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Papaya sex change in the works
Los Angeles Times - 11 Hours ago
An effort is underway to perform sex changes on papayas. That's right -- the large, yellowish fruit. Papayas, it turns out, have not just one but three sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite. The third
Papaya sex change is in the works Los Angeles Times
U. of I. scientist works on papaya sex changes Chicago Tribune
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Why did our species survive the Neanderthals?
New Scientist - 3 Hours ago
Magazine issue 2733. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. For similar stories, visit the Books and Art and Human Evolution Topic Guides Book information The Humans Who Went Extinct: Why Neanderthals died
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Obesity can affect offsprings' brains; beetle with bifocals
Science News Online - 3 Hours ago
Beetle bifocals CHICAGO â?? Sunburst diving beetle (Thermonectus marmoratus) larvae possess a grand total of 12 eyes, four of which are naturally bifocal, researchers reported October 17 at the Society
Obesity can effect offsprings' brain; beetle with bifocals Science News Online
Obesity's effect on offsprings' brains, beetle bifocals Science News Online
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Anthropology loses a pioneer
Cape Argus - 4 Hours ago
After weeks crossing the high seas, Claude Levi-Strauss breathed in his first lungful of the New World, a perfume tinged with pepper or tobacco. The sensory awakening was the start of a journey that turned
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Stupak's Thanks for Trying to Defend Human Life -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez
National Review - 7 Hours ago
Left-wing blogger Atrios asked his readers how he could Santorum Stupak. When Senator Santorum was in the Senate, his name was made into something repulsive on the Internet, thanks to sex columnist Dan
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Exhibition of work by Hungarian archaeologists opens in Cairo
Mti - 11 Hours ago
Budapest, November 7 (MTI) - Hungarian Minister of Education and Culture Istvan Hiller on Friday opened an exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo of more than a century of work by Hungarian archaeologists
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Space junk buzzes station as astronauts sleep
Tehran Times - 10 Hours ago
A small chunk of space trash made an uncomfortably close pass by the International Space Station late Friday, but not close enough to force the astronauts aboard to take shelter in their Russian lifeboats.
Space junk buzzes station while crew sleeps MSNBC
Space Junk May Force Crew from ISS Universe Today
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$11 Million NIH Grant For Stem Cell Research Awarded To Rhode Island Hospital
MediLexicon - 10 Hours ago
Million NIH Grant For Awarded To Rhode Island Hospital Medical Medical Medical Worldwide Search / Oncology hip Funny Useful Websites Medical and Clinical Translation Details of over 40,000 UK Specialists
Medical News: $11 Million NIH Grant For Stem Cell Research Awarded To Rhode Island BioFind
NIH grants $1 million to study whether Transcendental Meditation can prevent future News-Medical.Net
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Tier II Canada Research Chair in Cellular Science and Human Health
Nature - 22 Hours ago
Homepage > Job search > Job description : Employer: Concordia University Website: http://artsandscience.concord... Location: Posted: November 05, 2009 Expires: January 04, 2010 Jobs by tag(s): concordia
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Lvi-Strauss, father of modern anthropology, dies at 100
MaltaToday - 11/7/2009
Charlot Zahra The renowned French anthropologist Claude Lvi-Strauss, best known as the father of the Structuralist School of Anthropology, died yesterday at the venerable age of 100. His death was announced
Claude Levi-Strauss WBUR On Point
French Anthropologist Claude Lvi-Strauss Dies Aged 100 Booktrade - Book2Book
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Why some sleep better than others
CBC - 11/7/2009
Sleep apnea, which affects an estimated 12 million Americans, causes arrested or shallow breathing during the night. (iStock)Out of more than 700 participants in a particular study, two people stood out.
