Human Genome Sciences today announced that it will receive a $40 million payment from Novartis in September 2007 for the previously reported successful completion of a Phase 2b trial of Albuferon(R) (albinterferon alfa-2b) in treatment-naive patients with chronic hepatitis C. “This $40 million payment will bring the total milestone payments received from Novartis under our [...]

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Scientists will change the world. They discover a material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars. A 2.5 kg brick is supported by a piece of aerogel weighing only 2.38 grams. Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can [...]

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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have cast new light on why the giant insects that lived millions of years ago disappeared. In the late Paleozoic Era, with atmospheric oxygen levels reaching record highs, some insects evolved into giants. When oxygen levels returned to lower levels, the insect giants went extinct. [...]

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Sir Isaac Newton believed the Apocalypse would come in 2060 – exactly 1,260 years after the foundation of the Holy Roman Empire, according to a recently published letter. No tag for this post.

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Save the Earth from Global warming and use only ecological power… Use natural materials like a potato, salt water, even mud to power a light or sound a buzzer! A great environmental science activity kit. Includes wires, zinc and copper plates, LED lamp, buzzer chip, plastic cups for amplification, experiment guide and detailed instructions. Amazon [...]

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Planet [tag]Frog[/tag] [tag]Habitat[/tag] help children to learn about frogs as they live in their own pond. Watch them [tag]grow[/tag] and become the classroom pet. Booklet about the care of frogs is enclosed. PCNews Verdict: 7/10. Don’t even think to kiss the frog. It will not transform in a prince… Planet Frog Habitat product page No [...]

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Brain Trainer helps you stay mentally fit by stimulating your brain. The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe but so many of us take it so much for granted that we never realize a fraction of its true potential. And as we grow older, even the parts of it we [...]

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Plastic Logic will produce on a commercial scale flexible active-matrix display modules for ‘take anywhere, read anywhere’ electronic reader products. It will utilize Plastic Logic’s process to fabricate active-matrix displays that are thin, light and robust; enabling a reading experience closer to paper than any other technology. Welcome in plastic new era… Source No tag [...]

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Astronomers have found a black hole where few thought they could ever exist, inside a globular star cluster. The finding has broad implications for the dynamics of stars clusters and also for the existence of a still-speculative new class of black holes called ‘intermediate-mass’ black holes. The new finding provides the first convincing evidence that [...]

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