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New solar system resembles Eye of Sauron

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idl3mind
on 6/25/2005
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A spectacular, luminous ring offers the best evidence yet that a nearby star is circled by a newly formed solar system.

The ring is composed of dust particles in orbit around Fomalhaut, a bright star located just 25 light years away in the constellation Pisces Austalis – or the Southern Fish. A recent image captured with the Hubble Space Telescope - which makes the system look uncannily like the Great Eye of Sauron from the blockbusting Lord of the Rings trilogy - confirms that Fomalhaut’s ring is curiously offset with respect to the star.

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DNA technique protects against ‘evil’ emails

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idl3mind
on 8/22/2004
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A technique originally designed to analyse DNA sequences is the latest weapon in the war against spam. An algorithm named Chung-Kwei (after a feng-shui talisman that protects the home against evil spirits) can catch nearly 97 per cent of spam.

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Gila May Be Healer for Type 2 Diabetes

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idl3mind
on 6/8/2004
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A new type 2 diabetes drug derived from the saliva of a huge, venomous lizard may control blood sugar without the weight gain associated with other diabetes medications.

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