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Category Archives: Of Interest
European Food Fears
European food outbreak soars; mystery deepens
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- by DAVID RISING and MARIA CHENG, Associated Press – 9 mins ago
BERLIN – The number of people hit by a massive European outbreak of foodborne bacterial infections is a third bigger than previously known and a stunningly high number of patients suffer from a potentially deadly complication than can shut down their kidneys, officials said Wednesday.
The death toll rose to 17, with German authorities reporting that an 84-year-old woman with the complication had died on Sunday.
Medical authorities appeared no closer to discovering either the source of the infection or the mystery at the heart of the outbreak: why the unusual strain of the E. coli bacteria appears to be causing so many cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome, which attacks the kidneys and can cause seizures, strokes and comas.
Germany’s national health agency said 1534 people in the country had been infected by enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, or EHEC, a particularly deadly strain of the common bacteria found in the digestive systems of cows, humans and other mammals. The Robert Koch Institute had reported 1169 a day earlier.
to read more go to: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110601/ap_on_he_me/eu_contaminated_vegetables_europe
New Crop Circles
Hackpen Hill, Nr Wrougton, Wiltshire. Reported 30th May.
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Odd Lights in Tasmanian Sky
UFO theory on lights in Tassie sky
Kate Clifford
May 30, 2011
What are these lights?
Skateboarder Brendon Hill managed to capture on film some strange flashing lights in the Tasmanian sky over Mayfield . Plane, UFO? No one seems to know.
A Tasmanian man has described as “spooky” an unexplained flashing object he saw in the night sky above Launceston last week.
The lights flashed white and green for several minutes before turning out in the sky high above the tree line, he told theLaunceston Examiner.
The Bubble Nebula – Beautiful
The bubble nebula NGC 7635 —Credit: Croman/an APOD for November 7 2005.
Workplace Weight
New study links obesity to workplace
28.05.2011 | Source:
Pravda.Ru
According to new study – today’s workplace is one of the causes of obesity in America. This was determined by researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA.
To find this, the information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics were analyzed from the 1960s to 2008. From this information it was determined that in today’s jobs men burn approximately 142 less calories a day than they did in the past, while women burn 124 less, EpostMediareports.
to read more go to: http://english.pravda.ru/news/health/28-05-2011/118039-obesity-0/
Skin Cells Becoming Neurons
Skin cells ‘turned into neurons’ by US scientists
By Neil BowdlerScience reporter, BBC News
An image of neurons in the brain. The researchers claim such cells can be made from skin cellsA Californian team say they have managed to convert human skin cells directly into functioning brain cells.
The scientists manipulated the process by which DNA is transcribed within foetal skin cells to create cells which behaved like neurons.
The technique had previously been demonstrated in mice, says the report in Nature.
It could be used for neurological research, and might conceivably be used to create brain cells for transplant.
Reprogrammed skin
The scientists used genetically modified viruses to introduce four different “transcription factors” into foetal skin cells. These transcription factors play a role in the “reading” of DNA and the encoding of proteins within the cell.
They found the introduction of these four transcription factors had the effect of switching a small portion of the skin cells into cells which functioned like neurons.
Unlike other approaches, the process did not involve the reprogramming of the skin cells into stem cells, but rather the direct transformation of skin cells into neurons.
to read more go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13567321
Water on the Moon
Moon’s interior water casts doubt on formation theory
By Jason PalmerScience and technology reporter, BBC News
The study looked at pockets of volcanic material locked in glassAn analysis of sediments brought back by the Apollo 17 mission has shown that the Moon’s interior holds far more water than previously thought.
The analysis, reported in Science, has looked at pockets of volcanic material locked within tiny glass beads.
It found 100 times more water in the beads than has been measured before, and suggests that the Moon once held a Caribbean Sea-sized volume of water.
The find also casts doubt on aspects of theories of how the Moon first formed.
A series of studies in recent years has only served to increase the amount of water thought to be on the Moon.
To read more go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13545848
Hidden Hieroglyphs found in Great Pyramid
PYRAMID-EXPLORING ROBOT REVEALS HIDDEN HIEROGLYPHS
Written in red paint, the symbols may help Egyptologists figure out why mysterious shafts were built into the pyramids.
robot explorer sent through the Great Pyramid of Giza has begun to unveil some of the secrets behind the 4,500-year-old pharaonic mausoleum as it transmitted the first images behind one of its mysterious doors.
The images revealed hieroglyphs written in red paint that have not been seen by human eyes since the construction of the pyramid. The pictures also unveiled new details about two puzzling copper pins embedded in one of the so called “secret doors.”
Published in the Annales du Service Des Antiquities de l’Egypte (ASAE), the images of markings and graffiti could unlock the secrets of the monument’s puzzling architecture.
“We believe that if these hieroglyphs could be deciphered they could help Egyptologists work out why these mysterious shafts were built,” Rob Richardson, the engineer who designed the robot at the University of Leeds, said. The study was sponsored by Mehdi Tayoubi and Richard Breitner of project partners Dassault Systèmes in France.
NEWS: Great Pyramid May Hold Two Hidden Chambers
to read more go to: http://news.discovery.com/archaeology/pyramids-hieroglyphs-robot-mystery-110526.html
New Solar Flares
fr/spaceweather.com
INTENSIFYING SOLAR ACTIVITY: The quiet sun is waking up. New sunspot 1226 emerging over the sun’s southeastern limb is crackling with strong C-class solar flares. So far none of the blasts has been geoeffective, but this could change in the days ahead as the active region turns toward Earth
