Break throughs in science

	The 2007 Winners of Ig Nobel Prize Who Made us Laugh and Think
... are awarded annually to celebrate unusual, creative and improbable achievements in science, medicine and technology. Some of these inventions may seem weird and hilarious nevertheless they are truly breakthroughs in science. Medicine Brian Witcombe of Gloucester, UK, and Dan Meyer of Antioch, Tennessee, USA, was awarded for the in-depth report that analyzed "Sword Swallowing and Its Side Effects". Biology Dutch r...
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	Cloned Dogs Will Serve for the South Korean Customs
...evers was Seoul National University, whose scientists cloned the first dog in 2005. The leader of the scientific team is a former aide of Hwang Woo-suk, Lee Byeong-chun. Doctor Hwang made a series of breakthroughs on stem cell research, which though turned out to be false. However, independent tests showed that the cloning of the dogs was genuine. The cloned sniffers were born five to six months ago. The donor, the dog t...
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	Scientists developed a method to sort a boy from a girl
...ion. This method uses laser trap that let the "winners" go further and stop low swimmers. Scientists applied a technique that was earlier used for other purposes like sorting atoms now can make a breakthrough in fertility science. The use of laser with cone-shaped lenses make up a trap where only strongest and fastest sperm breaks through. The sperm that has less energy to get through the trap will slow down or simply...
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	How to Deal With Too Much Attention at Work (for women)
...rticular woman. Wall No.5. Best friends are at work: When a newcomer at the office, a women is recommended to make friends among other women workers. Everyone should see them together at the lunch break or together leaving the office. This way women show that if there were problems, there would be many other girls to tell know about them. Powered by www.infoniac.com ...
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	The Nobel Prize 2007 Has Been Given Away
...atter only since 1969). This year's first Nobel Prize was awarded for medical achievements to three scientists, who have dedicated their researches to genetics. Their researches have brought them to breaking discoveries concerning embryonic stem cells and ways of recombining the DNA code in mammals. These discoveries led to a new technology, named gene targeting in mice. This technology is applied in many areas of biomed...
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	Scientists Believe to Have Cloned Monkey Embryos
...Researchers from Oregon announced that they managed to clone monkey embryos and extract stem cells that can make a breakthrough in human cloning. Scientists made numerous trials to clone monkey embryos and extract stem cells as monkeys are known to be most closely related to humans . Thus if this finally proves to be true, researchers will make a major step toward cloning human embryos. This can give vast possibilities f...
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	Nanotubes Can be Produced from Bacteria
...nanotechnology and other fields of material science. Experts at the the University of California-Riverside and South Korea's Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology said that this scientific breakthrough might help in developing new nanoelectronic devices. Nosang Myung, one of the researchers and UCR Associate Professor and postdoctoral researcher Bongyoung Yoo found that bacteria Shewanella forms arsenic-sul...
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	Scientists Find a Way to Make People Live for Hundreds of Years
...It can soon become possible for humans to live up to 800 years with the latest scientific breakthrough. Researchers at the University of Southern California said that they managed to extend the lifespan of a strain of yeast fungus that can live 10 times longer than normal. Valter Longo, the leading researcher of the study removed two genes RAS2 and SCH9 within the yeast's genome, that is responsible for aging in y...
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	Women Use the Web to Have Abortions
... without any medical information, which led to complications and a need of aftercare. "The Women On Web site is very helpful and reputable. But for Northern Ireland women, it is encouraging them to break the law - and as an organization, we have to work within the law. We're really concerned about women accessing the rogue sites - we're hearing about it and we know it's happening. There are potentially serious medical c...
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	Robots to Become Our Shoulder to Cry on
...Scientists are developing robots that will be able to recognize person's emotional state and respond to it with empathy. The breakthrough software to make robots more sensitive to our mood is called Feelix Growing. Learning the robot to determine if a person is sad, angry or happy is achieved with the help of artificial neural networks. The European researchers, working on this project create simple robots from availabl...
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	Intel Marks its 40th Anniversary
...en we introduced the microprocessor no one could have predicted that the market for PCs would be greater than 350 million units a year. Over the next 40 years Intel technology will be at the heart of breakthroughs that solve the big problems of health and environment. For Intel this is just the beginning of its journey," stated Paul Otellini, the company's president and CEO. Intel looks forward to mark its anniversary...
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	Russian Scientists Reached the Bottom of World's Deepest Lake
... Russian scientists claim they were able to break the world record for the deepest dive in fresh water. According to Russian news reports, two mini-submarines managed to reach the bottom of the deepest lake in the world, Lake Baikal, the depth of which is 1,680 meters (5,512ft). But there still hasn't been any official confirmation of the record. Current mission of the Russian scientists is part of a 2-year plan that a...
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	Scientific contribution in Iraq war undermined
...Britain's Armed Forces may no longer take part in operations countering Iraq's threat without considerable funds in essential technology advancements, where scientists make their greatest contribution, announced a committee of MPs. As it was disclosed by the Commons Defense Committee report, scientists from Dstl (Defense Science and Technology Laboratory), an agency of the Ministry of Defence, have their final word for...
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	Scientist's call upon policy makers on global warming
...Scientists gathered at Arctic Science Summit Week, which started on Wednesday in New Hampshire to make up their mind on crucial changes in the North Pole that highlights global warming more than ever before. Ross Virginia, one of the organizers of the Arctic Science Summit on global warming, pre-opened the summit with a speech that was to make everyone realize the problem of the environment. She asked everyone to join...
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	Pills Against Insomnia Cause Sleepwalking
...Ambien and Lunest are often prescribed sleeping pills. These pills, however, cause the most strange side effects. The Food and Drug Administration reported yesterday such strange behavior as eating or driving while asleep. These reports have provoked the F.D.E. to order the drug makers to make certain fliers for such sleeping drugs, where patients could read detailed instructions on how to use them. The investigation of...
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