All news dated 08/28/2006

Medicine & Health

Twins help in sexual orientation study

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s) | pda version

Proton treatment could replace x-ray use in radiation therapy

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version

Type A personality is not linked to heart disease in large study

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Could a pint of cider help keep the doctor away?

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers add crucial information on how the body's T cells react to parasitic diseases

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Hirsute-s you, Sir! Could super furry animals provide clues for baldness?

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Report: U.S. ships banned GM rice

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

Bird flu vaccine declared safe by testers

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

U.S. hospital chain enters Philippines

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 22 vote(s) | pda version

British infants to get meningitis vaccine

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

General Science

Children's way with words sparks research

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Victorian fish fossil fills ancient gap

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Pope may embrace intelligent design

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 32 vote(s) | pda version

Prehistoric human skeleton found in Texas

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) | pda version

A switch between life and death

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

Bird species are saved from extinction

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Technology

Engineers forge greener path to iron production

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s) | pda version

Turning Fuel Ethanol Into Beverage Alcohol

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Electronic Devices

Laptops Get Performance Boost from Intel Core 2 Duo Processors

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science

Remote Island Provides Clues on Population Growth, Environmental Degradation

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

AKARI's view on birth and death of stars

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

In Brief: China, Russia to launch joint Mars mission

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 1.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | pda version

China pledges to clean up Beijing by 2008

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 1 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Low lake levels hurt Michigan economy

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 2.1 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Nanotechnology

Researchers Make Chemical Warfare Protective Nanofibers out of Deck Sealer

August 28, 2006 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version