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Can Bacteria Make You SmarterWashinton DC (SPX) Jun 03, 2010 Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to have antidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior according to research presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego. "Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil bacterium which people likely ingest or breath in when they spend time in nature," says Dorothy Matthews of The Sage Colleges in Troy, New York, who conducted the research with her colleague Susan Jenks. Pr ... read more |
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London (AFP) June 2, 2010Britain's Prince Philip opened the country's first desalination plant Wednesday, which aims to provide much-needed back-up for water-stressed London and its current leaky network. The plant in Beckton, east London, will be able to turn a mixture of seawater and river water from the River Thames into high-quality drinking water for up to one million Londoners. "When the next drought arriv ... more  
Guatemala City (AFP) June 2, 2010Storm-rattled Guatemalans attempted to retrieve belongings Wednesday as officials delivered food aid after a devastating Tropical Storm Agatha left 183 people dead across the region. Scores of countries have offered aid to Guatemala, worst hit by the first eastern Pacific tropical storm of the season that left 156 people dead and another 103 people missing in the Central American country al ... more  
Beijing (AFP) June 2, 2010Every week, He Shuzhong receives dozens of phone calls, emails and letters from people across China warning him that another piece of ancient architecture is about to be bulldozed. The former university professor has spent nearly three decades battling to save traditional hutongs (alleys formed by lines of courtyard houses) and temples, some dating back hundreds of years, from the wrecking b ... more |
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'Nature's Batteries' May Have Helped Power Early LifeformsLeeds, UK (SPX) Jun 03, 2010 Researchers at the University of Leeds have uncovered new clues to the origins of life on Earth. The team found that a compound known as pyrophosphite may have been an important energy source for primitive lifeforms. There are several conflicting theories of how life on Earth emerged from inanimate matter billions of years ago - a process known as abiogenesis. "It's a chicken and egg question," said Dr Terry Kee of the University of Leeds, who led the research. "Scientists are in disagreemen ... read more |
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