Bomb sniffer bees trained at Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers trained honeybees to detect explosives in thousands of trials over 18 months and in field tests, with DARPA funding around 1.5 million dollars. DARPA cautioned bees are not reliable for military use, though other agencies or private firms may pursue related tech.
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Bees trained to detect explosives by scent
Researchers exposed ordinary honeybees to the odor of an explosive and rewarded them with sugar water. After a few pairings, bees began to extend their tongues at the smell of the explosive, signaling a learned detection response.
Researcher pleads guilty in fee case
Dr Trey Sunderland a prominent Alzheimer's expert and head of a geriatric research unit at NIH admitted a misdemeanor conflict of interest for taking 285000 in consulting fees from Pfizer while overlapping his official duties. He pleaded guilty in U S District Court Baltimore with sentencing set for December 22.
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Forecasts foresee 7 hurricanes in 2007 Atlantic season
Storm prognosticator William Gray and Phil Klotzbach predict 14 named storms in 2007 with seven hurricanes and three major categories. The forecast expects a more active season than average but milder than 2005, aided by warmer sea temperatures and fading El Nino.
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Have These Treatments For Your Back Pain Failed
Cedar Rapids ad promotes Dr. Nicole Bingham DC offering a guide on severe back sciatic and disc pain for locals. It encourages calling a 24 hour line or visiting a website for information on why treatments may fail and potential new solutions.
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NASA weighs second launch attempt for Discovery
NASA will decide at a morning meeting whether to try a night launch of space shuttle Discovery after strong winds and low clouds scrubbed two prior attempts. A 7:47 p.m. CST target was set with only a 30 percent chance of acceptable weather, while technicians fueled power cells and astronaut James Kelly commented on the near miss.
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