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Exquisite taste
ByAndyCoghlanSTRAWBERRIEScouldsoonbecometastierthankstothediscoveryofthegeneswhichgovernflavourformationandmakestrawberriesred.DetailsofthegeneticdiscoverywerepresentedinBritainlastmonthataconferenceo...
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Don't blame the father
ByNellBoyceCHILDRENconceivedbyanartificialfertilisationtechniqueinwhichaspermisinjectedintoanegghavehigherratesofgeneticabnormalitiesthanchildrenconceivednaturally.Nowresearcherssaythetechniqueitself...
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When will the universe end? Not for at least 2.8 billion years
MinaDeLaO/GettyByJacobAronWe’resafefornow.Thewaytheuniverseisexpanding...
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Picture this
ByCharlesSeifeinAtlantaTHECOSToftakingmagneticresonanceimagescouldsoonbeslasheddramatically.Physicistsannouncedlastweekthattheyhavedevelopedtechniquesthatallowthemtotakeresonanceimagesusingamagnetwith...
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Diamonds aren't forever
ByCharlesSeifeinAtlantaALASERbuiltfornuclearweaponsresearchhasturneddiamondintoametal.Normally...
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False starts
ByNellBoyceinWashingtonDCDON’Tbelieveeverythingyouread—evenintheworld’smostprestigiousmedicaljournals.Anewstudyshowsthattheabstractssummarisingresearchpapersinleadingjournalsoftencontradictthepapersth...
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The soft footfall that signals dinner
ByCharlesSeifeinAtlantaSCORPIONScanlocatepreybylisteningtoripplesinthesand.NowaGermanphysicisthasdevelopedacomputermodelthatrevealshowtheydothis.Itmayalsoexplainhowspidersfindtheirprey.Sand-dwellingsc...
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Boost your mental muscle with 20 minutes of exercise
TimMacpherson/GettyByAndyCoghlanGETyourshortsonandworkonthatmentalmuscle.Just20minutesofexercisecanboostbrainchemicalsvitalformemoryandmood.Researchersscannedthebrainsof38healthyvolunteersbeforeandaft...
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Planet Nine hunters enlist big bang telescopes and Saturn probe
JoeHaythornthwaite&TomRuen/CCBY-SA4.0ByJacobAronThefateofanentireworldisatstake.Astronomersareenlistingeverytelescopeandspaceprobetheycanthinkofinthehuntforthesolarsystem’spotentialninthplanet...
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Facebook can map more of Earth in a week than we have in history
Reuters/AlbertGeaByHalHodsonWejustlearnedthatFacebook’sartificial-intelligencesoftwarecanprobablymapmoreinaweekthanhumanityhasmappedoverourentirehistory.Inablogpost...
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Wild gorillas compose happy songs that they hum during meals
BerndRohrschneider/FLPAByBrianOwensGorillassingandhumwheneating...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:Gentler attack on cancer may mean we can live with it for longer
BySamWong STEVEGSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARYCanwelullcancerintoafalsesenseofsecurity?Insteadoftryingtowipeoutcancer...
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Source of cosmic radio blast tracked down for the first time
AlexCherneyAmysteriousblastofradiowaveshasbeentracedtoitssource.Itsoriginssuggesttherearemultiplecausesofthesesignals...
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Ulcers on tap
ByJonCopleyTHEslimethatcoatswaterpipescouldbeahavenforbacteriathatcausestomachulcersandgastriccancer...
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Off their food
ByJonCopleyTHEimpactofclimatechangeoncommunitiesofplantsandanimalscouldbefarmoreabruptthananyonerealised.AccordingtoastudyinOregon...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:It's raining pesticides
ByFredPearceandDeboraMackenzieRAINisnotwhatitusedtobe.AnewstudyrevealsthatmuchoftheprecipitationinEuropecontainssuchhighlevelsofdissolvedpesticidesthatitwouldbeillegaltosupplyitasdrinkingwater.Studies...
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Vain death
COCKROACHEScanbekilledbyvanity.BiologistsinIsraelhavefoundthatawasp’sstingimmobilisestheinsectsbymakingthemgroomobsessively.FredericLibersatandhiscolleaguesatBen-GurionUniversityoftheNegevinBeershevan...
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Male sand martin birds filmed having sex with a dead male
FLPA/AlamyStockPhotoByMichaelLePageLeaveagood-lookingcorpse...
