Anatomically modern humans interbred with more archaic hominin forms even before they migrated out of…
Month: September 2011
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Why men’s ring fingers are longer than their index fingers: Male-female ring finger proportions tied to sex hormones in embryo
Providing a genetic explanation for a raft of studies that link finger proportions with traits…
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New drugs hope for dangerous yeast infections
Researchers are a step closer towards creating a new class of medicines and vaccines to…
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Stomach bacterium damages human DNA; Risk factor for gastric cancer
The stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori is one of the biggest risk factors for the development…
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San Francisco police help search for lost iPhone (AP)
AP – San Francisco police officers helped Apple Inc. investigators look for a missing iPhone…
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China’s Baidu to launch Android-based mobile OS (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – At its annual Baidu World event in Beijing, leading Chinese search engine…
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Experts suspect Iran involvement in Dutch hacking (AP)
AP – Hackers who broke into a Dutch web security firm have issued hundreds of…
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First Irish study shows weight difference in twins at birth is key predictor of health complications
The first results of a major all-Ireland study of twin pregnancies has shown that a…
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Gene mutation shown to cause leukemia and lymphedema
Researchers have discovered a gene that when mutated can cause lymphedema (swollen limbs due to…
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A study reveals the rhythms of communications between people
A new study, which has analyzed around 9,000 million phone calls throughout almost a year…