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Broken genomes behind breast cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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The first detailed search of breast cancer genomes to uncover genomic rearrangements is published today. The team characterised the ways in which the human genome is broken and put back together in 24 cases of breast cancer.


Sleeping off childhood?

Medicine & Health / Health

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Are your 11- and 12-year-olds staying up later, then dozing off at school the next day? Parents and educators who notice poor sleeping patterns in their children should take note of new research from Tel Aviv University ― ...


Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea (GEBA)

First volume of microbial encyclopedia published

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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The Earth is estimated to have about a nonillion (1030) microbes in, on, around, and under it, comprised of an unknown but very large number of distinct species. Despite the widespread availability of microbi ...


Understanding interaction in virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

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New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...


Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Biology / Ecology

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The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.


Do computers understand art?

Do computers understand art?

Technology / Computer Sciences

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A team of researchers from the University of Girona and the Max Planck Institute in Germany has shown that some mathematical algorithms provide clues about the artistic style of a painting. The composition ...


Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability

Medicine & Health / Other

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Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either defeated bills to legalize assisted suicide or have passed laws explicitly banning it and only ...


Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu.


Volcanic Quakes Help Forecast Eruptions

Volcanic Quakes Help Forecast Eruptions

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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Monitoring the earthquakes caused from magma movements inside an active volcano could help to improve the accuracy of forecasting an eruption.


On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

On the tip of your tongue: Researchers reveal our motor system activates when we hear speech

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have discovered our motor system activates automatically when we hear speech. These findings could, in the future, play a central role ...



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