* Woolly-mammoth genome decoded:
Biologists report that they have for the first time
unraveled nearly the whole genetic code of an
extinct animal.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081119_mammoth


* Signs of dark matter found?:
Telltale residue may have turned up from a
mysterious and invisible substance that pervades the
universe, astronomers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081119_darkmatter


* Earliest known " nuclear" family reported 
unearthed:
Four ancient skeletons unearthed in Germany in 2005
seem to have been united in death as they were in
life, researchers say.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081117_nuclear


* "Super-aged" brains reveal secrets of sharp 
old-age memory:
Tiny tangles may make the difference between a
declining brain and lasting mental acuity.

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/081117_aged-brains



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