2008 07:21 UTC

Inca surgeons in ancient Peru commonly and successfully removed small portions of patients' skulls to treat head injuries, according to a new study.

The surgical procedure-known as trepanation-was most often performed on adult men, likely to treat injuries suffered during combat, researchers say.

A similar procedure is performed today to relieve pressure caused by fluid buildup following severe head trauma.

Around the ancient Inca capital of Cuzco, remains dating back to A.D. 1000 show that surgical techniques were standardized and perfected over time, according to the report.

Many of the oldest skulls showed no evidence of bone healing following the operation, suggesting that the procedure was probably fatal.

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An ancient Inca skull shows evidence of skull surgery known as trepanation. A new study finds that the procedure was performed rather commonly by the Inca, likely to treat injuries suffered during combat.

Solar Activity Update

SpaceWeather.com
Mon, 12 May 2008 04:32 UTC

Is something lurking just over the sun's eastern limb?

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Avago claims first RF chip-scale packaging solution

R. Colin Johnson
RF Design Line
Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00 UTC

The world's smallest radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit packaging solution has been claimed by Avago Technologies Ltd. (San Jose, Calif.)--a spin-off of Agilent Technologies (which was a spin-off of Hewlett Packard). Avago claims its WaferCap is the industry's first wafer-level chip-scale packaging (CSP) technology, squeezing RF chips into a 1-by-.5-by.25 millimeter leadless "0402"-size package, more familiar as the form factor for surface-mount technology (SMT) capacitors.

Disfigured Eagle to Get Artificial Beak

Nicholas K. Geranios
Associated Press
Mon, 05 May 2008 01:20 UTC

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She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several years ago, leaving her with a stump that is useless for hunting food. A team of volunteers is working to attach an artificial beak to the disfigured bird, in an effort to keep her alive.

"For Beauty it's like using only one chopstick to eat. It can't be done" said biologist Jane Fink Cantwell, who operates a raptor recovery center in this Idaho Panhandle town. "She has trouble drinking. She can't preen her feathers. That's all about to change."

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Science & Technology

Digging Deeper Into The Genetics Of Schizophrenia By Evaluating MicroRNAs

Designing Bug Perception Into Robots

Alternative To Silicon Chip Invented By Student

A Molecular Thermometer For The Distant Universe

A 21st Century View of the Benefits of Therapeutic Electromagnetism

Archaeologists claim to have found the palace of the Queen of Sheba, an altar that may have held the Ark of the Covenant

Inca Skull Surgeons Were "Highly Skilled," Study Finds

Solar Activity Update

Avago claims first RF chip-scale packaging solution

Disfigured Eagle to Get Artificial Beak

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