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CDC mating H5N1 and a strain of human flu
Posted on June 4, 2008 by butnerblogspot
Study shows hybrids of bird flu and human flu viruses fit well, could occur
Source: The Canadian Press
An experiment mating H5N1 avian flu viruses and a strain of human flu in a laboratory produced a surprising number of hybrid viruses that were biologically fit, a new study reveals.
And while none of the offspring viruses was as [...]
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Youngest Supernova in Milky Way Found
Posted on May 16, 2008 by butnerblogspot
Anne Minard for National Geographic News
Scientists have peered through a thick shroud of interstellar dust to reveal the youngest supernova ever seen in the Milky Way.
Stephen Reynolds, an astrophysicist at North Carolina State University, and his team suspected that supernova G1.9+0.3 was very young.
So they compared 2007 images of the object from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray [...]
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Hidden Universe: Our Galactic Neighborhood
Posted on March 28, 2008 by butnerblogspot
The images in this video are breathtaking. The video is an overview of the SINGS and GLIMPSE programs of the Spitzer Space Telescope that revealed our own and nearby galaxies as never seen before.
Additional Resources for Spitzer Space Telescope:
Infrared Science Archive (IRSA) Spitzer Data
Spitzer Space Telescope - CalTech Edu
Spitzer Space Telescope - NASA
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Mother Nature’s Gift
Posted on December 11, 2007 by butnerblogspot
It’s that time of the year again and no I’m not talking about Christmas. It’s time for the Geminid Meteor Showers. The Geminid’s are only 2 days away (Dec.13 & 14). This year the moon will be in it’s crescent phase, but visibility could still be a issue for those of us in NC. The National Weather Service in Raleigh is [...]
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