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Pilgrims' progress: Genetic data from 1630s backs health benefits of cancer screening
Mar 25, 2009 |
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In the 1630s, the Fry family came to the New World with more than just dreams of prosperity and freedom — they also came with a genetic mutation that increased the likelihood of colon cancer in hundreds, if ...
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Exactly how sensitive is our climate? It may not matter...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 26, 2007 |
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Scientists from Oxford University have suggested that climate researchers and policy makers ought to worry less about working out exactly how sensitive Earth's climate will be to a doubling of carbon dioxide ...
Is there really a 'mommy' gene in women?
Sep 21, 2007 |
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Basic principles of biology rather than women’s newfound economic independence can explain why fewer of them are getting married and having children, and why the trend may only be temporary, says a Queen’s researcher.
Scientists: New dinosaur species found in SAfrica
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists say they've discovered a new dinosaur species in South Africa that may help explain how the creatures evolved into the largest animals on land.
Deadly parasite's rare sexual dalliances may help scientists neutralize it
Apr 09, 2009 |
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For years, microbiologist Stephen Beverley, Ph.D., has tried to get the disease-causing parasite Leishmania in the mood for love. In this week's Science, he and colleagues at the National Institutes of Health report that t ...
Family planning a major environmental impact
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child.
Why don't we get cancer all the time?
Dec 19, 2007 |
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The seemingly inefficient way our bodies replace worn-out cells is a defense against cancer, according to new research.
New DNA evidence overturns population migration theory in Island Southeast Asia
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May 23, 2008 |
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An international research team has discovered new DNA evidence to overturn conventional theories that suggest that the present-day populations of Island Southeast Asia (covering the Philippines, Indonesia ...
The relative risk of brain cancer
Nov 12, 2008 |
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Doctors know that you're at a higher risk for breast, colon and prostate cancers if they've been found in your family. Brain cancer can now be placed on that same list, says a new study by Tel Aviv University and the University ...
An early ape shows its hand
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Aug 08, 2007 |
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Fossils often have provided important insights into the evolution of humans and our ancestors. Even small fossils, such as bones from the hand or foot can tell us much about our ancestor’s and their behavior. Such may be ...
New source of heart stem cells discovered
Jun 22, 2008 |
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[B]Finding offers hope of recapitulating developmental events to regenerate tissue[/B] Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston are continuing to document the heart's earliest origins. Now, they have pin ...
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