Genetic tweak fools flies into mistaking light for unpleasant odours http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100601/full/news.2010.273.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 2, 2010 3:51 am
There are times to go with your gut. But there are other times when that will lead you astray http://chronicle.com/article/The-Trouble-With-Intuition/65674/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 2, 2010 3:52 am
The wonders of docosahexaenoic acid http://tiny.cc/2wq90...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 2, 2010 3:53 am
Better living through memory modification http://www.slate.com/id/2251887/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 2, 2010 3:56 am
Gregor Mendel's long lost manuscript on his pea-breeding experiments is the object of a tug of war between his relatives and the monastic order to which he...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 3, 2010 7:27 pm
But analysis also reveals close links to Palestinians and Italians http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100603/full/news.2010.277.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 3, 2010 7:29 pm
A diet of crocodiles and other aquatic animals may have given early humans lots of "good fat," leading to bigger brains, a new study says ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 3, 2010 7:31 pm
Dubbed the "guardian of the genome" for its role in keeping cells from turning cancerous, protein 53 is also needed to make eggs and sperm ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 3, 2010 7:40 pm
NHS patients are to be offered personalised cancer treatment under a pilot scheme to carry out genetic tests on individuals' tumours ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 3, 2010 7:42 pm
For feeling content, 18 doesn't hold a candle to 85, a nationwide poll has found. Researchers aren't sure why ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 6, 2010 10:04 pm
Nicholas Carr says that our online lifestyle threatens to make us dumber. But resistance may not be futile ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 6, 2010 10:12 pm
How worried should we be about everyday chemicals? http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2010/05/31/100531fa_fact_groopman...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 6, 2010 10:13 pm
Drug for schizophrenia causes side effects by shrinking part of the brain http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100606/full/news.2010.281.html...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 6, 2010 10:16 pm
An exploration of human illusions related to perception, memory and knowledge, with vivid examples of the problems they cause ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 6, 2010 10:17 pm
The amount of cholesterol circulating in the bloodstream is partly regulated by the brain, a study in mice suggests ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 7, 2010 6:46 pm
The commercial paper industry's plans to plant forests of genetically altered eucalyptus trees in seven Southern states have generated more cries from critics...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 8, 2010 11:26 pm
New research adds to a growing body of evidence showing the perks of a good night's sleep http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127478147...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 8, 2010 11:29 pm
Middle-aged men sit around looking forlorn, while their shadows appear to be having all the fun. The men are moody, they have low libido, and they lack energy ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 8, 2010 11:32 pm
The first study to track children of lesbians from birth to adolescence finds that these kids do better than children in straight families on certain measures...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 8, 2010 11:37 pm
A bill passed by the House recalls a hypothesis about differences in the sexes' aptitude for math and science ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 8, 2010 11:38 pm
Amid the silly videos and spam are the roots of a new reading and writing culture, says Clay Shirky ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 10, 2010 12:46 am
Why all crime-scene evidence should be DNA tested http://www.slate.com/id/2256188/...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 10, 2010 12:58 am
Some studies have found that having more daughters makes people more liberal ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 10, 2010 3:47 am
An international consortium of scientists has discovered a rare set of genetic variations that may appear in 20% of children with autism ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 10, 2010 3:51 am
Harvard geneticist George M. Church has co-founded or advises some 22 businesses that focus on things like synthetic biology, genetic sequencing and providing...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 10, 2010 3:56 am
A comparison of accident rates among teens in two Virginia counties with different school start times suggests teens are just not morning people ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 11, 2010 3:50 am
Hospital Study Shifts Protocol to Inform Its Participants of Worrisome Test Results ...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 11, 2010 3:52 am
An analysis of their teeth suggests that the roaming marine predators ichthyosaur and plesiosaur could regulate their body temperatures, unlike their...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 11, 2010 3:53 am
The oldest example of a leather shoe has been discovered by archaeologists in a cave in Armenia http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10281908.stm...
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Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jun 11, 2010 3:58 am
You spend more time window shopping than you may realise. Whether someone intends to buy a product or not can be predicted from their brain activity – even...
