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Morality research sheds light on the origins of religion
Psychology
The details surrounding the emergence and evolution of religion have not been clearly established and remain a source of much debate among scholars. Now, an article published by Cell Press in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences on February 8 brings a new understanding to this long-standing discussion by exploring the fascinating link between morality and religion.
Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 5:16pm
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Soft drink consumption may increase risk of pancreatic cancer
Health
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume soft drinks, according to a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Source: American Association for Cancer Research
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 5:16pm
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Research reveals link between beer and bone health
Health
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department of Food Science & Technology at the University of California, Davis studied commercial beer production to determine the relationship between beer production methods and the resulting silicon content, concluding that beer is a rich source of dietary silicon.
Source: Wiley-Blackwell
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 2:31pm
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Study confirms link between advanced maternal age and autism
Development
Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, according to an exhaustive study of all births in California during the 1990s by UC Davis Health System researchers.
Source: University of California - Davis - Health System
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 2:31pm
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Scientists identify first genetic variant linked to biological aging in humans
Genetics
Scientists announced today they have identified for the first time definitive variants associated with biological ageing in humans. The team analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations across the entire human genome to identify the variants which are located near a gene called TERC.
Source: University of Leicester
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 1:01pm
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Virus-free technique enables scientists to easily make stem cells pluripotent
Stem cells
Tiny circles of DNA are the key to a new and easier way to transform stem cells from human fat into induced pluripotent stem cells for use in regenerative medicine, say scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
Source: Stanford University Medical Center
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 1:01pm
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Industrial cleaner linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease
Health
Workers exposed to trichlorOethylene (TCE), a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 62nd Annual Meeting in Toronto April 10 to April 17, 2010.
Source: American Academy of Neurology
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 11:55am
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How the butterflies got their spots
Evolution
How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing colour and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists at Cambridge have found "hotspots" in the butterflies' genes that they believe will explain one of the most extraordinary examples of mimicry in the natural world.
Source: University of Cambridge
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 11:55am
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Inhibiting serotonin in gut could cure osteoporosis
Health
An investigational drug that inhibits serotonin synthesis in the gut, administered orally once daily, effectively cured osteoporosis in mice and rats reports an international team led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, in the Feb. 7 issue of Nature Medicine.
Source: Columbia University Medical Center
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 10:17am
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Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment
Health
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
Source: University of British Columbia
Posted on: Monday, Feb 08, 2010, 10:17am
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Princeton scientist makes a leap in quantum computing
Physics
A major hurdle in the ambitious quest to design and construct a radically new kind of quantum computer has been finding a way to manipulate the single electrons that very likely will constitute the new machines' processing components or "qubits."
Source: Princeton University
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 3:35pm
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Sweet! -- sugar plays key role in cell division
Molecular Biology
Using an elaborate sleuthing system they developed to probe how cells manage their own division, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that common but hard-to-see sugar switches are partly in control.
Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 3:35pm
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Measuring the energy released from a virus during infection
Microbiology
Within a virus's tiny exterior is a store of energy waiting to be unleashed. When the virus encounters a host cell, this pent-up energy is released, propelling the viral DNA into the cell and turning it into a virus factory.
Source: Carnegie Mellon University
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 2:34pm
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Researchers complete the world's first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome
Genetics
Groundbreaking research done at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) could lead to the development of more potent drugs or a vaccine for malaria, which is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes and kills up to three million people each year.
Source: Nanyang Technological University
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 2:34pm
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Understanding past and future climate
Environment
The notion that scientists understand how changes in Earth's orbit affect climate well enough for estimating long-term natural climate trends that underlie any anthropogenic climate change is challenged by findings published this week. The new research was conducted by a team led by Professor Eelco Rohling of the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science hosted at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.
Source: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK)
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 2:34pm
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Health stories by experts more credible than blogs
Healthcare
Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a homepage, according to a study of college students.
