By honing in on the mysterious potato genome and its tuber — its edible portion…
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Simple little spud helps scientists crack potato’s mighty genome
A rare inbred potato created at Virginia Tech was the first to have its genome…
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IBM’s Watson may soon be answering your customer service calls (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – IBMâs Watson supercomputer successfully stomped out its human competition, Ken Jennings and…
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A Conversation with Josh Harris (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire – Thursday morning we wrote about Joshua Harris’ latest tech venture, which…
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Olympia hypothesis: Tsunamis buried the cult site on the Peloponnese
Olympia, site of the famous Temple of Zeus and original venue of the Olympic Games…
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Ant colonies: Behavioral variability wins
They attack other colonies, plunder and rob, kill other colonies’ inhabitants or keep them as…
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Unraveling potato genome paves way for new varieties
The potato, the world’s third most popular food, has been genetically unraveled. Researchers from the…
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Virtually explore the world for business and pleasure with Tour Wrist (Appolicious)
Appolicious – I haven’t gotten around to renewing my passport, so when it comes to…
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Q-and-A: Is Your Android Phone Getting the Gingerbread Upgrade? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork – Gingerbread is the latest version of Google’s open-source Android operating system for smartphones….
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Vitamin D lower in NFL football players who suffered muscled injuries, study suggests
Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems. Now, a…