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NASA says it doesn't need Russia to run space station

Posted: May 21, 2014 at 8:44 am

Less than a week after Russia threatened to stop its work on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA's chief said work on the orbiter will continue on with, or without, Russia's cooperation.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, speaking to a group of reporters in Berlin on Monday, said no single nation is indispensable and the U.S. space agency fully intends to continue its work with the space station through at least 2024 as expected .

Bolden "was saying the five major partner countries that make up the International Space Station have an inter-related relationship," said a NASA spokesman in an email to Computerworld. "No single nation can end the ISS partnership."

While Bolden said that no one country can shutter the space station, Russia has been playing a critical role.

The U.S., along with other nations, have depended on Russia to ferry astronauts back and forth to the space station since NASA retired its fleet of space shuttles in 2011.

To lessen the partners' dependence on Russia, NASA is aiming to launch astronauts from U.S. soil again by 2017.

Bolden's remarks this week were another stage in the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Russia over their partnership to operate and maintain the space station, along with Europe, Japan and Canada.

The trouble started in April when NASA announced that because of Russia's aggressive actions in Ukraine, the U.S. was scaling back its work with Russia's space agency. At the time of the announcement, NASA was working on a list of projects it might cancel or exclude Russia from participating in. The space agency has not specified what those projects are.

NASA, though, made it clear that it would work with the Russian Federation to continue the safe and continued operation of the space station.

Russia, however, turned up the heat.

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Can mobile phones cause allergic reactions?

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20-May-2014

Contact: Kathryn Ruehle kruehle@liebertpub.com 914-740-2100 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News

New Rochelle, NY, May 20, 2014Studies have identified mobile phones and related devices as sources of metal sensitization and potential causes of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Despite efforts to control allergen release in phones, many phones on the market release levels of metals, such as nickel and chromium, which are sufficient to induce ACD, according to an article in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free on the Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology website at http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/ped.2013.0308.

In the article "Mobile Phone Dermatitis in Children and Adults: A Review of the Literature," a team of researchers led by Jacob Thyssen, MD, PhD, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte (Hellerup, Denmark), Loma Linda University School of Medicine (Loma Linda, CA), and University of Arizona College of Medicine (Phoenix, AZ), review the current literature on mobile phone dermatitis in both children and adults. Nickel sensitization is common in children, resulting in ACD prevalence levels of up to 33%. This information is important for practitioners, particularly when evaluating patients with dermatitis of the face, neck, hands, breast, or anterior thighscommon places exposed to cell phones. The authors provide important diagnostic tips for practitioners and strategies to raise awareness of nickel- or chromium-induced mobile phone ACD.

"With the rising use of cell phones and other mobile devices, pediatricians can expect to see additional cases of ACD," says Editor-in-Chief Mary Cataletto, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, NY) and practicing pediatric pulmonologist at Winthrop University Hospital. "Thyssen's paper discusses diagnostic patch testing for common metal allergens and the value of spot testing of the patient's phone in establishing a causal relationship."

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Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published in online with Open Access options and in print. The Journal synthesizes the pulmonary, allergy, and immunology communities in the advancement of the respiratory health of children. The Journal provides comprehensive coverage to further the understanding, and optimize the treatment, of some of the most common and costly chronic illnesses in children. It includes original translational, clinical, and epidemiologic research; public health, quality improvement, and case control studies; patient education research; and the latest research and standards of care for functional and genetic immune deficiencies and interstitial lung diseases. Tables of content and a sample issue may be viewed on the Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology website at http://www.liebertpub.com/ped.

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Nine young scientists awarded by the Genetics Society of America for fruit fly research

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20-May-2014

Contact: Raeka Aiyar, Ph.D. press@genetics-gsa.org 301-634-7302 Genetics Society of America

BETHESDA, MD (May 20, 2014) -- The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and the Drosophila research community are pleased to announce the winners of GSA Poster Awards at the 55th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, which took place in San Diego, March 26-30, 2014. These awards were made to undergraduate, graduate student, and postdoctoral researchers in recognition of the work they presented at the conference. Their projects, using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as a model organism, spanned a diverse range of topics on the genetic and molecular basis of fundamental biological processes.

"We were very impressed with both the quality of the research and the clarity of presentation by the winning candidates," noted Adam P. Fagen, PhD, GSA's Executive Director. "It is gratifying to see such inspiring work by members of our community so early in their careers. We look forward to hearing much more about their contributions in the years to come. "

The recipients were chosen from 789 posters presented at the meeting, 561 of which were authored by GSA members and therefore eligible for an award.

2014 Drosophila Research Conference Poster Award Winners (for full release and photos, please visit the release URL http://www.genetics-gsa.org/media/releases/GSA_PR_20140520_Dros_poster_awards.pdf)

Postdoctoral Winners

FIRST PRIZE: Melanie I. Worley, University of California, Berkeley, USA Poster Title: "Chameleon: a mutant with an increased frequency of notum-to-wing transdetermination" Principal Investigator: Iswar K. Hariharan

SECOND PRIZE: Malini Natarajan, Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO, USA Poster Title: "Genome-wide analysis of tissue-specific effector genes in the Drosophila embryo" Principal Investigator: Julia Zeitlinger

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Ingredientes de Vindu Defense | Beneficios de la Formula DNA Reset Factor | VinduMexico.com – Video

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Team DNA Arena – #1 – Best Teammate – Video

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Team DNA Arena - #1 - Best Teammate
I played a few rounds of Technicube #39;s awesome PVP map with Parinfinity, GumballMatt, and KarmasApprentice! This episode we play Last Team Standing! Map Download (Use in 14w11b): http://www.pla...

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EDS, Treatment for Vascular, Gastroparesis, Immune, Opens Pathways to DNA and RNA – Video

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EDS, Treatment for Vascular, Gastroparesis, Immune, Opens Pathways to DNA and RNA
EDS, Vascular and Gastroparesis Treatment is L-Arginine .Opens DNA and RNA Signaling Pathways.L-Arginine opens those pathways and also restores endothelium of digestive system and endothelial...

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The Making of DNA 30 – Product Demo – Video

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The Making of DNA #30 - Product Demo Directed by Lutfi Azhar Talent - Muhammad Nazrin Music - Mac n #39; Cheese (live mashup) by Shawn Wasabi Client : Cirgaro VE E-Cigarette Shah Alam Agency...

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DNA, cloning, and genetic engineering – Video

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DNA, cloning, and genetic engineering
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Sunflower Dead Every Breath You Take Police Cover at the DNA Lounge 5/16/14 – Video

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Sunflower Dead Every Breath You Take Police Cover at the DNA Lounge 5/16/14
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DNA da Balada | Silvetty Montilla – Festa do Farol 17/05/14 – Video

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