* A warm TV may drive away feelings of
loneliness,
rejection:
For those feeling unloved, illusionary relationships
with TV characters sometimes help fill the gap,
researchers say.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090422_tv
* "Complex" organic molecules detected in space:
Computer models also suggest larger molecules may be
out there, including amino acids, essential for life
as we know it.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090421_organic
* Study: personalized drugs may lengthen
cancer survival :
Researchers used a company's "genetic profiles" of
individual patients to create custom treatments.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090420_personalized
* Straw bale house survives quake tests:
An earthquake simulation with a force reported as 82
tons couldn't take down a straw home designed by
civil engineer Darcey Donovan.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090405_strawbale.htm
* Keeping slim is good for the planet, say
scientists:
A study finds that maintaining a healthy body weight
is good news for the environment.
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090420_slim
* Physicists see the cosmos in a coffee cup :
A professor and a graduate student say they have
found a new "universal principle."
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090416_coffee
MORE NEWS
* Bright feathers found to get color from foamy
structure :
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090410_foam
* Aerosols may drive much Arctic warming,
scientists find :
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090408_aero
* Researchers wanted: humans need not apply?:
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/090407_machine
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