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Wayne Smallman
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Ok, We Have Our First DNA-Based Dating Service: GenePartner
It was only a matter of time before someone launched a dating site that looks for potential matches based on DNA compatibility. That time is apparently today with the launch of GenePartner
 
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Aging May Be Controlled by Brake and Accelerator Genes [News]
Can we tweak certain genes to stave off the aging process--or, conversely, to speed it up? New research indicates that it may one day be possible. [More]
 
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Silent spring | COSMOS magazine
Deep in the radioactive bowels of the smashed Chernobyl reactor, a strange new lifeform is blooming.
 
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Why Migraines Strike [Scientific American Magazine]
For the more than 300 million people who suffer migraines, the excruciating, pulsating pain that characterizes these debilitating headaches needs no description. For those who do not, the closest analogous experience might be severe altitude sickness:...
 
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Silent spring | COSMOS magazine
Extremely unusual fungi present inside the Chernobyl reactor... apparently quite true
 
Erle Frayne Argonza
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GM COMMERCIALIZATION UPDATE IN EGYPT
Erle Frayne Argonza Magandang araw! Good day! From the Land of the Pharoahs comes a welcome news about...
21 hours ago brightworld | Topics: Article, Development..., Economics, News
 
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Aging May Be Controlled by Brake and Accelerator Genes [News]
Can we tweak certain genes to stave off the aging process--or, conversely, to speed it up? New research indicates that it may one day be possible. [More]
 
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Biology enters 'The Matrix' through new computer language http://tinyurl.com/6hkhjr
 
Daniel Johnson, Jr.
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Health Benefits of Coffee - WebMD
DAN - I don't feel so guilty for drinking so much of it anymore.
 
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Tough Choices: How Making Decisions Tires Your Brain [Mind Matters]
The human mind is a remarkable device. Nevertheless, it is not without limits. Recently, a growing body of research has focused on a particular mental limitation, which has to do with our ability to use a mental trait known as executive function. When...
 
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Scientists solve riddle of toxic algae blooms
After a remarkable 37-year experiment, University of Alberta scientist David Schindler and his colleagues have finally nailed down the chemical triggers for a problem that plagues thousands of freshwater and coastal ecosystems around the world.
 
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Barely Alive, Seafloor Microbes Might Resemble Exo-Organisms
Deep below the sea floor live massive colonies of primitive microbes.The cold, lightless and energy-poor conditions under the seafloor provide a promising research analog for the harsh conditions in subsurface Martian soil or near hydrothermal vents on Eu
 
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Hutan Kita Menangis, Apakah Anda Peduli ?
Di TV sering kita lihat penebangan hutan secara liar. Karena cuma berita mungkin Anda tidak peduli sama sekali. Tetapi tahukah...
 
Wayne Smallman
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How reliable is DNA in identifying suspects? - Los Angeles Times
State crime lab analyst Kathryn Troyer was running tests on Arizona's DNA database when she stumbled across two felons with similar genetic profiles. The men matched at 9 of the 13 locations on chromosomes, or loci, commonly used to distinguish people.
 
Ivan
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Saharan dust storms sustain life in Atlantic Ocean
Research at the University of Liverpool has found how Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North...
 
*Kristie*
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Contest ~ Microscope
There is still time to enter Tami's contest to win a microscope. This is a real microscope for school, not one of the cheap...
 
loquacious23
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The young island Surtsey
Surtsey was first observed on November 14, 1963, as a pillar of smoke on the water some ways south of Iceland. The very next...
 
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The young island Surtsey
Surtsey was first observed on November 14, 1963, as a pillar of smoke on the water some ways south of Iceland. The very next...
9 days ago Metafilter | Topics: Surtsey, islands, Iceland, volcano
 
electronicephemera
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Night Shift
Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long. A scientist looks at how the only non-supernatural superhero would operate in real...
 
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SciFi through a Biologist’s Eye
When I read a good science fiction story, podcast, or movie - I’m there to be entertained by the possibilities.  I love...
 
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Klasifikasi Tumbuhan Dan Hewan
KLASIFIKASI TUMBUHAN Anggota +/- 500.000 - 600.000 spesies ...
9 days ago We are CIX-ers | Topics: Environment, Biology
 
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1998: Syphilis Genome Sequenced; 2008: Syphilis on the Rise [News]
A decade ago, this week, scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and the Institute for Genomic Research announced they had decoded the genetic information inside Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes the sexually...
 
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Saving the wild orchids of Borneo | Eureka! Science News
Compelled by concern for the demise of Borneo's native orchids, Chairani Siregar of the College of Agriculture at the University of Tanjungpura (Indonesia) undertook a 3-year study to locate and record endangered native orchid species in West Borneo.
Decisions under pressure: it's all in the heartbeat | Eureka! Science News
"If the heart rate varies, it shows that the body is relaxed with an activity and is feeling positive stress," he said. "In this case the body is more flexible to react to the demands of the situation".
 
Kent Goldman
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Protozoa and Product Management
I’m less than a full week into my tenure at First Round Capital and I’m already having more fun than I had hoped....
10 days ago the cornice | Topics: business, biology, product..., start-ups
 
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a luminescent wednesday
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Ivan
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Birds Have A Good Sense Of Smell
Sight and hearing are the most important senses for birds - this is at least the received wisdom.
10 days ago Science News | Topics: science, biology, birds
 
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