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'Last of the great anthropologists'
CNN - 11/5/2009
'He was the last of the greats, the last of the great anthropologists who had a worldwide view,' said Marshall Sahlins, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Chicago in Illinois. From
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Noted anthropologist Levi-Strauss recalled
CNN - 11/5/2009
'He was the last of the greats, the last of the great anthropologists who had a worldwide view,' said Marshall Sahlins, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Chicago in Illinois. From
Claude Levi-Strauss, 100, a towering anthropologist Philly.com
Claude Levi-Strauss, 100; his ideas, research transformed anthropology Boston Globe
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London commuters baffled by sex on tannoy
Telegraph - 11/6/2009
Commuters at West Ham station were shocked on Thursday night when, instead of the usual messages about delays, the sounds of a couple having sexual intercourse was broadcast over the tannoy. 8 Passengers
London commuters baffled by sex broadcast Yahoo! UK and Ireland
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Neurosurgeons' Stand Firm: Protect Patient Access, Limit Government Intrusion
Forbes.com - 11/6/2009
BusinessWire - American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) announced their opposition to H.R. 3962, the "Affordable Healthcare for America Act," currently
Neurosurgeonsâ?? Stand Firm: Protect Patient Access, Limit Government Intrusion Business Wire UK
Neurosurgeons` Stand Firm: Protect Patient Access, Limit Government Intrusion Reuters
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Anthropologist recalled as 'poet's soul'
CNN - 11/4/2009
'He was the last of the greats, the last of the great anthropologists who had a worldwide view,' said Marshall Sahlins, professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Chicago in Illinois. From
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NeurogesX Expands Commercial Operations Leadership Team
Pharma Live - 17 Hours ago
Adds Key Sales, Marketing and Commercial Executives in Preparation for Possible U.S. Product Launch SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NeurogesX, Inc. (NASDAQ:NGSX) , a biopharmaceutical
NeurogesX Expands Commercial Operations Leadership Team Adds Key Sales, Marketing Yahoo! Canada
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The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals (LiveScience.com)
Yahoo! News - 18 Hours ago
Editor's Note: This is Part 6 in a 10-part LiveScience series on the origin, evolution and future of the human species and the mysteries that remain to be solved. We are currently the only human species
The Many Mysteries of Neanderthals (LiveScience.com) Yahoo! News
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History of Brothels Researched in the 'Archaeologist of Erotica'
MedIndia - 11/7/2009
The sign hung at 12, rue Chabanais, in the days when the building housed the most prestigious of Paris' infamous bordell
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Scientists Create Lung Tissue from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
MedIndia - 11/7/2009
Category: Genetics & Stem Cells News Font Size In a breakthrough study, scientists from Free University of Brussels, Belgium have successfully created lung tissue with human embryonic stem cells. The
Lung tissue from human embryonic stem cells Asian Age
Lung tissue generated from human embryonic stem cells PhysOrg.com
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Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
Medbroadcast - 11/7/2009
MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood brain cancer survivors have ongoing cognitive problems and achieve lower levels of education, employment and income than their siblings and survivors of other
Childhood Brain Tumors Leave Lasting Mark HealthScout
Mobiles 'could cause brain cancer epidemic' Trade Arabia
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Qatar set to lead in stem cell research
Zawya.com - 11/7/2009
Qatar is poised to emerge as a major centre for embryonic stem cell research, one of the most advanced and highly controversial fields of medical studies.
Stem cell research can help treat diseases: expert The Hindu
From Cloning to Stem Cells: How Can Pigs Help Us Solve Problems in Human Medicine? American Scientist
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Archaeologist: Beads, metal tools suggest 16th-century explorer de Soto passed through
Canada East - 11/7/2009
ATLANTA - An archaeologist says excavations in southern Georgia have turned up beads, metal tools and other artifacts that may pinpoint part of the elusive trail of the 16th-century Spanish explorer Hernando
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Advantages in multiplex and live-cell imaging using the CELLview™ cell culture
Bio Techniques - 11/7/2009
To disclose cellular pathways and identify the involved signaling molecules, it is essential to monitor the localization and interactions of these proteins. The resulting need to observe these molecular
Progress in live-cell imaging and screening applications using Definite Focus Bio Techniques
Live cell imaging distinguishes bona fide human iPS cells from partially reprogrammed Nature Biotechnology
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The Skeleton: Size Matters; New Role For Master Patterning Genes In Defining Number
Science Daily - 11/7/2009
Vertebrates have in common a skeleton made of segments, the vertebrae. During development of the embryo, each segment is added in a time dependent manner, from the head-end to the tail-end: the first
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