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New Insight Into How Bees See

New research from Monash University bee researcher Adrian Dyer could lead to improved artificial intelligence systems and computer programs for facial recognition.

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created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 4




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Writing a new code for life?

On "Star Trek, the aliens often look so human that crew members fall in love with them. But in real life, scientists in the field known as astrobiology can't be sure alien life would even be carbon-based like us, or use DNA ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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Surgery and chemotherapy are possible for pregnant women with breast cancer

Breast cancer in pregnant women is as common as in non-pregnant women of the same age, with no evidence to suggest pregnancy increases the risk of such cancer. In the majority of cases, pregnant women can have their breast ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CSIC inquiry tests visual intelligence through Facebook

A team of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have developed a web application to test the visual intelligence of Facebook users through the social network. The new platform will enable researchers ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists show positive effects of affirmative action policies promoting women

Interventions to promote women have continuously been criticized as ineffective and inhibiting performance. Economists of the University of Innsbruck have now rejected this criticism; they conducted a series of experiments ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA launching multi-player game on Facebook

NASA is seeking friends for a new game the US space agency launched on Facebook.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Learning-based tourism an opportunity for industry expansion

New research suggests that major growth in the travel, leisure and tourism industry in the coming century may be possible as more people begin to define recreation as a learning and educational opportunity ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US hospitality industry often reluctant to hire people with disabilities

People with disabilities trying to find employment in the U.S. hospitality industry face employers who are often reluctant to hire them because of preconceived notions that they cannot do the job and that they are more costly ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When it comes to accepting evolution, gut feelings trump facts

For students to accept the theory of evolution, an intuitive "gut feeling" may be just as important as understanding the facts, according to a new study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (20) | comments 184 | with audio podcast

Understanding the structure of the TAL effector may be key for targeted gene correction

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have solved the three-dimensional structure of a newly discovered type of gene-targeting protein that has shown to be useful as a DNA-targeting molecule for gene correction, ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Great apes make sophisticated decisions

Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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