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'Gay genes': science is on the right track, we're born this way. Let’s deal with it.
A recent article argued that sexuality is down to choice, not genetics. But the scientific evidence says otherwise, and points to a strong biological origin
A recent article argued that sexuality is down to choice, not genetics. But the scientific evidence says otherwise, and points to a strong biological origin
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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First malaria vaccine given green light by European regulators
European Medicines Agency recommends RTS,S, or Mosquirix, developed by GSK and backed by Gates Foundation, for use in young children in Africa
European Medicines Agency recommends RTS,S, or Mosquirix, developed by GSK and backed by Gates Foundation, for use in young children in Africa
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Jul 24, 2015, 8:19am
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An Astronomer's Paradise, Chile May Be the Best Place on Earth to Enjoy a Starry Sky
Chile's northern coast offers an ideal star-gazing environment with its lack of precipitation, clear skies and low-to-zero light pollution
Chile's northern coast offers an ideal star-gazing environment with its lack of precipitation, clear skies and low-to-zero light pollution
Astronomy
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 23, 2015, 11:44am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 23, 2015, 11:44am
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How Pluto's most spectacular image was made—and nearly lost
Science goes behind the scenes as five scientists work through the night to make the best image of Pluto the world had ever seen
Science goes behind the scenes as five scientists work through the night to make the best image of Pluto the world had ever seen
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 23, 2015, 11:44am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 23, 2015, 11:44am
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Telescope spots galaxy refueling in the early universe
Early stars thought to blast out star-forming material. Find shows how galaxies restock
Early stars thought to blast out star-forming material. Find shows how galaxies restock
Astronomy
Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015, 9:16am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015, 9:16am
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Mysterious link emerges between Native Americans and people half a globe away
Traces of Australo-Melanesian ancestry in some Native Americans could shed light on the peopling of the Americas
Traces of Australo-Melanesian ancestry in some Native Americans could shed light on the peopling of the Americas
Genetics
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Russian Billionaire Donates $100 Million In Search For E.T.
Russian billionaire, Yuri Milner, has donated $100 million to the search for E.T. or extraterrestrial life.
Russian billionaire, Yuri Milner, has donated $100 million to the search for E.T. or extraterrestrial life.
"Epic" Earth pic from a million miles away
The image from a new satellite has even the president tweeting with excitement; NASA says there's more where that came from
The image from a new satellite has even the president tweeting with excitement; NASA says there's more where that came from
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Rare view of black hole in "bull's-eye" eruption
Rings of X-ray light flare and fade around an active black hole in stunning new observations by NASA's Swift space telescope
Rings of X-ray light flare and fade around an active black hole in stunning new observations by NASA's Swift space telescope
Astronomy
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Philae may have moved – and Rosetta will start to look south
Philae has stopped phoning home and its parents are worried. Meanwhile, communication is getting more complicated as the Rosetta orbiter moves on to the comet's south
Philae has stopped phoning home and its parents are worried. Meanwhile, communication is getting more complicated as the Rosetta orbiter moves on to the comet's south
Astronomy
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015, 1:24pm
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Scientists use 'therapeutic cloning' to fix mitochondrial genes
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of patients with mitochondrial diseases in a first step toward treatment for these incurable, life-threatening conditions.
U.S. researchers have used a controversial cloning technique to make new, healthy, perfectly matched stem cells from the skin of patients with mitochondrial diseases in a first step toward treatment for these incurable, life-threatening conditions.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 16, 2015, 10:42am
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Bird Flu Cost the US $3.3 Billion and Worse Could Be Coming
It’s been almost a month since a case of avian influenza was detected in poultry in the central …
It’s been almost a month since a case of avian influenza was detected in poultry in the central …
Epidemiology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015, 9:50am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015, 9:50am
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The EPA Has a New Tool For Mapping Where Pollution and Poverty Intersect
To better target its efforts, the agency is identifying problem areas, where people are facing undue environmental risks
To better target its efforts, the agency is identifying problem areas, where people are facing undue environmental risks
Epidemiology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015, 9:50am
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jul 15, 2015, 9:50am
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New report card on global HIV/AIDS epidemic
UNAIDS updates its country-by-country HIV and AIDS figures and urges the world to crank up response
UNAIDS updates its country-by-country HIV and AIDS figures and urges the world to crank up response
Epidemiology
Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015, 9:03am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015, 9:03am
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NASA Zooms In On Pluto, For Closest Views Yet
New images of Pluto are beginning to arrive from NASA's space probe, and they're already allowing scientists to update what we know about the dwarf planet.
