A supervirus bigger than some cells may be related to the ancestral form of all life on earth. http://www.discover.com/issues/mar-06/cover/?page=1...
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Richard Sharpe
richardsharpe1
Mar 2, 2006 4:55 am
From Dienekes comes this interesting paper: The eclipse of the gene by Margaret Lock Research in the field of epigenetics challenges the assumption on which...
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rikurzhen
Mar 2, 2006 7:01 am
anything that includes the phrase "genetic determinism" should be considered with a very critical eye. that the heritability of, for example, alzheimer's is...
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Richard Sharpe
richardsharpe1
Mar 2, 2006 7:21 am
... I know :-) "Interesting" is a code word :-) Regards ... Richard Sharpe, rsharpe[at]richardsharpe.com, rsharpe[at]samba.org, sharpe[at]ethereal.com,...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 3, 2006 8:16 am
Asia has too many boys. They can't find wives, but they just might find extreme nationalism instead. It's a dangerous imbalance for a region already on edge. ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 3, 2006 8:21 am
A bad idea bred of good intentions. http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110008024...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 3, 2006 8:24 am
Rules Would Guide Research Efforts http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102112.html?nav=most_emailed...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 3, 2006 8:25 am
Two new studies suggest that chimpanzees are capable of lending a hand to each other in humanlike ways. ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 3, 2006 8:35 am
A philosopher and a theologian debate the correct approach to the study of religion http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7365...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 4, 2006 8:19 pm
President Lawrence H. Summers was a source of controversy at Harvard, but he always made science a top priority. ...
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Richard Sharpe
richardsharpe1
Mar 4, 2006 10:18 pm
AUTHOR: Jesse M. Bering ABSTRACT: The present article examines how people~Rs belief in an afterlife, as well as closely related supernatural beliefs, may open ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 5, 2006 10:16 am
Review of Defiant Birth: Women Who Resist Medical Eugenics. ...
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Justin
arcanepaladin
Mar 5, 2006 7:34 pm
http://www.wspublishers.com/...
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Richard Sharpe
richardsharpe1
Mar 6, 2006 8:11 pm
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 6, 2006 – It has been well documented that, across human cultures and in most mammals, males are usually more aggressive and less...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 6, 2006 10:56 pm
By CAMILLE PAGLIA Published: March 6, 2006 Harvard's reputation for disinterested scholarship has been gored by the manipulations of the self-serving cabal...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 6, 2006 10:57 pm
Science has always neglected religion as a subject for serious study. Given its social and political importance in recorded history - and its personal...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 6, 2006 10:59 pm
Exercising during pregnancy might have unanticipated benefits – at least in mice, a new study suggests. Pups born to active mums developed bigger brains a...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 6, 2006 11:00 pm
A team of biologists has identified 20 hotspots around the world where mammal species, while not yet appearing threatened, are likely to be at high risk of...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 6, 2006 11:03 pm
"Doing 'brain exercises' such as watching Countdown, playing Sudoku or taking a shower with your eyes closed can make us all up to 40 per cent cleverer within...
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theresamcgill
Mar 7, 2006 5:08 pm
Study: Anorexia not a 'disorder of choice' By Christine Dell`amore Mar 7, 2006, 1:23 GMT WASHINGTON, DC, United States (UPI) -- Anorexics have often shouldered...
PARIS - A team of American-led divers has discovered a new crustacean in the South Pacific that resembles a lobster and is covered with what looks like silky,...
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rikurzhen
Mar 8, 2006 6:43 pm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5246874 A study of children born prematurely finds that those who had intensive early education -- in the...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 10, 2006 6:33 am
Breaking the Spell Reviewed by Marek Kohn http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/article350262.ece...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 10, 2006 6:33 am
Both nature and nurture are at work here . . . we may never see this again Scientists regard scepticism as their professional duty; not one who has visited the...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 10, 2006 6:34 am
Review of Breaking the Spell By Judith Shulevitz http://www.slate.com/id/2137743/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 10, 2006 7:57 am
Humans and chimpanzees have in common more than 98 percent of DNA and 99 percent of genes. Yet, in looks and behavior we are very different from them. For more...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 10, 2006 7:57 am
The first humans may have arrived on Easter Island several centuries later than previously supposed, suggests a new study. If so, these Polynesian settlers...
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Renee
velopismo
Mar 10, 2006 5:29 pm
http://arxiv.org/ftp/astro-ph/papers/0312/0312639.pdf When aliens rained over India 02 March 2006 Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition Hazel Muir What...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Mar 11, 2006 3:39 am
WASHINGTON - It has the face of a rat and the tail of a skinny squirrel — and scientists say this creature discovered living in central Laos is pretty...
