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What To Sequence Next: Pick One Species At A Time
After humans, mice, chickens and others what genomes should scientists sequence next? In a paper published today in PLoS Genetics, Fabio Pardi and Nick Goldman of the EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute present a way to decide. Surprisingly, they show that always choosing the next best single species is just as effective as planning to sequence several genomes in advance. UN Issues Analysis Of Global Investors'Sustainable Energy 'Gold Rush'
Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support top a set of drivers fueling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, according to a trend analysis from the UN Environment Programme. Lava Lamp-Like Process Caused World's Largest Zinc Deposit
For more than two decades, geologists have scoured the ores and rocks surrounding the world's largest zinc deposit at Red Dog, Alaska, for clues as to how this giant ore body formed. In some zinc deposits elsewhere, volcanic activity was responsible for bringing metals to the upper levels of the Earth's crust. But at Red Dog, which lies about 85 miles north of the Arctic Circle, there are no obvious signs of volcanic activity to explain the presence of so much zinc. NASA Assesses Hurricane Katrina Damage
NASA is marshaling agency resources to assist Gulf Coast-area facilities that suffered damage from Hurricane Katrina. The agency is preparing to provide help for NASA employees and contractors whose homes were damaged or destroyed. "That Laboratory of Abolitionism, Libel, and Treason": Syracuse and th
This exhibit explores the role of Syracuse, New York, in the Underground Railroad, the system that helped African American slaves escape to freedom. "Syracuse served as an important station along this freedom trail because of its central location on the Erie Canal and its associated waterways and travel routes."Includes digitized historical documents, maps and charts, and images of local abolitionists and reformers. From the Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library. BBC's Legal BitTorrent Downloads
The British broadcaster's deal with file-sharing company Azureus will deliver high-def hit shows to U.S. computers. In Monkey Bites. New Study Shows Women More Vulnerable To Risk Of Colorectal Cancer Fro
A new study of gender and risk factors for colorectal cancer reveals that while both tobacco and alcohol increase risk for colorectal cancer, women who smoke are at higher risk. Bad Outcomes Related To, But Not Caused By, Misdosing Of Clotbusters I
The deaths or clinical complications in heart attack patients given potent drugs to re-open clogged arteries is more likely to be due to individual patient characteristics than to modest misdosing of the drugs, researchers from the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI) have determined. Thus, they said, physicians should not be overly worried about the possibility of minor errors in dosing -- a concern that the Duke physicians said likely contributes to insufficient prescribing of the drugs to treat heart attacks. Human-chimp Difference May Be Bigger
Approximately 6 percent of human and chimp genes are unique to those species, report scientists from Indiana University Bloomington and three other institutions. The new estimate, reported in the inaugural issue of Public Library of Science ONE (Dec. 2006), takes into account something other measures of genetic difference do not -- the genes that aren't there. Racial Ambiguity in Games
A message board argues the racial descent of Beyond Good and Evil's Jade. Game designers likely made her racially ambiguous so more players could identify with her. In Game|Life.
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