Statins can be effective at lowering cholesterol, but they have a perplexing tendency to work…
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Twitter data used to track vaccination rates and attitudes
The first case study in how social-media sites can affect the spread of a disease…
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Agricultural pest management program efficiency challenged by information diffusion barriers among farmers
While international pest management programs have long relied on farmer cooperation to spread pest control…
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Climatic tipping points for tropical forest and savanna: Satellite data reveal where they are most vulnerable
Tropical tree cover will jump sharply between a forested state and savanna or treeless conditions…
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Apple issues huge software security patches
Apple has pushed out new versions of its OS X Lion and iOS operating systems,…
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Apple issues huge software security patches
Apple has pushed out new versions of its OS X Lion and iOS operating systems,…
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Was Dennis Ritchie more important than Steve Jobs? (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends – Computing pioneer Dennis Ritchie died this past weekend at age 70, becoming…
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Plankton’s shifting role in deep sea carbon storage explored
The tiny phytoplankton Emiliania huxleyi, invisible to the naked eye, plays an outsized role in…
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‘Robot biologist’ solves complex problem from scratch
Scientists have taken a major step toward developing robot biologists. They have shown that their…
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Professor uncovers potential issues with apps built for Android systems
Experts are concerned with potential issues with mobile applications (commonly referred to as apps) written…