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perfica wrote in science_beta Aug 26, 2007 17:00

After much deliberation I've decided to delete this community. It's a great concept but there doesn't seem to be a need for it, and when the moderator is the predominate poster then it's not working ( Read more... )

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Data Bursts #42

perfica wrote in science_beta Aug 19, 2007 12:24

I. Can This Football Helmet Save Lives?
II. Cat gone crazy? It may be senile
III. Empathy makes you 'catch' a yawn
IV. Free Hydrogen-Powered Cars for Good Homes
V. Honey, I shrunk the battery
VI. Mmmm, Space Chips
VII. Talc keeps killer quakes at bay

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Data Bursts #41

perfica wrote in science_beta Aug 12, 2007 12:26

I. Endeavour carries the first teacher into space
II. Evolution of Homo genus thrown into doubt
III. 'Genius' DVDs can harm babies
IV. Global warming to step up after 2009
V. Nose job turns dancing queen into macho man
VI. Phoenix space probe takes off for icy Mars
VII. Physicists think they can levitate

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Data Bursts #40

perfica wrote in science_beta Aug 05, 2007 11:17

I. Ants use manners to cut through crowds
II. Autonomous Flying Ambulances Could Save Troops
III. Coffee and a run may stave off skin cancer
IV. Ctrl, Alt, Del if you've heard this joke before
V. Electrodes stir man from six-year coma state
VI. In Pictures: The Strangest Sights in Google Earth
VII. Orangutans communicate with charades ( Read more... )

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Data Bursts #39

perfica wrote in science_beta Jul 29, 2007 12:03

I. 60th Saturn moon discovered, named 'Frank'
II. Baboons use contraceptives
III. Circumcision reduces HIV infections by 60%
IV. Realising the promise of stem cell
V. Science of smooching
VI. Sing to computer to download song
VII. Wafer-thin paper beats bucky tubes

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Data Bursts #38

perfica wrote in science_beta Jul 23, 2007 16:19

I apologise for the delay in getting this weeks' Data Burst out. I didn't have net access over the weekend.

I. Blueprint for a Green Laptop
II. Catastrophic flood split Britain from Europe
III. Draughts computer game can't be beaten
IV. Ever-expanding universe nets top prize
V. Galaxy hoax claims we're aliens
VI. Genes leave a sour ( Read more... )

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Data Bursts #37

perfica wrote in science_beta Jul 15, 2007 11:21

I. Australian study hints at infection link for many cancers
II. Colourful birds hardest hit at Chernobyl
III. Fasting women strain to talk
IV. Magnets change the colour of a liquid
V. Maths shows the silliness of 'silly walks'
VI. New Mars lander will dig below surface
VII. Signs of water beyond solar system

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Data Bursts #36

perfica wrote in science_beta Jul 08, 2007 18:23

I. Blood Simple
II. DNA testing IVF embryos can be risky
III. Earth is smaller than we thought
IV. Flight secrets of largest bird ever revealed
V. Man-eating piranhas a myth, study says
VI. Saturn moon is massive sponge
VII. Sugary breakfast cereals may boost memory

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Stitching head wounds

rian219 wrote in science_beta Jul 07, 2007 16:18

This is a question for the medics among us:

If someone were stitching a superficial head wound (about an inch long, on the back of the head) on a female with long hair, would it be necessary to shave the hair around the wound?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

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Data Bursts #35

perfica wrote in science_beta Jul 01, 2007 12:34

I. A liquid mirror telescope for the Moon
II. First borns are first in intelligence too
III. Giant penguins once roamed Peru
IV. Molecular torch sheds light on cells
V. Now for my next trick, water from air
VI. Ride a rocket into space and then abandon ship?
VII. Theory of how HIV attacks is wrong

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