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10 Ig Nobel Prizes For 2012: Recognition Of Funny, Obscure Research

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Euglena Burgers: The Other Green Meat

by Steve Levenstein

The tiny, single-celled Euglena has a foot in both the Animal and Plant kingdoms. It could also have a hand in changing the world's meat-eating culture and vastly improving the environment.

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Marine Scientists Discover New Chemosynthesis Process In "Mussel Power"

by T Goodman

Maybe some day we will run our cars on mussel power....

China Releases 600 Million Bees to Battle Invasive American White Moths

by China.new

It's China vs the USA, and the Chinese have resorted to biological warfare in an all-out effort to eradicate the foreign pests! Calm down, we're not at war, it's just China's annual parasitic wasp offensive against invasive moths.

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China's Experimental Fast Reactor Plugs Into the National Power Grid

by China.new

The China Experimental Fast Reactor, or CEFR for short, has begun pumping power into China's national electric grid. By greatly increasing fuel efficiency and minimizing the discharge of long-lasting toxic waste, the CEFR pioneers the new direction nuclear power plants must take in a world where nuclear power is coming under increasing scrutiny.

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Synthetic Bear Bile Compound Could Help Heart Attack Victims

by China.new

Ancient Chinese secret? Exciting new research results announced by London's Imperial College indicate a compound found in bear bile could effectively treat abnormal heart rhythm in patients recovering from heart attacks.

Rare Earth Discoveries Show Promise For Eventual Brain Cancer Treatment

by T Goodman

Natural metals are proving very effective identifiers of diseased tissue and are even used as treatment carriers in today's nanotherapies. These compounds are known as theranostic agents because of their ability to both diagnose and deliver treatment to a tumor or other diseased site. Two Virginia universities have recently published the results of their theranostic discovery and its use for brain cancer treatment on animal models.

New Desensitization Procedure Doubles Survival Rate Of Certain Kidney Recipients

by T Goodman

At Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, researchers have been working on a desensitization procedure that neutralizes the antibodies of patients receiving kidney transplants to increase acceptance of incompatible kidneys....

Radioactive Water Decontamination Improved by NIMS Scientists

by Steve Levenstein

Researchers at Japan's NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science) have discovered a new nanoscale silica material which is highly effective in removing radioactive strontium and radioiodine from contaminated water.

Had A Nose Job Or Two? You May Have Body Dysmorphic Disorder

by T Goodman

Though the findings may be the same for persons who desire tummy tucks or buttocks lifts, researchers from the University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium focused their research on people seeking nose jobs, or rhinoplasty. Their findings more than suggest a correlation with an obsessive disorder - body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).

ICU In A Can - Emergency Disaster Relief Delivered Anywhere, Anytime

by Norm Cassian

Natural disasters often occur in the world's most remote regions, where emergency care is impossible to deliver at the level necessary to save the lives of the survivors. Or as in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami, the devastation is so complete as to incapacitate many hospitals. Kukli Han has designed a fully-functioning, mobile hospital that can be delivered via helicopter, within hours of disaster, to even the remotest regions.

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