Turn off the television, step outside and look eastward: Mars is back and it's better -- and closer -- than ever. Closer, in fact, than at any time in recorded history.

Mars, Closer Than Ever in History

] In the first study of its kind, researchers led by Bali
] Pulendran, PhD, at the Emory Vaccine Center and the
] Yerkes National Primate Research Center have shown
] anthrax lethal factor (LF) impairs the function of
] dendritic cells and thereby compromises the immune
] system%u2019s ability to fight the microbe. The findings,
] which appear in the July 17 issue of Nature, have
] implications for developing more effective anthrax
] therapies and guiding researchers in better controlling
] detrimental immune responses, such as in autoimmune
] diseases and organ rejection following transplant
] surgeries.

Emory Researchers Discover Novel Mechanism Of How Anthrax Impairs Immunity

" LIKE ICE CREAM FROM TRITON
[1] Besides the liquid nitrogen, no special ingredients were used in this experiment. [2] The non-cryogenic ingredients were combined in a mixing bowl. [3] The nitrogen was added a cup at a time. Note the use of heavy cryo gloves—this was not an occasion for oven mitts. [4] The concoction was stirred thoroughly and continuously to keep an unbreakable crust from forming. [5] The ice cream was ready to eat when smooth and free of lumps."

Any recipe with liquid nitrogen has to be good

[A chem prof at MTSU made this for one of his class once....my friend Leah said it was the best ice cream she had ever had - Nano]

Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream

] Dubbed the Intelligent Pill or iPill, the new
] drug-delivery system packs a micropump and sensors that
] monitor the body's temperature and pH balance into one
] pill. If the body's temperature and pH reach certain
] levels, the iPill responds by pumping out more or less of
] its drug payload.

Wired News: Diagnosis and Medicine in a Pill

] A Hawaii research company announced that it has developed
] a vaccine using genetically engineered viral proteins to
] protect human beings from contracting the West Nile
] virus.
]
] David Watumull, president and chief executive officer of
] Hawaii Biotech, said the vaccine produced by the company
] protected 100% of 60 test animals who were injected with
] West Nile virus. In contrast, 77% of the 30 control
] animals died and the others showed some signs of
] sickness, he said.
]
] Aiea-based Hawaii Biotech, a privately held
] biopharmaceutical company specializing in drug research
] and development, was founded in 1982 by nine University
] of Hawaii professors.
]
] The company plans to test the vaccine on humans within
] the next 15 months, Watumull said.

Hawaii firm develops West Nile vaccine

] The world's first human tongue transplant has been
] successfully carried out by doctors in Austria.

Yikes and cool at the same time.

New Scientist - First human tongue transplant successful

woot

Emory Scientists Find Anti-tumor Compounds In Magnolia Cones

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] A joint Australian- New Zealand research voyage carrying
] leading Australian, New Zealand and other international
] scientists to explore deep sea habitats and biodiversity
] in the Tasman Sea is expected to uncover new marine
] species and habitats. The NORFANZ research voyage will
] explore deep sea habitats around seamounts and abyssal
] plains around Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands through to
] northern New Zealand .

Be sure to check out the "Creature Feature" part of this. There are five pages of interesting pictures and descriptions of what they found.

[THis is pretty neat...especially the pics:) - Nano]

NORFANZ Overview