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Understanding Complex Relationships: How Global Properties of Networks Become Apparent Locally
June 7, 2012 — Scientists have shown how global properties of networks become apparent in local characteristics. From infections spreading around the globe to the onset of an epileptic seizure in the brain: Many ... > full story -
Baby's Genome Deciphered Prenatally from Parents' Lab Tests
June 6, 2012 — Maternal blood sampled at 18 weeks into a pregnancy and a paternal saliva specimen contained enough information for scientists to map the fetus' whole genome. Fetal DNA is in a pregnant women's ... > full story -
Piracy at Sea: Maritime Piracy, Violence and the International Response
June 6, 2012 — Researchers in Hong Kong have analyzed the incidence of maritime piracy during the last decade and have developed a way to predict whether or not a particular vessel, with a specific cargo, shipping ... > full story -
Noninvasive Genetic Test for Down Syndrome and Edwards Syndrome Highly Accurate
June 5, 2012 — Current screening strategies for Down syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 21, and Edwards syndrome, caused by fetal trisomy 18, have false positive rates of 2-3 percent, and false negative rates of 5 ... > full story -
Ancient Jugs Hold the Secret to Practical Mathematics in Biblical Times
June 4, 2012 — Archaeologists and mathematicians alike have been puzzled for centuries by the use of spherical jugs in trade in the ancient world, and how merchants measured the volume of the commodities they held. ... > full story -
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New Statistical Model Lets Patient's Past Forecast Future Ailments
June 4, 2012 — Analyzing medical records from thousands of patients, statisticians have devised a statistical model for predicting what other medical problems a patient might ... > full story -
Discarded Data May Hold the Key to a Sharper View of Molecules
May 24, 2012 — There's nothing like a new pair of eyeglasses to bring fine details into sharp relief. For scientists who study the large molecules of life from proteins to DNA, the equivalent of new lenses have ... > full story -
Knowing Genetic Makeup May Not Significantly Improve Disease Risk Prediction
May 24, 2012 — Researchers have found that detailed knowledge about your genetic makeup -- the interplay between genetic variants and other genetic variants, or between genetic variants and environmental risk ... > full story -
The Secret to Good Tomato Chemistry
May 24, 2012 — There is nothing better than a ripe, red, homegrown tomato, and now researchers have figured out just what it is that makes some of them so awfully good (and your average supermarket tomato so ... > full story -
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The Goldilocks Effect: Babies Choose ‘Just Right’ Experiences
May 23, 2012 — Infants ignore information that is too simple or too complex, focusing instead on situations that are “just right,” according to a new study. Dubbed the “Goldilocks effect” by ... > full story
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