Over the past 10 years, the death of forest trees due to drought and increased…
Month: December 2011
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Bigger, scarier weapons help spiders get the girl
If you’re a red-headed guy with eight bulging eyes and a unibrow, size does indeed…
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Why do people defend unjust, inept, and corrupt systems?
Why do we stick up for a system or institution we live in — a…
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Rose torture: Severe heat in Texas yields better varieties for research
At least one person admits that the extreme heat in Texas this year was beneficial….
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Political coverage takes center stage, for subscribers, in NYTimes Election 2012 (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Those who turn to the Gray Lady for all things political should be…
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Hackers charged in Subway card-swipe scheme
Talk about a huge to-go order: Federal authorities arrested four Romanian nationals in connection with…
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Hackers charged in Subway card-swipe scheme
Talk about a huge to-go order: Federal authorities arrested four Romanian nationals in connection with…
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Justice, AT&T agree to put off antitrust trial (AP)
AP – AT&T Inc. and the Justice Department agreed Monday to put off their upcoming…
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Gene mutation signals a high risk of recurrence in some older acute-leukemia patients
Older people with acute myeloid leukemia and normal looking chromosomes in their cancer cells have…
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Massive DNA search uncovers new mutations driving blood cancer
The most comprehensive search to date of DNA abnormalities in chronic lymphocytic leukemia has unearthed…