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Apple's MobileMe hits snag as iPhone hits store shelves (Science/Technology, 20 articles)
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Apple suffered extensive network gridlock Friday morning, as many of the six million users of the original iPhone tried to upgrade to new software while the first buyers of the new iPhone 3G were trying to activate their purchases. Lining up for your iPhone? Retailers are planning to make the wait for Apple's much hyped iPhone 3G, which goes on sale at 8 a.m. today at Chicago Apple and AT&T store, as painless as possible. O2 customers determined to get their hands on Apple's new 3G iPhone caused the network's website to crash this morning as they rushed to pre-order the new device. Apple Inc.'s new data synching service MobileMe was still not up and running on Friday as the second generation of its iPhone hit store shelves. The problem caused huge delays at Apple stores and other iPhone service providers worldwide, as store personnel wrestled with the issue and word of the problem spread on the Web. PALO ALTO, Calif. - When Apple opens its online App Store for iPhone software on Thursday, Steven P. Jobs will be making an attempt to dominate the next generation of computing as it moves toward Internet-connected mobile devices.
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Research Highlights (Science/Technology, 6 articles)
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First paragraph Full Text PDF (481K) See also: Editor's summary News and Views by Bottke. Alberto E. Saal, Erik H. Hauri, Mauro L. Cascio, James A. Van Orman, Malcolm C. Rutherford & Reid F. Cooper doi: 10.1038/nature07047. To download a show to your computer, right click the Audio link and select Save target as/Save link as' and save the file to your computer or a CD.
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Science Briefing: Families help autism study (Science/Technology, 6 articles)
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Many of the seemingly disparate genetic mutations recently discovered in autism share common underlying mechanisms, according to the results of a large international study published on Friday. The research, published on Friday in the journal Cell, identifies a potential new target for anti-malarial drugs. WASHINGTON (AP) - Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections.
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Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy (Science/Technology, 5 articles)
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Transplanting adult stem cells into mice with an illness like muscular dystrophy (MD) helped rebuild muscle structure and strength, a study says. The work by Harvard University, published in the journal Cell, boosts the prospect of similar treatments for people with the condition one day. The idea behind stem cell therapy is to find a way to boost the body's ability to replace or produce new tissues.
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Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds (Science/Technology, 4 articles)
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" This policy seems to say screen everyone but it actually stops short of universal screening said Dr. Frank Greer, chairman of the academy's Committee on Nutrition and one of two authors of the report. Dr. Stephen Daniels says the new advice is based on mounting evidence showing that damage leading to heart disease, the nation's leading killer, begins early in life. Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, a pediatric cardiologist and assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, asks in the story.
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Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer (Science/Technology, 4 articles)
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A team from the University of California, San Diego, designed a "nanoparticle" anti-cancer drug delivery system that zooms in on a protein marker called integrin avB3, which is found on the surface of certain tumor blood vessels. Scientists have identified seven single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that indicate a small but statistically significant increase in the risk of developing breast cancer. Someone who is at high risk for breast cancer may choose to pursue more aggressive preventive strategies than a person at low risk, who may suffer side effects that far outweigh the benefits.
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Howard invests in solar energy - (Science/Technology, 5 articles)
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Standing in the bright sunlight atop the roof of the East Columbia library yesterday, Howard County Executive Ken Ulman showed off the government's latest energy project - 24 panels of solar receptors. The panels are expected to generate about 30 percent of the building's energy and enthusiasm among residents for alternative energy, Ulman says. The exhibit shows library patrons how many kilowatts per hour of electricity are being generated in real time.
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