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When the genetic material inside a cell’s nucleus starts to fall apart, a protein called ATM takes charge and orchestrates the rescue mission. Surprisingly, for ATM to kick into full gear, the stretches of DNA flanking a chromosomal break are just as important as the damaged site itself, report scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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1. The smell of iron
   10-18-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The typical "metallic" smell which occurs when we touch iron objects such as tools, utensils, railings or coins actually comes from a bouquet of organic compounds, writes D. Glindemann (U Leipzig, Germany) in a recent communication in the journal Angewandte Chemie.
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2. Treatment blocks pain without disrupting other functions
   10-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A combination of two drugs can selectively block pain-sensing neurons in rats without impairing movement or other sensations such as touch, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health-supported investigators. The finding suggests an improved way to treat pain from childbirth and surgical procedures. It may also lead to new treatments to help the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic pain.
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3. Unique imaging uncovers the invisible world where surfaces meet
   10-27-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Hoping to find new ways of addressing environmental pollution, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has developed some novel ways to observe what happens inside a cell when it comes in contact with contaminants or when toxic substances touch soil and water.
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4. Scientists identify brain circuits used in sensation of touch
   10-10-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The ability to tactually recognize fine spatial details, such as the raised dots used in braille, is especially important to those who are blind. With that in mind, a team of researchers has identified the neural circuitry that facilitates spatial discrimination through touch. Understanding this circuitry may lead to the creation of sensory-substitution devices, such as tactile maps for the visually impaired.
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5. Touch tracking bypasses mind control
   11-20-2006 · EurekAlert!
   For people unable to simultaneously rub their stomach while patting their head, a new twist may be at hand. Touch, rather than concentration, could let people multi-task with their hands, and this may also potentially help improve the performance of people with coordination problems, according to psychologists.
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6. Can you feel the heat? Your cilia can
   10-22-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Johns Hopkins researchers and colleagues have found a previously unrecognized role for tiny hair-like cell structures known as cilia: They help form our sense of touch.
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7. Researcher gives robotic surgery tools a sense of touch
   11-28-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Johns Hopkins engineers are trying to help surgeons by adding such "touch" sensations, known as haptic feedback, to medical robotic systems.
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8. Computer savvy canines
   11-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract concepts. Friederike Range and colleagues from the University of Vienna in Austria have shown for the first time that dogs can classify complex color photographs and place them into categories in the same way that humans do. And the dogs successfully demonstrate their learning through the use of computer automated touch-screens, eliminating potential human influence. The study has just been published online in Animal Cognition.
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9. Two-slice-touch rule reliable when diagnosing meniscal tears
   12-06-2006 · EurekAlert!
   The two-slice-touch rule increased the accuracy of diagnosing meniscal tears, according to a study conducted by the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School and Hospital, in Madison, Wis.
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10. New smartpen and paper to help teach blind college students
    12-03-2007 · EurekAlert!
    Subjects like physics, calculus and biology are challenging for most students, but imagine tackling these topics without being able to see the graphs and figures used to teach them. A new smartpen and paper technology that works with touch and records classroom audio aims to bring these subjects to life for blind students.
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