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As science evolved, people
started asking questions and developing theories about how evolution on the
biological scale occurred, and how organisms that apparently have nothing in
common may have been related million of years ago. And even though in the past
the methods to prove such theories were mostly intuitive and rudimentary,
modern genetics can now support them, and provide the necessary evidence to
link different mammals on the evolution scale.
Scientists have linked birds and
reptiles as descendants of a common ancestor, and what better example to prove
such a connection...
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Global warming caused by
anthropogenic intervention could have a serious impact on terrestrial
organisms, especially for those living in the tropics, due to a greater
biological and physiological sensitivity of these organisms to climate change, scientists reported in a study published on Monday and available on http://www.pnas.org.
A team of researchers, led by
Curtis A. Deutsch, assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at
the University of California, Los Angeles and Joshua J. Tewksbury, assistant
professor of biology at the University of Washington, concluded that...
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California has approved funding worth $271 million in total to create twelve stem cell research centers throughout the state. The money was raised following a 2004 voter initiative strongly supported by Schwarzenegger to issue bonds worth 3 billion to fund stem-cell research, mainly into human embryonic stem cells. Through this initiative, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine will provide a steady stream of stem cell research funding to scientists in California over the next 10-12 years. As for now, Stanford University will receive the largest grant, $43.6 million, while nearly...
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History met history earlier this
week, when John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and the third to go
into space, attended the launch of a Discovery Channel documentary to premiere
June 8, which includes over 100 hours of footage adapted for high-definition
television, created with the help of original NASA archives.
The documentary, entitled “When
We Left Earth: The NASA Missions,” includes footage from NASA’s Mercury, Gemini
and Apollo space missions, and the DVD set is available for purchase here for
$69.95 (or $79.95 for the Blu-ray version).
In addition to the DVD...
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An
international scientific team announced Wednesday they had finally decoded the
genetic blueprint of the platypus, one of the strangest creatures on Earth.
Decoding
the platypus genome has long been an important goal for scientists who wanted
to thoroughly understand the origins of mammal evolution. The study, conducted
by nearly 100 scientists, was published in the journal Nature.
"The platypus genome is extremely important, because it
is the missing link in our understanding of how we and other mammals first
evolved," explained Oxford University's Chris Ponting, one...
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Archaeological scientists investigating the sites at Monte
Verde in southern Chile confirmed that...
An
international scientific team announced Wednesday they had finally decoded the
genetic...
California has approved funding worth $271 million in total to create twelve stem cell research...
History met history earlier this
week, when John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and the...
As science evolved, people
started asking questions and developing theories about how evolution on...
Global warming caused by
anthropogenic intervention could have a serious impact on...
We’ve all heard the story of the
Soyuz rough landing, from both South Korean So-yeon Yi and...
After Pharaoh Akhenaten puzzled scientists for years, making
them wonder about his strangely...
NASA announced that space shuttle Discovery made the long,
slow trek out to Launch Pad 39A at the...
For the first time in its eight-year history, the Albany Medical Center Prize went to two female...
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