Despite years of trying to improve the number of women undergraduates in science and engineering,…
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Promising drug treatment for improving language, social function in people with autism
Researchers are examining the use of propranolol (a drug used to treat high blood pressure…
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Orbital observations of Mercury reveal flood lavas, hollows, and unprecedented surface details
After only six months in orbit around Mercury, NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information…
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Mobile app offers free unlimited tagging (Reuters)
Reuters – Shazam, a mobile app that helps users identify music, has removed limits on…
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BEAST and TLS/SSL Security: What It Means For Users and Web Admins
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk on how “SSL is broken”. This came on…
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BEAST and TLS/SSL Security: What It Means For Users and Web Admins
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk on how “SSL is broken”. This came on…
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New technique identifies first events in tumor development
A novel technique that enables scientists to measure and document tumor-inducing changes in DNA is…
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Everyone’s a little bit racist, but it may not be your fault, study suggests
In looking for the culprit as to why people tend to display tinges of racism,…
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Breakthrough in understanding white matter development
Through the identification of a gene’s impact on a signaling pathway, scientists continue to make…
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Superfast muscles in mammals: How the bat got its buzz
Bats use superfast vocal muscles to find their way and their prey in the dark,…