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Garbanzos, Lentils, Dry Peas And Beans Make Crunchy, Healthful Snacks
Garbanzos, lentils, and dry peas and beans can now make crunchy, great-tasting snacks that are also good for you. Scientists have created unique, healthful treats that can come in a variety of shapes, from crisp bits to tubular puffs.

'Third gender' identified in close relative of olive tree
A hitherto unknown reproductive system in a species closely related to the olive tree, Phillyrea angustifolia L., has been discovered. This new reproductive mode explains the mystery of the high frequencies (up to 50%) of male individuals co-occurring with hermaphrodite individuals in this species.

Intelligent Dawkins debate
The Intelligent Design and Anti-Evolution lobbies often argue that evolution is but a theory and that opposing theories must be taught in order to be properly scientific about the origins of the human race. Well, if its debate they want, then it’s debate they shall have. The Education section of the Guardian reports that the [...]

Looking for the heartbeat of cellular networks
Life in biological cells appears as an intricate network of molecular interactions. Today's methods to measure such reaction kinetics, however, cannot be applied to living cells. Researchers have now developed a technique to determine the speed of molecular reactions in living cells.

Fossils Pinpoint Tropics As Earth's Most Fruitful Biodiversity Spawnin
A team of scientists has completed a study that explains why the tropics are so much richer in biodiversity than higher latitudes. And they say that their work highlights the importance of preserving those species against extinction.

Ethnic Differences In Sleep Quality And Blood Pressure
Sleep quality may help account for ethnic differences in blood pressure dipping. In the United States, African Americans have higher blood pressure and are at greater risk of hypertension than whites. In addition, African Americans report poorer sleep quality and exhibit a smaller nighttime decrease in blood pressure than whites, a phenomenon called blood pressure "dipping."

Heavy Hearts And The Risk Of Sudden Death
Those with heavy hearts -- in the literal not figurative sense -- long have been known to be prone to cardiac arrest and sudden death. But many are not, and who among them is subject to serious risk is a mystery. To find clues to the puzzle, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health has just awarded $2 million to Sumeet Chugh, M.D., director of Oregon Health &Science University's cardiac arrhythmia center in the division of cardiovascular medicine.

Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatig
Physical activity is known to reduce depression and fatigue in people struggling with chronic illness. A new study indicates that this effect stems from an individual's sense of mastery over -- or belief in his or her ability to achieve -- certain physical goals.

New Laser Provides Spectrum Of Sensing Data
Like artists, scientists use color to paint clearer pictures of the things -- everything from combustion gases to cancer cells -- they study. And as a result of a new laser system that rapidly delivers a pulsed rainbow of colors, those pictures will contain more information than ever before. Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Scott Sanders developed the system, which is highlighted in the cover story of the May issue of Optics and Photonics News.

MRI Simulation Of Blood Flow Helps Plan Child's Delicate Heart Surgery
Researchers have developed a virtual surgery tool that allows heart surgeons to manipulate 3-D cardiac magnetic resonance images of a patient's specific anatomy to select the best approach for each patient before entering the operating room. In a new study, the researchers detail how the tool helped them plan the surgery of a 4-year-old girl born with just one functional ventricle instead of two.

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