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Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat - New York Times

New research suggests that in mice, a simple treatment that does not involve drugs appears to be directing cells to turn into bone instead of fat.

Inventgeek.com - Ion Cooler 3.0 - Overview

Inventgeek.com - Celebrating Creativity and invention though reinvention. Providing how to's and projects on semi-practical mod and other creative ideas

Evolution in the nanoworld

PhysOrg news: Evolution in the nanoworld

Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans

PhysOrg news: Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans

Engineers develop world's most complex silicon phased-array chip

PhysOrg news: Engineers develop world's most complex silicon phased-array chip

Israeli Scientist Invents Bomb Detector Spray

PhysOrg news: Israeli Scientist Invents Bomb Detector Spray

How did chemical constituents essential to life arise on primitive Earth?

PhysOrg news: How did chemical constituents essential to life arise on primitive Earth?

In India, Poverty Inspires Technology Workers to Altruism - New York Times

Corporations have made India a laboratory for extending modern technological conveniences to the world’s poor.

Looking at Dutch and Swiss Health Systems - New York Times

The Swiss and Dutch health care systems are suddenly all the rage, and next month the United States’ top health official will visit Switzerland and the Netherlands to kick the tires.

Resistant Bacteria: Go Kill Yourselves

Read about the latest medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech trends including diets, drugs, genetics, stem cells, medicine, health, and cloning from Wired.com.

Daily Kos: Doing what Detroit says is impossible

Death & glory: A story of ants, ageing and altruism - Independent Online Edition > Science & Tech

Death & glory: A story of ants, ageing and altruism

Smarty Plants: Inside the World's Only Plant-Intelligence Lab

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