New images of Pluto are beginning to arrive from NASA's space probe, and they're already allowing scientists to update what we know about the dwarf planet.
Here's how to wipe malaria off the map
A huge global commitment to reducing malaria has paid off and the goal of near zero deaths from the disease is realistic and affordable. What are we waiting for?
A huge global commitment to reducing malaria has paid off and the goal of near zero deaths from the disease is realistic and affordable. What are we waiting for?
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015, 9:03am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jul 14, 2015, 9:03am
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Genetic Tweaks Are Restoring Hearing In Animals, Raising Hopes For People
The latest accomplishment for gene therapy involves mice with inherited deafness. Meanwhile, the drugmaker Novartis is conducting the first trial of gene therapy for people with hearing loss.
The latest accomplishment for gene therapy involves mice with inherited deafness. Meanwhile, the drugmaker Novartis is conducting the first trial of gene therapy for people with hearing loss.
Here’s the Best View of Pluto We’ve Ever Seen
The image shows three regions on Pluto, some darker than the others
The image shows three regions on Pluto, some darker than the others
Astronomy
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 09, 2015, 9:20am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 09, 2015, 9:20am
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How NASA Used X-Rays to Pinpoint a Distant Star
And made this stunning picture
And made this stunning picture
Astronomy
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Ebola crisis 'harming malaria fight'
The Ebola epidemic in Guinea that began early last year has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.
The Ebola epidemic in Guinea that began early last year has set back the country's fight against malaria, say experts.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Could these piglets become Britain's first commercially viable GM animals?
Pigs ‘edited’ with a warthog gene to resist African swine fever could help spawn GM animal farms in the UK
Pigs ‘edited’ with a warthog gene to resist African swine fever could help spawn GM animal farms in the UK
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2015, 12:40pm
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Will A Surgical Mask Keep You Safe In A Viral Outbreak?
When Middle East respiratory syndrome erupted in South Korea, people started wearing masks everywhere, even at weddings. So how good are these masks at stopping MERS or even the flu?
When Middle East respiratory syndrome erupted in South Korea, people started wearing masks everywhere, even at weddings. So how good are these masks at stopping MERS or even the flu?
Epidemiology
Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015, 9:26am
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Source: NPR
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 23, 2015, 9:26am
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Once And Future Nut: How Genetic Engineering May Bring Back Chestnuts
The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."
The American chestnut is poised to return — as a bionic, blight-resistant tree. Scientists hope to plant about 10,000 transgenic plantlets to pollinate trees in the "wild."
MERS Virus Migrates to One More Country. What Will Contain It?
A respiratory virus that originates in the Middle East and has been hopscotching the globe for three years has …
A respiratory virus that originates in the Middle East and has been hopscotching the globe for three years has …
Epidemiology
Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jun 19, 2015, 9:12am
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Source: National Geographic
Posted on: Friday, Jun 19, 2015, 9:12am
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Ebola genetic code analysed to show evolution of worst ever outbreak
Reconstruction of outbreak, which has killed more that 11,000 people, found virus might have been contained had Ebola been diagnosed one month earlier
Reconstruction of outbreak, which has killed more that 11,000 people, found virus might have been contained had Ebola been diagnosed one month earlier
Epidemiology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 18, 2015, 10:42am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 18, 2015, 10:42am
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Here’s a Look at Saturn’s Most Tortured Moon
The ice world Tethys has had a very hard life, as a new image from the Cassini spacecraft shows.
The ice world Tethys has had a very hard life, as a new image from the Cassini spacecraft shows.
Astronomy
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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Hunt for Viking DNA among Normandy residents riles anti-racism activists
British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over the issue
British scientists searching for evidence of Norse colonisation in the communities of the Cotentin peninsula warn of ‘sensitivities’ over the issue
Genetics
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015, 8:38am
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So a 15-Year-Old Intern Has Discovered a New Planet. What’s Your Excuse?
Amazing what interns can do besides fetch coffee and make trips to the mail room
Amazing what interns can do besides fetch coffee and make trips to the mail room
Astronomy
Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: TIME Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Egg or sperm? Scientists identify a gene that makes the call
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Providing insight into the sometimes mysterious biology of reproduction, researchers in Japan have identified a gene that controls whether the reproductive precursor cells known as germ cells eventually become sperm or eggs.
Genetics
Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: Reuters
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Juvenile camels 'key source' of Mers
Research published recently in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases shows that camels aged less than four years might be a major source of Mers.
Research published recently in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases shows that camels aged less than four years might be a major source of Mers.
Epidemiology
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Friday, Jun 12, 2015, 10:49am
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