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Monday, February 8, 2010

Bees Recognize Human Faces Using Feature Configuration

Bees can be trained to recognize human faces, so long as the insects are tricked into thinking that the faces are oddly shaped flowers, new research shows. The insects use the arrangement of facial features to recognize and ...  > full story
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Scientists Identify First Genetic Variant Linked to Biological Aging in Humans

Scientists announced they have identified for the first time definitive variants associated with biological ageing in humans. The new discovery has important implications for the understanding ...  > full story
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Did Bacteria Developed Into More Complex Cells Much Earlier in Evolution Than Thought?

Biochemists have described the process by which bacteria developed into more complex cells and found this crucial step happened much earlier in the ...  > full story
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Growing Cartilage: Bioactive Nanomaterial Promotes Growth of New Cartilage

Researchers have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. The therapy is minimally invasive, ...  > full story
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Second 'Quantum Logic Clock' Based on Aluminum Ion Is Now World's Most Precise Clock

Physicists have built an enhanced version of an experimental atomic clock based on a single aluminum atom that is now the world's most precise clock, more than twice as precise as the previous pacesetter ...  > full story
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Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane

Scientists shed new light on the flight behaviors that enable insects to undertake long-distance migrations, and highlights the remarkable abilities of these insect migrants. ...  > full story
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How Well Do Scientists Understand How Changes in Earth's Orbit Affect Long-Term Natural Climate Trends?

The notion that scientists understand how changes in Earth's orbit affect climate well enough for estimating long-term natural climate trends that underlie any ...  > full story
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NASA, GM Take Giant Leap in Robotic Technology

Engineers and scientists from NASA and GM are working together to build a new humanoid robot capable of working side by side with people. Using leading edge control, sensor and vision technologies, future robots could ...  > full story
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Scientists Demonstrate World's Fastest Graphene Transistor; Holds Promise for Improving Performance of Transistors

IBM researchers have demonstrated a radio-frequency graphene transistor with the highest cut-off frequency achieved so far for any graphene device -- 100 ...  > full story
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How the Butterflies Got Their Spots

How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing color and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists have found "hot spots" in the butterflies' genes that they ...  > full story
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Instruments to Study Space Weather Set for NASA Launch

A $32 million instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, ...  > full story

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