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Zellner in Familiennamen

Tarzius, 05/07/08 (1 Antwort)

Karjoth in Familiennamen

Szillis-Kappelhoff, 05/07/08 (1 Antwort)

Hippie-Schutzschirme und gefährliche Gehirne

Was die "Genetik politischen Handelns" ist, ob Hirnscans helfen, Verdächtige einer Straftat zu überführen und wer damit Geld verdienen will, verlinkt das Wochenendwissen.

PÖTZ in Familiennamen

Convictolitavis, 05/07/08 (0 Antworten)

GARLIEB in Familiennamen

Convictolitavis, 05/07/08 (0 Antworten)

Säuferwahn kann vererbt werden

Schlechte Wahrnehmung, langsames Denken, schwaches Gedächtnis - die finalen Folgen von übermäßigem Alkoholgenuss erwischen nicht jeden Trinker. Offenbar gibt es für das Delirium Tremens eine genetische Disposition.

A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules

GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.

New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.

Crumbling Pompeii site in "state of emergency"

ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government declared a state of emergency at the Pompeii archaeological site on Friday to try to rescue one of the world's most important cultural treasures from decades of neglect.

Dramatic volcanism forged Mercury's surface

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Volcanic activity has played a central role in forging the surface of Mercury, scientists said on Thursday based on data collected by a NASA spacecraft that zoomed past the closest planet to the sun in January.

Solar system a bit squashed, not nicely round

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The solar system may not be a nice round shape, but rather a bit squashed and oblong, according to data from the Voyager 2 spacecraft exploring the solar system's outer limits, scientists said on Wednesday.

Transgender "man" reportedly gives birth

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thomas Beatie, who was born a woman but after surgery and hormone treatment lives as a man, has given birth to a girl at an Oregon hospital, People magazine reported on Thursday.

Dramatic volcanism forged Mercury's surface

Arzneimittel-Rückstände im Trinkwasser

Das Leitungswasser gilt in Deutschland als besonders sauber, doch auch in ihm finden sich medizinisch wirksame Stoffe. Das Risiko ist unklar. Ein Toxikologe vom Umweltbundesamt sieht vor allem eins - Forschungsbedarf.

Two flu drugs help kids equally well: Japan study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two rival flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, work equally well to fight the symptoms of influenza in children, Japanese researchers reported on Thursday.

Researchers open secret cave under Mexican pyramid

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Archeologists are opening a cave sealed for more than 30 years deep beneath a Mexican pyramid to look for clues about the mysterious collapse of one of ancient civilization's largest cities.

ZERKMANN in Familiennamen

Convictolitavis, 03/07/08 (2 Antworten)

Green tea protects against heart disease: study

LONDON (Reuters) - A few cups of green tea each day may help prevent heart disease, Greek researchers said on Wednesday.

Doctors extract cancer cells from blood sample

BOSTON (Reuters) - An experimental process that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Solar system a bit squashed, not nicely round