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Life Elsewhere In Solar System Could Be Different From Life As We Know
The search for life elsewhere in the solar system and beyond should include efforts to detect what scientists sometimes refer to as "weird"life -- that is, life with an alternative biochemistry to that of life on Earth -- says a new report from the National Research Council. Downloading Frenzy for Xbox 360
New TV shows and films from a raft of new content providers will be available for the Microsoft game console Nov. 22. In Game|Life. Pedophiles Have Deficits In Brain Activation, Study Suggests
Functional brain imaging can describe neural circuits contributing to pedophilia. Deficits of activation in the frontal cortex were associated with the extent of pedophilic behavior. In other words, when shown erotic pictures of adults, the brains of the pedophilic patients had reduced reactions in the pleasure center of the brain, indicating an altered sexual interest. Living to 100 and Beyond: Search for Predictors of Exceptional Human L
This 2005 research paper "explores possible predictors of exceptional human longevity such as familial factors, early-life living conditions, month-of-birth, and birth order."Includes data tables and a bibliography. From the Center on Aging at the University of Chicago; sponsored by the Committee on Life Insurance Research of the Society of Actuaries. The Internet is a series of tubes…
…no, sorry…wrong story. Tubes, carbon nanotubes are the new material of choice for a wide range of experimental technological applications. Now, US researchers hope that they will be used to make implantable biomedical devices that could act as artificial nerve cells, control severe pain, or maybe one day move paralyzed muscles.Nicholas Kotov of the University [...] Stanford Study Reveals Genetic Trigger Behind Some Schizophrenia Cases
A gene that regulates dopamine levels in the brain is involved in the development of schizophrenia in children at high risk for the disorder, say researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and the University of Geneva. Flights over Arctic provide data for investigating ozone hole depletio
An international team of researchers is investigating ozone depletion in the polar stratosphere using data gathered during flights over the Arctic region at elevations of up to 20 kilometers. Boxing Day boredom and monkey proteins
It’s Boxing Day and you’re probably seriously bored playing the “normal” game of Pick-up Monkeys. Rather than heading for the Wii or the PS3, how about adding a little monkey magic, or more seriously some wire binders and following Dr N. Michael Green, Division of Mathematical Biology, of the UK’s prestigious Medical Research Council (MRC) [...] Please do disturb
Noise makes stability not disturbance 'Wiki City Rome'To Draw A Map Like No Other
Residents of Italy's capital will glimpse the future of urban mapmaking with the launch of "Wiki City Rome,"a project developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that uses data from cellphones and other wireless technology to illustrate the city's pulse in real time. The project will debut Sept. 8 during Rome's "Notte Bianca"or white night, an all-night festival of events across the capital city. During that night, anyone with an Internet connection will be able to see a unique map of the Italian capital that shows the movements of crowds, event locations, the whereabouts of well-known Roman personalities, and the real-time positionof city buses and trains.
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