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Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more "fortunate". ";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141928312.html";s:8:"category";s:10:"Technology";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:31:52 EST";s:7:"summary";s:137:" 
Elisabeth's 13 children were born by candlelight. Her daughter, who has just become a mother for the first time, was more "fortunate". ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222727512;}i:1;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:40:"Aquarium advocates planet-friendly sushi";s:11:"description";s:158:" 
If you down a plate of maguro for lunch or can't go a week without a dragon roll, the folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium would like to have a word with you.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141928117.html";s:8:"category";s:21:"Space & Earth science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:28:37 EST";s:7:"summary";s:158:" 
If you down a plate of maguro for lunch or can't go a week without a dragon roll, the folks at the Monterey Bay Aquarium would like to have a word with you.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222727317;}i:2;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:74:"Sites that allow visitors to share tales of kindness popping up on the Web";s:11:"description";s:158:" 
One afternoon in mid-July, Melissa Morris-Ivone was on the receiving end of one of those infinitesimally small acts of kindness that put you in a good mood.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141927933.html";s:8:"category";s:10:"Technology";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:25:33 EST";s:7:"summary";s:158:" 
One afternoon in mid-July, Melissa Morris-Ivone was on the receiving end of one of those infinitesimally small acts of kindness that put you in a good mood.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222727133;}i:3;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Internet pioneer Paul Baran gets richly deserved honor";s:11:"description";s:294:" 
This is a column to brag about Paul Baran, because Lord knows he's not going to do it himself. The guy is a brilliant innovator and a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He's on his way to the White House to be honored Monday for giving us some of the key building blocks of the Internet.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141927855.html";s:8:"category";s:10:"Technology";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:24:15 EST";s:7:"summary";s:294:" 
This is a column to brag about Paul Baran, because Lord knows he's not going to do it himself. The guy is a brilliant innovator and a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He's on his way to the White House to be honored Monday for giving us some of the key building blocks of the Internet.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222727055;}i:4;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:57:"Blood-Thinning Drug Linked to Increased Bleeding in Brain";s:11:"description";s:256:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141927166.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:12:46 EST";s:7:"summary";s:256:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Patients who take the commonly used blood-thinning drug warfarin face larger amounts of bleeding in the brain and increased risk of mortality if they suffer a hemorrhagic stroke, new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222726366;}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:44:"Climate Change Alters Base of Tahoe Food Web";s:11:"description";s:240:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe this week published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very foundation of the web of life in freshwater lakes.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141926942.html";s:8:"category";s:21:"Space & Earth science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:09:02 EST";s:7:"summary";s:240:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Davis researchers at Lake Tahoe this week published the first evidence that climate change alters the makeup of tiny plant communities called algae, which are the very foundation of the web of life in freshwater lakes.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222726142;}i:6;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:68:"Microscopic version of the CT scan reveals secrets of bone formation";s:11:"description";s:523:" 
A new version of the computerized tomography (CT) scan, which revolutionized medical imaging during the last 25 years, is giving scientists precious new information about how Mother Nature forms shells, bones, and other hard structures in animals ranging from guppies to mice. That information on "biomineralization" could form a knowledge base for understanding bone loss in humans and even snaring the Holy Grail of regenerative medicine — discovering how newts, starfish and other animals regrow amputated body parts.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141926812.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:06:52 EST";s:7:"summary";s:523:" 
A new version of the computerized tomography (CT) scan, which revolutionized medical imaging during the last 25 years, is giving scientists precious new information about how Mother Nature forms shells, bones, and other hard structures in animals ranging from guppies to mice. That information on "biomineralization" could form a knowledge base for understanding bone loss in humans and even snaring the Holy Grail of regenerative medicine — discovering how newts, starfish and other animals regrow amputated body parts.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222726012;}i:7;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:61:"Spate of Living Dead Flicks May Prove Dracula`s Lost his Bite";s:11:"description";s:155:" 
Are zombies the new vampires? Not exactly, but they could be the country`s monster crush du jour, says Texas Tech University pop-culture guru Rob Weiner.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141926717.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:05:17 EST";s:7:"summary";s:155:" 
Are zombies the new vampires? Not exactly, but they could be the country`s monster crush du jour, says Texas Tech University pop-culture guru Rob Weiner.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222725917;}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:87:"Researchers identify mechanism used by gene to promote metastasis in human cancer cells";s:11:"description";s:433:" 
Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925617.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:46:57 EST";s:7:"summary";s:433:" 
Virginia Commonwealth University Institute of Molecular Medicine and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have discovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-9/syntenin (mda-9/syntenin), interacts with an important signaling protein to promote metastasis in human melanoma cells, a discovery that could one day lead to the development of the next generation of anti-metastatic drugs for melanoma and other cancers.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222724817;}i:9;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:32:"Study Shows 'We Are What We Eat'";s:11:"description";s:181:" 
What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925534.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:45:34 EST";s:7:"summary";s:181:" 
What Canadians choose to put on the dinner table helps define who they are, according to a bi-coastal study by University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University researchers.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222724734;}i:10;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:39:"Engineers pave way to 'artificial nose'";s:11:"description";s:196:" 
MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141925401.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:43:21 EST";s:7:"summary";s:196:" 
