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October 14, 2009
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Good Morning,
The U.S. Military gets an edge on the battle field with the
development of a new laser weapon. The laser is unique in
that it has an unrivaled accuracy and cuts down on collateral
damage. Check out the second article for details.
Until Tomorrow,
Erin
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Hormone discards plant pesticide residue
HANGZHOU, China - Chinese scientists say they've discovered
a plant hormone applied to crops can help plants eliminate
certain pesticide residues. Jing Quan Yu and colleagues at
Zhejiang University said pesticides are essential for sus-
taining food production for the world's growing population.
But scientists have been seeking new ways of minimizing pes-
ticide residues that remain in food crops after harvest.
Previous research suggested plant hormones called brassino-
steroids might be an answer to the problem. In the new
study, the scientists treated cucumber plants with one type
of brassinosteroid and then treated the plants with various
pesticides. They found the hormone significantly reduced the
toxicity and residues in the plants. The researchers said
brassinosteroids might be "promising, environmentally
friendly, natural substances suitable for wide application
to reduce the risks of human and environmental exposure to
pesticides." The substances do not appear to be harmful to
people or other animals, they added. The study appears in the
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
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USAF successfully tests laser weapon
ALBUQUERQUE - The U.S. Air Force says it has for the first
time successfully fired a laser weapon at a target with the
intent of damaging it. A video of a plane at New Mexico's
Kirtland Air Force Base blasting some targets at the White
Sands Missile range with a laser weapon has been released by
military officials, KRQE-TV, Albuquerque, reported. The
weapon was developed by Boeing Missile Defense Systems, which
said in a statement: "This milestone demonstrates that direc-
ted energy weapon systems will transform the battle space and
save lives by giving war fighters a speed-of-light, ultra-
precision engagement capability that will dramatically reduce
collateral damage." KQRE said the Air Force claims that non-
combatant casualties in urban battlefields could be drama-
tically reduced by the use of laser weapons.
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Gene controls number of brain cells
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - U.S. medical scientists say they have
identified the gene that determines how many neutrons end
up as brain cells. University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill researchers said their finding suggests a single gene,
called GSK-3, controls the signals that determine the number
of brain cells and has important implications for patients
with neuropsychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia, de-
pression and bipolar disorder. The researchers said the
action of the newly identified gene in populating the growing
brain is important because if neural stem cells proliferate
too much, they could produce a tumor. If they proliferate too
little, there may not be enough cells to become the billions
of neurons of the brain. One of the genes associated with
schizophrenia appears to use GSK-3 as an intermediary to
exert its effects on nerve cells. In addition, lithium, a
popular treatment for bipolar disorder, acts, in part, by
shutting down GSK-3. "I don't believe anyone would have
imagined that deleting GSK-3 would have such dramatic effects
on neural stem cells," said Dr. William Snider, professor of
neurology and the study's senior author. "People will have to
think carefully about whether giving a drug like lithium to
children could have negative effects on the underlying struc-
ture of the nervous system." The research that included
Woo-Yang Kim, Xinshuo Wang and Yaohong Wu, in addition to
researchers from the University of Toronto appears in the
early online issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience.
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