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SCIPhysics Professor Demonstrates Lasing Without Inversion (LWI)
A Western Illinois University physics professor has discovered a way to understand lasing without inversion, which will allow the generation of X-ray and gamma-ray laser light without needing large energy input to begin with. This will also allow for precise control of the behavior of a quantum system leading to its application in an important upcoming area of information processing known as quantum information.
Physical Review Letters, 29-Apr-2008
16-May-2008
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 Western Illinois UniversityView Article 
SCIGeosciences Professor Measuring Aftershocks of China Earthquake
A professor of geosciences arrives in China 40 minutes before killer quake, watching Three Gorges Dam.
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16-May-2008
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 Texas Tech UniversityView Article 
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Keywords: "SYSTEMS BIOLOGY" "STEM CELLS" HEMATOLOGY COMPLEXITY BIOPHYSICS DIFFERENTIATION "CELL BIOLOGY"

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16-May-2008
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SCINew Study Identifies Proteins that Help Develop Mammalian Hearts
The absence of two proteins in mammalian embryos prevents the development of a healthy heart, a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, has found. The study, which appears in the May 15 issue of Developmental Biology, was led by Stephen Duncan, Ph.D., professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy at the Medical College.
Developmental Biology, 15-May-2008
16-May-2008
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 Medical College of WisconsinView Article 
SCIThe Singularity: A Special Report
If you're waiting to upload your consciousness into a computer, don't hold your breath; the rapture of the geeks could be a long time in coming.
15-May-2008
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 IEEE Spectrum MagazineView Article 
SCIJaguar Upgrade Brings ORNL Closer to Petascale Computing
Upgrades to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jaguar supercomputer have more than doubled its performance, increasing the system’s ability to deliver far-reaching advances in climate studies, energy research, and a wide range of sciences.
15-May-2008
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 Oak Ridge National LaboratoryView Article 
SCIAddressing the "Nitrogen Cascade": Incessant Cycling of Reactive Nitrogen in Environment
The problem of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment is little-known beyond a growing circle of environmental scientists who study how the element cycles through the environment and negatively alters local and global ecosystems and potentially harms human health. Two new papers by leading environmental scientists bring the problem to the forefront in the May 16 issue of the journal Science. (Embargo expired on 15-May-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
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15-May-2008
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 University of VirginiaView Article 
SCIStudy Explores Physics of Wrinkling, Folding
Scientists at the University of Chicago and the University of Santiago in Chile have explained, for the first time, the physics that governs how thin materials at scales millions of times different in thickness make the transition from wrinkles into folds under compression. (Embargo expired on 15-May-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 16-May-2008
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 University of ChicagoView Article 
SCIAn Ancient Protein Balances Gene Activity and Silences Foreign DNA in Bacteria
A combination of genomics and proteomics yields a surprising finding. (Embargo expired on 15-May-2008 at 14:00 ET.)
Science, 16-May-2008
15-May-2008
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 New York University Medical CenterView Article 
SCIEmbryonic Pathway Delivers Stem Cell Traits
Cells that undergo an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) show properties of stem cells, including the ability to self-renew. In addition, stem cells exhibit properties of cells that undergo EMT. Strikingly, both normal and cancer stem cells can be generated from differentiated cells by EMT. Understanding the role of EMT in adult stem cell creation may lead toward the development of healthy stem cells for regenerative medicine and provide drug targets for cancer. (Embargo expired on 15-May-2008 at 12:00 ET.)
Cell, 15-May-2008
15-May-2008
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 Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchView Article 

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