Morning News Run
April 26, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Jumping ‘Junk DNA’ May Fuel Mammalian Evolution – Scientific American
Tiny, jumping bits of DNA are looking less like genomic junk and more like significant players in mammalian evolution, according to a new analysis.
Kids’ Earbud Use Worries Hearing Experts – NPR (Audio & Copy)
Earbuds that deliver sound directly to the ear canal have become increasingly popular. But hearing specialists are concerned that when turned up too loud, earbuds may cause permanent damage to young ears.
Public ‘Unaware’ of Stroke Risk – BBC
Nearly one in four people are at risk of a stroke because of undiagnosed high blood pressure, a charity says.
Fat Workers Cost Employers More – Physorg
Overweight workers cost their bosses more in injury claims than their lean colleagues, suggests a study that found the heaviest employees had twice the rate of workers’ compensation claims as their fit co-workers.
Scientists Create Nano-Nose Aimed at Sniffing out Diseased Cells – Science Daily
A team of scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created a kind of molecular nose that uses nanoparticle-based sensors to sniff out and identify proteins. The sensors, which can be trained to detect a wide variety of proteins, could eventually serve as a medical diagnostic tool by sniffing out the proteins made by sickly cells.