Source: Penn State
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 2:09pm
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Carbonate veins reveal chemistry of ancient seawater
Environment
The chemical composition of our oceans is not constant but has varied significantly over geological time. In a study published this week in Science, researchers describe a novel method for reconstructing past ocean chemistry using calcium carbonate veins that precipitate from seawater-derived fluids in rocks beneath the seafloor.
Source: National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK)
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 2:09pm
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An answer to another of life's big questions
Evolution
Monash University biochemists have found a critical piece in the evolutionary puzzle that explains how life on Earth evolved millions of centuries ago.
Source: Monash University
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 1:31pm
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Video: Physicists kill cancer with 'nanobubbles'
Cancer
Using lasers and nanoparticles, scientists at Rice University have discovered a new technique for singling out individual diseased cells and destroying them with tiny explosions.
Source: Rice University
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 1:31pm
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'Quantum logic clock' based on aluminum ion is now world's most precise clock
Physics
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter based on a mercury atom.
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Posted on: Friday, Feb 05, 2010, 1:13pm
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Articles From the Web
Science Politics
Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget
The president’s proposed spending plan would increase money for the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.
Source: NYTimes
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Genetics
Horse Genome Bet Pays Off
New genetic test helps predict how race horses will perform
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Space
Crystals in meteorite harder than diamonds
Researchers using a diamond paste to polish a slice of meteorite stumbled onto something remarkable: crystals in the rock that are harder than diamonds.
Source: MSNBC
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Health
Vaccine-Autism Doctor Guilty of ‘Dishonesty and Misleading Conduct’
Andrew Wakefield, the doctor whose research sparked international concern over whether or not childhood vaccines cause autism, was found guilty by a British panel of acting unethically in his research on autism.
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Marine Biology
Winter chill takes toll on Florida Keys coral
Scientists begin early assessments of the damage on marine life, but initial reports are bleak.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Space
NASA funding plan takes a broader view
Under Obama's budget proposal, the agency would cancel plans to return to the moon, and instead focus on building rockets that could someday go farther.
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Marine Biology
Humboldt Squid Invade California
Fishermen Descend on Southern Calif. for Chance to Catch Sea Creatures that Weigh up to 60 Pounds
Source: CBSnews
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Evolution
Foster Care for Chimps
Researchers say adoptions in wild show evidence of altruism
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Physics
Up in the Air, and Down, With a Twist
For aerialists with the United States Freestyle Ski Team, their high-flying feats are a matter of physics, and plenty of preparation.
Source: NYTimes
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
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Technology
Hear With Your Teeth
Conventional hearing aids use air conduction to turn up the volume on the sound traveling to the ear. But a new device from Sonitus Medical, turns up the volume using bone conduction
Source: Discovery Channel
Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 42 | Comments: 0
Evolution
How Carnations Conquered Europe
Rapid diversification of flower suggests continent may have been an evolutionary hot spot
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 10:48am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 50 | Comments: 0
Space
NASA: Mars Rover Will Likely Rove No More
The space agency will end for now its effort to free Spirit from the sand trap where it has been stuck since April 2009. Instead, the focus will turn to preparing it to survive the upcoming Martian winter.
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 10:48am
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Energy
The Future Of Coal Power Will Require Hard Choices
As China and the United States promise emissions cuts, coal consumption takes center stage. By Monday, as many as two dozen countries will have listed their emissions targets. Experts say countries need to weigh the costs and benefits of continuing to use a technology that produces the largest amount of greenhouse gases.
Source: NPR
Posted on: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 10:48am
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Physics
Physicists’ Dreams and Worries in Era of the Big Collider
cosmos at the Physics of the Universe Summit in Los Angeles, but they didn’t necessarily agree.
Source: NYT
Posted on: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 10:48am
Rating: Not Rated | Views: 50 | Comments: 0
Psychology
Psychologists: Propaganda works better than you think
Science seldom interacts with the legal world, more's the pity. But the latest big Supreme Court decision, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, has some scientists talking about the difference between the legal view of human psychology and what the evidence shows.
Source: USA Today
Posted on: Friday, Jan 29, 2010, 10:48am
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