NASA data link pollution to rainy summer days in the southeast
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Feb 02, 2008 |
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Rainfall data from a NASA satellite show that summertime storms in the southeastern United States shed more rainfall midweek than on weekends. Scientists say air pollution from humans is likely driving that trend.
International team establishes unique observatory in Antarctica
Space & Earth science / Space Exploration
Feb 02, 2008 |
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A team of scientists representing six international institutions, including Texas A&M University, has succeeded in reaching the summit of Antarctica – also a monumental achievement for ground-based astronomy -- to establish ...
T cell immunity enhanced by timing of interleukin-7 therapy
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That the cell nurturing growth factor interleukin-7 can help ramp up the ability of the immune system to remember the pathogenic villains it encounters is well known.
Noninvasive ways to assess liver disease
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Two new studies examine non-invasive ways to determine liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. An enhanced version of the Original European Liver Fibrosis panel was found to have good diagnostic accuracy for fibrosis in patients with ...
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