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Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study
Posted by Sandyenglish from Science Daily
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have uncovered the first clues about the ancient origins of a mother's intricate lifeline to her unborn baby, the placenta, which delivers oxygen and nutrients critical to the baby's health.
What the Humble Fruit Fly Can Teach Us About Sex
Posted by Shemuses from Alternet
Research that traces bisexuality in fruit flies to a genetic variation challenges assumptions about sexual attraction.
Witness This: A Lunar Eclipse
Posted by robynoratocom
"Oh, I'm bein' followed by a moonshadow..." A videographer catches a breathtaking lunar eclipse from British Columbia, Canada.
Will Yale return all 40,000 artifacts to Peru?
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
Yale University is holding some 40,000 artifacts from the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a government official heading efforts to return the pieces told the state news agency Andina on Sunday.
The new statistical rhetoric of climate change.
Posted by Jeff from Slate
10 years' worth of new data have emboldened the researchers, and now they've replaced their hazy equivocations with percentage values. This shift in rhetoric-at base, from words to numbers-has made their conclusions more comprehensible and compelling. It's also made them less honest.
Many Scientists Using Performance Enhancing Drugs
Posted by Jeff from Slashdot
docinthemachine is one of several readers to send word of a new poll published in Nature showing unprecedented levels of cognitive performance-enhancing drug abuse by top academic scientists. The poll, conducted among subscribers to Nature, surveyed 1,400 scientists from 60 nations (70% from the US). 20% reported using performance-enhancing drugs. Among the drug-using population, 62% used Ritalin, 44% used Provigil, and 15% used beta-blockers like Inderal. Frequency of use was evenly divided among those who used drugs daily, weekly, monthly, and once a year. All such use without a prescription is illegal.
Baby with 2 faces born in north India
Posted by Jeff from MSNBC
A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday. I find it amusing that MSNBC put this in their Kids & Parenting section.
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