Quick info, July 05
Wednesday, July 5, 2006 1:00:00 PM
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Sunshade to look for distant life Wednesday, 5 July 2006
Dubbed the New World's Observer, Professor Cash's design would use a giant 45m (148ft) daisy-shaped, plastic shield in tandem with a powerful telescope, trailing 15,000km (9,300 miles) behind.
The pair would orbit about a million miles (1.6 million km) from the Earth at a position known as a Lagrange point. -
Impotency rub-on gel developed Wednesday, 5 July 2006
MED2002, is based on a compound called glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), which has been used to treat angina for the last 40 years. GTN is known to cause dilation of the arteries and increased blood flow.
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Dolly outcome disappoints Wilmut Wednesday, 5 July 2006
The "copying" of farm animals in the UK has now ceased because of cut-backs in agricultural research.
Professor Wilmut says the UK has once again failed to capitalise on a technology it pioneered. -
Patients 'suffer extensive abuse' Wednesday, 5 July 2006
During the investigation, teams of inspectors found evidence of staff hitting, pushing, and dragging people who were supposed to be in their care.
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Heat 'blocks body's pain signals' Wednesday, 5 July 2006
The heat doesn't just provide comfort and have a placebo effect. It actually deactivates the pain at a molecular level in much the same way as pharmaceutical painkillers work.
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Hugging a hot-water bottle
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- R - Our intelligence people expect the huns to attack again.
K - Are they sure ?
R - Evidently! They just blew town.






