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Your Christmas tree has seven times more DNA than you do!
Take a close look at your Christmas tree -- it has seven times more genetic material (DNA) than you do! Why this is so is still largely unknown, but now the DNA of the spruce is going to be mapped by Swedish researchers. Bowling, Boules, and Bocce in Parks
This article describes lawn bowling, boules (petanque), and bocce, noting that these games "are similar in that generally the object of all games is to toss or lob a larger ball from a distance, landing it closest to a smaller target ball."Includes historical and recent photos of the games being played in New York City parks. From the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. New Genetic Variation That Affects A Child's Risk Of Getting Kawasaki
Researchers have discovered a new genetic variation that affects a child's risk of getting Kawasaki disease, an illness characterized by acute inflammation of the arteries throughout the body. If untreated, KD can lead to lethal coronary artery aneurysms. Scientists Learning To Create Nanomaterials Based On Micro-algae Patte
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a technique to study how unicellular micro-algae, known as diatoms, create their complex cell walls. Researchers hope to learn how diatoms assemble these nanometer-patterned, intricate micro-architectures to find better methods for creating nanomaterials in the laboratory. Elephants Imitate Sounds As A Form Of Social Communication
Elephants learn to imitate sounds that are not typical of their species, the first known example after humans of vocal learning in a non-primate terrestrial mammal. The discovery, reported in today's Nature, further supports the idea that vocal learning is important for maintaining individual social relationships among animals that separate and reunite over time, like dolphins and whales, some birds, and bats. Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Curse: Tablet To God Maglus Invokes Des
An ancient curse aimed at a thief is one of a number of treasures to be unveiled to the public for the first time, following the largest archaeological excavation the city of Leicester has ever seen. Hacking the Human Life Span
Resveratrol, a compound found in grape skin and red wine, is the latest tool in the kit for many highly educated professionals who believe they can increase longevity by changing their body chemistry. By Brandon Keim. Review: '2012' Displays Childlike Glee Amid Destruction
With his latest apocalyptic vision, director Roland Emmerich takes his obvious love of big-screen devastation to the max. The end result is an eye-grabbing movie that's bursting with action but almost devoid of anything resembling a plot.
 Wild About Harry
Material from the "Today"television show related to the July 2007 release of J.K Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."Features video clips and related articles on topics such as details on events after the book's epilogue, more Potter to come, and synopses of the first six Harry Potter books. Study Demonstrates Gene Expression Microarrays Are Comparable And Repr
A study funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, shows for the first time that microarray data generated in different laboratories can produce highly comparable results. For this comparison study, appearing in the Jan. 15, 2005, Clinical Cancer Research, four separate laboratories analyzed gene expression (whether genes are turned on or off) for the same set of human tumor tissues.
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