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Thursday, March 28, 2013

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Diverse bacteria on fresh fruits, vegetables vary with produce type, farming practices

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:05 PM PDT

Fresh fruit and vegetables carry an abundance of bacteria on their surfaces, not all of which cause disease. In the first study to assess the variety of these non-pathogenic bacteria, scientists report that these surface bacteria vary depending on the type of produce and cultivation practices.

Memories of near death experiences: More real than reality?

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:03 PM PDT

Researchers have demonstrated that the physiological mechanisms triggered during near death experiences (NDE) lead to a more vivid perception not only of imagined events in the history of an individual but also of real events which have taken place in their lives. These surprising results – obtained using an original method -- now require further investigation.

Dusting for prints from a fossil fish to understand evolutionary change

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:41 AM PDT

In 370-million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Studying and describing this fish's anatomy, they took advantage of a technique that may look like it was stolen from crime scene investigators.

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