Aug 05 2011
Suitcase-Sized Device Detects Anthrax
Tests that normally require a full-sized lab and days to complete can now be performed in real-time on a computer chip.
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Jul 27 2011
Test Tube DNA Brain Gets Quiz Questions Right
Caltech researchers created a neural network consisting of four artificial neurons made from DNA strands.
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Jul 27 2011
Teens Find Weeds in Tea
Students in high school conducted DNA tests on teas and found herbal brews contained common weeds.
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Jul 22 2011
Have You Hugged a Neanderthal Today? Probably!
Your ancestors probably had sex with Neanderthals -- which makes you part-Neanderthal. Now get over it.
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Jul 18 2011
All Non-Africans Part Neanderthal, Genetics Confirm
If your heritage is non-African, you are part Neanderthal, according to a new study.
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Jul 17 2011
Crisis in Japan: Humor Amidst Tragedy
Despite the earthquake, tsunami and radiation crisis in Japan, the human spirit still finds a way to find humor in the chaos.
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Jul 08 2011
Whales Adapted Appetites to Survive Ice Age
Gray whales changed their culinary habits to survive lower sea levels during ice ages.
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Jul 07 2011
Polar Bears Have Irish Lineage
Some 50,000 years ago, modern polar bears split from a population of Irish brown bears.
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Jun 29 2011
Epilepsy’s Genetic Roots Uncovered
A "master switch" gene governs the most common form of epilepsy, offering new hope for epilepsy sufferers.
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Jun 21 2011
Mutations Cause Ultra Muscular Humans, Animals, Fish
A rare genetic mutation causes mammals -- and now fish -- to develop muscles that are twice the normal size.
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