Research confirms theory that all modern humans descended from the same small group of people
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Researchers have produced new DNA evidence that almost certainly confirms the theory that all modern humans have a common ancestry.
Gene mutation linked to cognition is found only in humans
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The human and chimpanzee genomes vary by just 1.2 percent, yet there is a considerable difference in the mental and linguistic capabilities between the two species. A new study showed that a certain form of neuropsin, a protein ...
Animal communication plays important role in pattern formation
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The way that a flock of birds flies or a school of fish swims may involve more than individuals simply judging the distance between themselves in the group. Recently, scientists from the University of Alberta ...
Research sheds light on memory by erasing it
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For years, scientists have studied the molecular basis of memory storage, trying to find the molecules that store memory, just as DNA stores genetic memory. In an important study published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, ...
The State of Ubuntu 7.04 Is Strong
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With companies and individuals everywhere failing to find the wow in Windows Vista, Apple's OS X riding iPod sales and snarky commercials to steady growth, and long-time Microsoft partner Dell announcing plans to market a ...
Meditation may fine-tune control over attention
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May 08, 2007 |
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Everyday experience and psychology research both indicate that paying close attention to one thing can keep you from noticing something else.
Researchers at Illinois explore queen bee longevity
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The queen honey bee is genetically identical to the workers in her hive, but she lives 10 times longer and – unlike her sterile sisters – remains reproductively viable throughout life. A study from the University ...
Study implicates protein as a trigger of advanced prostate cancer recurrence
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Scientists with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have for the first time implicated a growth-promoting cellular protein as one trigger of the inevitable recurrence ...
Mechanoluminescence event yields novel emissions, reactions
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Researchers at the University of Illinois report that a new study of mechanoluminescence revealed extensive atomic and molecular spectral emission not previously seen in a mechanoluminescence event. The findings, which appear ...
Bermuda to Put RFID in All Vehicles on Island
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Bermuda is using RFID technology to automate vehicle registration, compliance and enforcement.
You Snooze, You Lose? Not True
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Tired after lunch or by mid-afternoon? You might think that you should go buy yourself some coffee. But according to UCSD researcher Sara Mednick, you’re better off taking a nap.
Want FiOS from Your Cable Company? Motorola Can Help
May 08, 2007 |
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Motorola on Monday unveiled a cable passive optical network (PON) solution intended to provide an upgrade path for cable-based broadband companies to shift to fiber.
Researchers uncover factors that control ion motion in solid electrolytes
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University of Cincinnati researchers show for the first time that they can connect an increase in electrical (ionic) conductivity with flexibility of their networks. The same team of researchers discovered intermediate phases ...
Genetic roots of bipolar disorder revealed by first genome-wide study of illness
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The likelihood of developing bipolar disorder depends in part on the combined, small effects of variations in many different genes in the brain, none of which is powerful enough to cause the disease by itself, a new study ...
Biosensor sniffs out explosives
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Temple University School of Medicine researchers have developed a new biosensor that sniffs out explosives and could one day be used to detect landmines and deadly agents, such as sarin gas, according to a ...
