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Study: Algae can form stable groupings

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 09:59 by Inderjit Singh

Cambridge -- Scientists at England's Cambridge University have discovered freshwater algae can form stable groupings in which they dance around each other.

The researchers said they studied the multicellular organism Volvox, which consists of approximately 1,000 cells arranged on the surface of a spherical matrix about half a millimeter in diameter. "Each of the surface cells has two hair-like appendages known as flagella, whose beating propels the colony through the fluid and simultaneously makes them spin about an axis," the scientists said.

SUV falls three stories to rooftop

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 09:57 by Inderjit Singh

New York -- Witnesses said a luxury sport utility vehicle fell three stories from a New York parking garage to the rooftop of a neighboring building.

The witnesses said an attendant at the Greenwich Village garage accidentally shifted the Mercedes SUV into reverse just before 4 p.m. Monday and managed to jump out of the vehicle before it exited the structure and fell to a rooftop between the garage and another building, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
Witness Colby Danz said the attendant told emergency responders that he was "dazed and confused" at the time of the incident.

The attendant was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital, where officials said he appeared to be uninjured.

FDA scientists announce bird flu findings

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 09:54 by Inderjit Singh

Washington -- U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists say their study of the avian influenza virus might lead to new tests that can detect such infections.

The FDA said in-depth analyses of blood from patients recovering from the H5N1 virus also provided important insights into how to combat the potentially lethal virus and helps define what part of the virus is seen by the immune system.

As one result of the research, the FDA scientists and their collaborators said a protein of the bird flu virus called PB1-F2 was identified as a potentially potent target for attack by immune systems to stop the spread of the virus.

Geese return to store for third year

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 09:52 by Inderjit Singh

Cary -- Employees of a North Carolina store said a pair of Canada geese have returned to the shop's decorative grasses for the third consecutive year to start a family.

The Belk store workers at the Cary Towne Center said that for the third straight year, the mother goose has built her nest on the store's decorative grasses while the father patrols the area around the entrance of the store to keep the nest safe, the Raleigh (N.C.) News & Observer reported Tuesday.

Store manager Mike Thompson said employees cover the bottom part of the shop's glass doors to prevent the male goose from pecking at his reflection. He said the goose is trying to chase the reflection away from the nest "or he's really impressed with how good he looks."

Walnuts keep breast cancer at bay: Study

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 09:47 by NeelamGoswami

New York, April 22: Eating walnuts may help reduce a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, suggests a new study.

A is for Apple, L is for LeapFrog

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 07:27 by Rick Aristotle ...

There are some applications that I am looking forward to feeding to my iPhone from Apple 's (Nasdaq: AAPL) App Store this year.

Pity the Short Seller

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:56 by Rich Smith

The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent."
-- attributed to John Maynard Keynes

Great Call on Transocean! What's Next?

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:52 by Matt Koppenheffer

The business of offshore oil drilling is simple in concept. A company buys a collection of drills, equips and staffs those drills with skilled workers, and then contracts the drills out to major oil companies. Top-flight drillers are the ones like Transocean (NYSE: RIG) that have lots of quality people and equipment and have good relationships with top oil companies like ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) and Petrobras (NYSE: PBR).

5 Stocks Approaching Greatness

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:51 by Rich Duprey

Some companies are obviously great investments -- in hindsight. Yet for every stock out there screaming "buy me," others simply give us a nudge and a nod. How can we tell tomorrow's obviously great investments from the thousands of pretenders?

3 Stocks Ready to Roar

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:33 by Rich Duprey

There are plenty of strategies for picking stock winners: low-P/E stocks, companies selling at a discount to their future cash flows, and more. At the small-cap stock picking service Motley Fool Hidden Gems, even in this market the analysts have stayed ahead of the market by finding undervalued stocks that the market and investors have ignored.

Rig Count Chop Cuts Halliburton

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:32 by David Lee Smith

During the first half of 2008, as you may know, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL), the second largest of the oilfield services companies, rode a record run-up in global crude prices toward a similarly record year of its own. But on Monday, the company’s reported earnings slid down on a "significant volume reduction" and a "margin compression," and it was hit by a 35% year-over-year cut in its net income.

You Can Still Buy Stocks for 85 Cents on the Dollar

Wed, 22/04/2009 - 06:27 by Rick Aristotle ...

Don't let the six weeks of market rallies trick you. There are still ways to get in on blue-chip companies at pre-rally prices. Closed-end funds continue to trade at sharp discounts to their actual holdings.