The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, an Australian…
Month: February 2010
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Agricultural scientists turn to a wild oat to combat crown rust
Scientists are tapping into the DNA of a wild oat, considered by some to be…
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Test could predict which idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients will become severely ill
A simple blood test could predict which patients with the lung-scarring disease known as idiopathic…
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The Stars behind the Curtain
Astronomers have obtained a new image of the giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603, in…
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Link between advanced maternal age and autism confirmed
Advanced maternal age is linked to a significantly elevated risk of having a child with…
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Like escape artists, rotifers elude enemies by drying up and — poof! — they are gone with the wind
They haven’t had sex in some 30 million years, but some very small invertebrates named…
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Rumor: Core i7 Coming Soon to MacBook Pro? (PC World)
PC World – Rumors are hinting that an upgrade to Apple’s MacBook Pro notebook line…
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Apple iPad Price Cut: Blunder or Brilliance? (PC World)
PC World – If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the…
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Electronic Arts shares dive on weak outlook (AP)
AP – A disappointing outlook from Electronic Arts Inc. sent shares of the video game…
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IBM taking US Air Force into software cloud
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 4, 2010 – IBM said Thursday it has been enlisted by…