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| Biophysicists unravel cellular 'traffic jams' in active transport Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 12:09 PM PST UMass Amherst biophysicists, using a unique microscope, have improved upon earlier studies that used too-simple models not able to account for the densely crowded, dynamic conditions of a active transport in a real cell. Cunning fox grabs smartphone, sends text Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 12:04 PM PST Moral of the study: Foxes like iPhones too. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons ) The text message may be celebrating its 20th birthday today , but as far as we know, only one SMS has been sent by a fox in all those years. (And by fox, of course, we mean the mammal belonging to the Canidae family, not the mammal belonging to the hot-humans-with-phones family). The text reads like so: "jlv l øi\a0ab ... Ukraine Coffin Producer Prepares People With "Coffin Therapy" Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 12:04 PM PST Preparing for death is a very realistic (and often economically smart) thing to do nowadays, but is this Ukraine coffin producer going a little too far with the postmortem planning? BBC Worldwide reports that Stepan Piryanyk charges $25 (£15) for 15 minutes of "coffin therapy", which allows customers to spend time lying in a coffin to get used to the sensation. Sounds a bit morbid to us, but ... US says climate plan on track, EU wants more reuters.com Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 12:02 PM PST DOHA (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it was on track to meet its own target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a plan many scientists say is still too weak to avert damaging global warming. U.S. envoy Todd Stern defended President Barack Obama's environmental record following renewed criticism from the European Union and other delegates at a climate conference in Doha. ... Te’o wins Butkus Award (Jaylon Smith does too) Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 12:01 PM PST After shedding 15 pounds in the offseason to help make him a faster player, Manti Te’o better be careful. On the banquet circuit, the pounds pile on pretty quickly. Te’o, on the first stop of an awards tour that’ll pile plenty of kudos on Notre Dame’s middle linebacker, was awarded the 28th annual Butkus Award… Bullied Asian American Teen Committed Suicide Outside School Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 11:59 AM PST  Tragic news out of Utah, where a 14-year-old middle school student committed suicide last week after being bullied one too many times: 14-year-old Bennion Jr. High student commits suicide.David Phan, a student at Bennion Junior High School in Taylorsville, reportedly... Holy Trinity too much for Pioneers Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 11:59 AM PST Holy Trinity handed Maharishi School its second consecutive loss to open the season Friday, turning a 27-10 first quarter lead into an 80-26 rout in Fairfield. Out of the 11 Pioneers who played, nine scored. Surya Sawhney led the host team offensively with five points, followed by Bimba Shrestha and Avery Mullenneaux with four points each. Rashan Anderson grabbed five rebounds, and Suraj ... Lindsay Lohan May Get a Helping Hand From Mel Gibson Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 11:57 AM PST Mel Gibson helped Britney Spears when she was in trouble a few years ago and now he might be offering a hand to Lindsay Lohan too. Do you still send Christmas cards? Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 11:55 AM PST Everyone loves to complain about Facebook -- how their "friends" brag about their kids, or post minutiae, or share too many photos of food. (Am I guilty of this? Yes, yes ... and yes!) But I still love Facebook. It keeps me connected, even if on a superficial level, to friends and family. I can see photos of my high school friend's new puppy, watch my niece's twins grow, learn about a former ... Greece launches debt buyback amid eurozone scrutiny Mon, 03 Dec, 2012 11:54 AM PST Greece launched an operation on Monday to buy back privately-held debt at a big discount, with eurozone finance ministers in Brussels studying the terms on offer alongside plans to bail out Cyprus too. | |
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