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Saliva Testing Predicts Aggression in Boys
March 26, 2013 A new study indicates that a simple saliva test could be an effective tool in predicting violent ... > full story -
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Trees Used to Create Recyclable, Efficient Solar Cell
March 26, 2013 Researchers have developed efficient solar cells using natural substrates derived from plants such as trees. Just as importantly, by fabricating them on cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) substrates, the ... > full story -
You Don't 'Own' Your Own Genes: Researchers Raise Alarm About Loss of Individual 'Genomic Liberty' Due to Gene Patents
March 26, 2013 Humans don't "own" their own genes, the cellular chemicals that define who they are and what diseases they might be at risk for. Through more than 40,000 patents on DNA molecules, companies have ... > full story -
Uncovering Africa's Oldest Known Penguins
March 26, 2013 Africa isn't the kind of place you might expect to find penguins. But one species lives in Africa today, and new fossils confirm that as many as four penguin species coexisted on the continent in the ... > full story -
Scientists Form New Nerve Cells -- Directly in the Brain
March 26, 2013 The field of cell therapy, which aims to form new cells in the body in order to cure disease, has taken another important step in the development towards new treatments. A new report shows that it is ... > full story -
'Metascreen' Forms Ultra-Thin Invisibility Cloak
March 25, 2013 Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions -- an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style ... > full story -
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Artifacts Shed Light on Social Networks of the Past
March 25, 2013 The advent of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have made us all more connected, but long-distance social networks existed long before the Internet. A new study led by an ... > full story -
Scientists Confirm First Two-Headed Bull Shark
March 25, 2013 Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first-ever, two-headed bull ... > full story -
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Clean Electricity from Bacteria? Researchers Make Breakthrough in Race to Create 'Bio-Batteries'
March 25, 2013 Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the quest to generate clean electricity from bacteria. New findings show that proteins on the surface of bacteria can produce an electric current by ... > full story -
Violins Can Mimic the Human Voice
March 25, 2013 For many years, some musical experts have wondered if the sound of the Stradivari and Guarneri violins might incorporate such elements of speech as vowels and consonants. A Texas A&M University ... > full story
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