Although genetic factors are important, there is considerable evidence that breast cancer risk is related…
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Climate Models Confirm More Moisture In Atmosphere Attributed To Humans
When it comes to using climate models to assess the causes of the increased amount…
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Researchers Sequence ‘Exomes’ Of 12 People; New Strategy For Finding Disease Genes
In a pioneering effort that generated massive amounts of DNA sequence data from 12 people,…
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Up To 90 Percent Of US Paper Money Contains Traces Of Cocaine, Study Finds
You probably have cocaine in your wallet, purse, or pocket. Sound unlikely or outrageous? Think…
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Security Patch Catchup: Java, Safari & OS X
Security Fix took a mini-vacation last week, but that’s all it takes to fall behind…
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Security Patch Catchup: Java, Safari & OS X
Security Fix took a mini-vacation last week, but that’s all it takes to fall behind…
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DNA ‘organises itself’ on silicon
Researchers have shown that engineered, self-organising DNA chunks could be used to build smaller, faster…
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Nasa assembles Ares test rocket
The US space agency has completed the assembly of its Ares I-X rocket ahead of…
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Invasion of the ‘island snatchers’
Half of all weeds come to dominate the ocean island habitats they invade, a new…