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Robot walks around, carries boxes, and takes a hit in new video
ByAvivaRutkinTherobotuprisinginchedalittlecloseryesterday.InanewvideopostedTuesdaybyUSengineeringfirmBostonDynamics...
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Facebook’s AI is learning by reading loads of children’s books
LeeMartin/AlamyStockPhotoByAvivaRutkinHitthebooks.That’stheadviceyoumightgiveastudentstrugglingforabettergripontheinsandoutsoflanguage.Andit’snodifferentforanartificialintelligence.On18February...
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Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react
ZannaClay/LolayaBonoboSanctuaryBySamWongHESTARTEDit!Bonobosshriekwhenattacked.Buttheyproducedifferentsoundsdependingonwhetherthishappenswithorwithoutprovocation.Thisdistinctionaddsevidencetotheideatha...
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Model citizens
ByAndyCoghlanThemodelsusedbyepidemiologiststopredicttheprogressofthefootandmouthepidemicragingacrosstheUKarepurelytheoreticalandrelyonaccuratedailydatafromthegovernment.Theyuseparametersrelatingtoeach...
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Molecular farm
ByAndyCoghlanTobaccoplantsbecamesuper-resistanttoaphidsaftergeneticengineersrampeduptheplants’ownchemicaldefences.Theprotectivechemicalscamefromtrichomes...
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Mix and match
Afossilheraldedasthemissinglinkbetweendinosaursandbirdshasbeenconfirmedasafake.Exposedlastyearasaprobablefraud(NewScientist...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:Fire storm
ByEmmaYoungGeomagneticstormsragingonthesurfaceoftheSunarecontinuingtounleashpowerfulsolarflares.At2251GMTon2April...
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Bucket chemistry
ByFredPearceGeologistshavecomeupwithanewanswertotheworldwideproblemofarsenicpoisoninginwatersupplies.Itrequiresabucketandakilogramortwooflocalrocks.Arsenicisamongtheworld’smostdangerousnaturalpollutan...
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Something to shout about
ByClaireAinsworthHEARINGresearchwillberevolutionisedbythediscoverythatinnerearcellsofmicecanbegrowninculture...
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Chill out, say Lords
Britain’sHouseofLordshastoldgovernmentofficialstostopdraggingtheirfeetoverlegalisingcannabisformedicaluse.ClinicaltrialsofacannabisextractfortreatingmultiplesclerosisarenowatanadvancedstageinBritain.B...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:Scraping the bottom
ByBarryFoxPaintcontainingtributyltinstopsmarinelifefoulingthebottomsofboats...
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Mending broken hearts
ByPhilipCohenTwoteamsreportthatstemcellscanfixsomeofthedamagecausedbyheartattacks.Thetechniquescouldbetestedinpeopleasearlyasnextyear.ResearchersledbyPieroAnversaofNewYorkMedicalCollegeinValhallafirst...
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Heading for trouble
ByEmmaYoungAmateurfootballerswhoplayonceortwiceaweekriskmildbraindamagecausedbyheadingtheball...
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Slow down
ByDeboraMacKenzieTwoseparatelaboratorieshavediscoveredthataparticularimmuneprocesshelpsprionscausedisease.Interruptingthisprocess...
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Scrub the planet clean
ByEugenieSamuelIFFORESTSarenotsuckingupenoughcarbondioxidetohaltglobalwarming...
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Protests take the shine off golden rice
ByFredPearceCONTROVERSYcontinuestosurroundthedevelopmentofgeneticallyengineered“goldenrice”designedtocombatvitaminAdeficiency.AftertalkswithGreenpeaceattheheadquartersoftheInternationalRiceResearchIns...
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Annihilate or vaccinate
ByDeboraMacKenzieMANYpartsofBritainareclosedtovisitors.Thetouristindustryislosingmillionseveryweek.Thegeneralelectionmaybepostponed.Andoveramillionperfectlyhealthycattle...
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Smart buffer
ByBarryFoxThemakersofPCdrivesthat“burn”CDshavefinallysolvedtheerrorthatcanleaveuserswithpilesofuseless“coasters”–half-finisheddiscswhichwillnotplayandareonlygoodforsittingunderahotcupoftea.Makingiteas...
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Test ban
ByEmmaYoungTheBritishgovernmentcouldimposeatwo-yearmoratoriumontheuseofgenetictestsbyinsurancecompanies...
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Stop-go Universe
ByAdrianChoThemostdistantsupernovaeverseenappearstohaveblownitstopwhentheexpansionoftheUniversewasslowingdown.Ironically...