MIT biological engineers have found a way to mass-produce smell receptors in the laboratory, an advance that paves the way for "artificial noses" to be created and used in a variety of settings.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222724601;}i:11;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"New formula predicts how people will migrate in coming decades";s:11:"description";s:626:" 
Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United Nations, have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts that they say will provide better estimates of migration across international boundaries. Because countries use population projections to estimate local needs for jobs, schools, housing and health care, a more precise formula to describe how people move could lead to better use of resources and improved economic conditions.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924745.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:32:25 EST";s:7:"summary";s:626:" 
Nearly 200 million people now live outside their country of birth. But the patterns of migration that got them there have proven difficult to project. Now scientists at Rockefeller University, with assistance from the United Nations, have developed a predictive model of worldwide population shifts that they say will provide better estimates of migration across international boundaries. Because countries use population projections to estimate local needs for jobs, schools, housing and health care, a more precise formula to describe how people move could lead to better use of resources and improved economic conditions.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723945;}i:12;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:66:"Meat-eating dinosaur from Argentina had bird-like breathing system";s:11:"description";s:177:" 
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924662.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:31:02 EST";s:7:"summary";s:177:" 
The remains of a 30-foot-long predatory dinosaur discovered along the banks of Argentina's Rio Colorado is helping to unravel how birds evolved their unusual breathing system.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723862;}i:13;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:72:"Current government regulations miss key pollutants in Los Angeles region";s:11:"description";s:296:" 
Existing regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants that contribute to hazy skies and poor air quality over Los Angeles, according to a study scheduled for the October 15 issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly journal.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924536.html";s:8:"category";s:21:"Space & Earth science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:28:56 EST";s:7:"summary";s:296:" 
Existing regulations may not effectively target a large source of fine, organic particle pollutants that contribute to hazy skies and poor air quality over Los Angeles, according to a study scheduled for the October 15 issue of ACS' Environmental Science and Technology, a semi-monthly journal.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723736;}i:14;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:49:"More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown";s:11:"description";s:197:" 
(AP) --  No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924440.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:27:20 EST";s:7:"summary";s:197:" 
(AP) --  No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723640;}i:15;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:96:"Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients";s:11:"description";s:240:" 
In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924388.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:26:28 EST";s:7:"summary";s:240:" 
In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis patients.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723588;}i:16;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:46:"Myth busted: Some drugs do cost more in Canada";s:11:"description";s:367:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured consumers who purchases their own medications may save money by comparing prices of their specific prescriptions within Canada and in the U.S. ";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924328.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:25:28 EST";s:7:"summary";s:367:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Canada may be recognized as a bargain hunters' paradise for prescription drugs, but a new U of T study suggests that many generic medications may be more expensive in Canada than in the U.S. The uninsured consumers who purchases their own medications may save money by comparing prices of their specific prescriptions within Canada and in the U.S. ";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723528;}i:17;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:25:"Light throws a curve ball";s:11:"description";s:143:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery using light beams that can travel around corners.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141924149.html";s:8:"category";s:7:"Physics";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:22:29 EST";s:7:"summary";s:143:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of St Andrews have made a surprise discovery using light beams that can travel around corners.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222723349;}i:18;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Drinking alcohol before 15 years of age is risky for later alcohol problems";s:11:"description";s:360:" 
It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems.  A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) during adulthood has found that the risk is greatest when AFD occurs before the age of 15.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923567.html";s:8:"category";s:17:"Medicine & Health";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:12:47 EST";s:7:"summary";s:360:" 
It may seem like a minor point, but it matters when someone takes their first drink of alcohol relative to later development of alcohol problems.  A new study of the relationship between age at first drink (AFD) and the risk of developing alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) during adulthood has found that the risk is greatest when AFD occurs before the age of 15.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222722767;}i:19;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:74:"TB Bacterium Uses Its Sugar Coat To Sweeten Its Chances Of Living In Lungs";s:11:"description";s:167:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body`s immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say.";s:4:"link";s:41:"http://www.physorg.com/news141923295.html";s:8:"category";s:15:"General Science";s:7:"pubdate";s:29:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:08:15 EST";s:7:"summary";s:167:" 
(PhysOrg.com) -- Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body`s immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say.";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1222722495;}}s:7:"channel";a:5:{s:5:"title";s:48:"PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news";s:4:"link";s:22:"http://www.physorg.com";s:8:"language";s:5:"en-us";s:11:"description";s:148:"Latest news on science, technology, hard science subjects of physics, space and earth science, electronics, nanotechnology and technology in general";s:7:"tagline";s:148:"Latest news on science, technology, hard science subjects of physics, space and earth science, electronics, nanotechnology and technology in general";}s:9:"textinput";a:0:{}s:5:"image";a:0:{}s:9:"feed_type";s:3:"RSS";s:12:"feed_version";s:3:"2.0";s:8:"encoding";s:5:"UTF-8";s:16:"_source_encoding";s:0:"";s:5:"ERROR";s:0:"";s:7:"WARNING";s:0:"";s:19:"_CONTENT_CONSTRUCTS";a:6:{i:0;s:7:"content";i:1;s:7:"summary";i:2;s:4:"info";i:3;s:5:"title";i:4;s:7:"tagline";i:5;s:9:"copyright";}s:16:"_KNOWN_ENCODINGS";a:3:{i:0;s:5:"UTF-8";i:1;s:8:"US-ASCII";i:2;s:10:"ISO-8859-1";}s:5:"stack";a:0:{}s:9:"inchannel";b:0;s:6:"initem";b:0;s:9:"incontent";b:0;s:11:"intextinput";b:0;s:7:"inimage";b:0;s:17:"current_namespace";b:0;}