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Two from one: new research maps out evolution of genders from hermaphroditic ancestors

Biology /

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Research from the University of Pittsburgh published in the Nov. 20 edition of Heredity could finally provide evidence of the first stages of the evolution of separate sexes, a theory that holds that males and females develo ...





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Researchers identify barriers to HPV vaccination uptake in low-income populations

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Results of two separate studies show lower rates of HPV vaccination in low-income populations, and identify vaccination barriers and tailored interventions that may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake rates.


Life after silicon

Life after silicon: Using exotic materials to help microchips keep improving

Technology / Semiconductors

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The huge increases in the power and capacity of computers, cell phones and communications networks in the last 40 years have been the result of ever-shrinking silicon transistors. But silicon ...


Prof gets messages from space

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Barbara Frisken received several messages from outer space this year on her answering machine.


RIT astronomer mines Spitzer Space Telescope data for massive starbursts

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Understanding the evolution of galaxies is one of the biggest questions confronting astronomers today. Looking at distant astronomical objects gives scientists important clues to the origins of the Milky Way Galaxy and other ...


Undergrad researchers lay groundwork for drug addiction remedy

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan were both self-admittedly inexperienced Duke freshmen in the spring of 2006. But then they followed helpful directions of an assistant chemistry professor, added their own patience and ...


Precision breeding creates super potato

Precision breeding creates super potato

Biology / Biotechnology

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The skin is light brown, the meat luscious and yellow: from the outside alone, this new potato looks like any other. But on the inside, it is different. Its cells produce pure amylopectin, a starch used in ...


Study on land plant fossils shows Paleoasian Ocean disappeared about 251 million years ago

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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A latest discovery of land plant fossils from Heilongjiang, Northeast China shows that the Siberian Plate sutured with the North China Plate at the end of the Permian, and resulted in the final closure of the Paleoasian Ocean ...


A couple looks at the phones displayed in the window of a mobile phone outlet in Beijing

RIM to boost BlackBerry presence in China

Technology / Business

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Research in Motion said Tuesday it planned to expand the China market for its BlackBerry smartphone to include consumers and small businesses, amid fierce competition in the world's biggest mobile market.


Researchers finds hidden sensory system in the skin

Medicine & Health / Research

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Researchers report that the human body has an entirely unique and separate sensory system aside from the nerves that give most of us the ability to touch and feel. Surprisingly, this sensory network is located throughout ...


UN: 2000-2009 likely warmest decade on record (AP)

Leaked document stirs anger at climate summit

Space & Earth / Environment

created 23 hours ago | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 14

(AP) -- A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries.



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