We're all mutants, say scientists
We all have at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology.
Study finds prime time on the Internet is 11 p.m.
It's 11 p.m. Do you know where your neighbors are?
Antibodies found that prevent HIV from causing severe AIDS
After nearly two decades of futile searching for a vaccine against the AIDS virus, researchers are reporting the tantalizing discovery of antibodies that can prevent the virus from multiplying in the body and producing severe disease.
Underwater robot missing
Lost world of fanged frogs and giant rats discovered in Papua New Guinea
Team of scientists find more than 40 previously unidentified species in remote volcanic crater
Longest piece of music
The world's longest piece of music is being performed live for the first time on a unique 20-metre-wide instrument at a concert in London.
First Genetic Link Between Reptile And Human Heart Evolution Found
Scientists have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor linked to the development of hearts in turtles and other reptiles. The research shows how a specific protein that turns on genes is involved in heart formation in turtles, lizards and humans.
Study says gun shows are the leading source of guns used in crimes
A new report from UC Davis researchers finds that American gun shows are the leading source of guns used in crimes, not just in the United States, but Mexico and Canada as well.
'Plasmobot': Scientists To Design First Robot Using Mould
Scientists in England are to design the first ever biological robot using mould. Researchers are developing the amorphous non-silicon biological robot, plasmobot, using plasmodium, the vegetative stage of the slime mould Physarum polycephalum, a commonly occurring mould which lives in forests, gardens and most damp places in the UK. The research project aims to design the first every fully biological (no silicon components) amorphous massively-parallel robot.
Single molecule, one million times smaller than a grain of sand, pictured for first time
It may look like a piece of honeycomb, but this lattice shaped image is the first ever close-up view of a single molecule.
As hybrid cars gobble rare metals, shortage looms
The Prius hybrid automobile is popular for its fuel efficiency, but its electric motor and battery guzzle rare earth metals, a little-known class of elements found in a wide range of gadgets and consumer goods.
Poll: Most Don't Know What "Public Option" Is -- Including Pollsters
'Moon rock' in Dutch museum is just petrified wood
It's not green cheese, but it might as well be.
Scientists Find "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch"
'On-Hold' Music's Complex Science
Inside the young science of keeping callers on the line. Damn you, Erik Satie.
The Appendix: Useful - - and in Fact Promising
Who knew that the appendix was good for something?
Top 10 Useless Limbs (and Other Vestigial Organs)
Charles Darwin argued that vestigial organs are evidence of evolution and represent a function that was once necessary for survival, but over time that function became either diminished or nonexistent. We just think they're weird.
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New NIH chief: Turn science into better care, fast - Yahoo! News
An influential geneticist who wears his faith on his sleeve says that as the new director of the National Institutes of Health he won't inject his religious convictions into medical research while pushing cutting-edge science into better bedside care.
Brit scientists discover plant that eat rats | The Sun |News|Weird
A DEADLY plant that eats RATS has been discovered by British experts and it has been named after David Attenborough
DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show - NYTimes.com
With fabricated blood or saliva, “you can just engineer a crime scene,” said the lead author of a new study.
Novelties - Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a Knee - NYTimes.com
An off-the-shelf plug inserted into the damaged area can guide formation of new bone and cartilage before dissolving in about six months.
Prehistoric 'Runway' Used by Flying Reptile | LiveScience
Prehistoric tracks suggest that pterosaurs preferred beach landings.
New York Thunderstorms: The Craziest Lightning Strikes Caught On Camera (VIDEO)
Tuesday's giant thunderstorm flattened cars, knocked down trees, and generally wreaked havoc throughout the area. Central Park alone lost over 100 trees, and parts of the Upper West Side and Bronx suffered significant damage.
Scientists: New species of worms release 'bombs' - Yahoo! News
Thousands of feet beneath the sea live worms that can cast off green glowing body parts, a move scientists think may be a defensive effort to confuse attackers. Researchers have dubbed the newly discovered critters
People Naturally Walk in Circles: Discovery News
If you're lost in the woods and you feel like you're walking in circles, you probably are.
Fixing sprawl and redesigning suburbia | Daily Loaf
Tampa Creative Loafing, shelter from the mainstream for news, event listings, dining, movies and music.
World population projected to reach 7 billion in 2011 - CNN.com
The world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion in 2011, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released Wednesday said.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Tweeting Shooting Stars: World's First Mass Participation Meteor Star Party
Step Toward Quantum Computers: Sustained Quantum Information Processing
Scientists find an itchiness cell
Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific
Austrian Archaeologist has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia
Putin dives to bottom of world's deepest lake
Step Toward Quantum Computers: Sustained Quantum Information Processing
Scientists find an itchiness cell
Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific
Austrian Archaeologist has Indiana Jones moment in Mongolia
Putin dives to bottom of world's deepest lake
Sunday, August 9, 2009
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