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Real Science
Real Science
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General science news. Scientific breakthroughs, consumer science
alerts, scientific milestones and real world science. REALscience brings knowledge to life.
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1. Is the stem cell war over?
| “The induced cells do all the things embryonic stem cells do. It’s going to completely change the field,” says Dr. James Thomson, professor of anatomy at University of Wisconsin and the scientist who first isolated human embryonic stem cell lines in 1998.
The man who started the stem cell wa
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| Published on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:42:53 -0500 - 4 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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2. MRSA--Is this the new Superbug?
| Everyone is calling it a superbug but that’s not quite the right description for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, also called MRSA. It does respond to some antibiotics and can usually be treated quite easily. But it seems to be on the rise in the general population.
MRSA--Is this th
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| Published on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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3. Thawing The Past
| For thousands of years trees in British Columbia have been buried in ice, encased in glaciers as the sheets of ice surged forward. Now those things that were buried thousands of years ago are starting to thaw.
Thawing The Past
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| Published on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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4. Dancing With The Stars
| The gravitational pull attracts the two bodies and one stretches out an arm, as if beginning to dance. But there is no ballroom or are any fancy costumes. And this dance goes on 300 million light years away.
Dancing With The Stars
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| Published on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0400 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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5. Hot Mess
| California has been so conscious about curbing its carbon dioxide output. The state has implemented strict emissions standards to reduce the greenhouse gas largely blamed for global warming. But during a perfect firestorm in late October all their efforts went up in smoke.
Hot Mess
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| Published on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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6. Picture This
| Everyone is a photographer. The cost to take a quality picture has plummeted in recent years so even a mid-priced digital camera takes as good a picture as a professional did ten years ago. Cell phones come with built in cameras. And, now everyone can post their great works on the Internet for all t
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| Published on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 - 2 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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7. Lessons from Sputnik
| Fifty years ago we entered a new era of science exploration and discovery. The moment started rather loudly as the beep, beep, beep heard around the world.
Lessons From Sputnik
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| Published on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:23:22 -0400 - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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8. Nobel Prize Week
| Nobel Prize announcements in Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature and the Peace Prize.
Nobel Prize Week 2007
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| Published on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:38 -0400 - 3 MB Format: MPEG Audio
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