Why does Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, have what looks like an enormous white arrow about…
Month: August 2011
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Hint of elusive Higgs boson: An update from the Large Hadron Collider
The physics world was abuzz with some tantalizing news a couple of weeks ago. At…
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Nut-allergy sufferers face prejudice: Life-threatening nut allergies viewed as ‘frivolous’ by many
Parents of nut-allergy sufferers face hostility and skepticism in trying to find safe environments for…
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Daily TV quota of six hours could shorten life expectancy by five years
Watching TV for an average of six hours a day could shorten the viewer’s life…
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Pre-pregnancy overweight may program teen asthma symptoms
Moms who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children…
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What Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility could mean for Android users (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Beyond all the pertinent analysis over what Google’s potential acquisition of Motorola Mobility…
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Businesses in U.S. complain of .xxx shakedown (Reuters)
Reuters – In preparation for a new triple-x Internet domain that will launch in December,…
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Feds likely to let Google buy Motorola Mobility (AP)
AP – Federal regulators are unlikely to block Google Inc. from buying cellphone maker Motorola…
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New link revealed between Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging
Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration are two of the most prevalent forms of neurodegenerative…
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Single, key gene discovery could streamline production of biofuels
Researchers have pinpointed the exact, single gene that controls ethanol production capacity in a microorganism….