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Axel
Axel is a Scandinavian (Icelandic, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) and German male given name, which is also used in parts of the English-speaking world. A French feminine form is Axelle. It is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Abshalom, through Old Norse Ásleikr.
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Music, media firms pin hopes on new Facebook ties
Music and media companies are pinning fresh hopes for reviving their businesses on a small ribbon that Facebook has begun putting on user profiles called the "ticker."
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Noted science historian Elof Carlson traces how the idea of mutation has changed in 6 generations
Today, most scientists use the term "mutation" to describe a change in an individual gene -- more precisely a minute alteration of its DNA. But the term has also achieved a powerful presence in popular culture, ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Researchers Test Steep-Terrain Rover
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and students at the California Institute of Technology have designed and tested a versatile, low-mass robot that can rappel off cliffs, travel ...
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Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity
Recent carbon dioxide emissions have pushed the level of seawater acidity far above the range of the natural variability that existed for thousands of years, affecting the calcification rates of shell-forming ...
Jan 22, 2012 |
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External stimuli control the hormonal regulation of our eating behavior
Max Planck researchers have proven something scientifically for the first time that laypeople have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has documented ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Drug improves survival of colorectal cancer patients, trial results show
An investigational drug called regorafenib slowed the progression of tumors and lengthened the lives of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, an international phase III clinical trial found. The findings were presented ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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How Twitter fought the floods
Social media is revolutionising disaster management and community building during emergencies, a study into social networking during last year’s Queensland floods has found.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Astronomers determine color of the Milky Way Galaxy
A team of astronomers in Pitt's Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences announced today the most accurate determination yet of the color of the (aptly named) Milky Way Galaxy: "a very pure white, almost ...
Jan 11, 2012 |
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The high winds of the upper atmosphere contain less renewable energy than previously assumed
It seems that the energy mix of the future will have to differ from the current suggestions of some visionaries. This is because the jet streams that sweep the upper atmosphere with high winds would yield ...
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Dec 12, 2011 |
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Evolution reveals missing link between DNA and protein shape
Fifty years after the pioneering discovery that a protein's three-dimensional structure is determined solely by the sequence of its amino acids, an international team of researchers has taken a major step ...
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Immune system discoveries earn Nobel in medicine (Update)
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries about the immune system that opened new avenues for the treatment and prevention of infectious illnesses and cancer.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Nobel jury caught off guard by death of laureate
The Nobel Medicine Prize jury was caught off guard Monday when it honoured a Canadian scientist who unbeknownst to them died just days before the announcement, with prize rules forbidding posthumous awards. ...
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Rival, predator, mate: Mapping the molecules that detect chemical cues
(Medical Xpress) -- The chemical cues that signal animals’ identity are so important to letting other individuals know how to behave in the presence of a member of their own species – whether to mate or fight, for ...
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