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- Neanderthal genome shows early human interbreeding, inbreeding
- First battery-powered invisibility cloak designed
- Harry Potter-style invisibility cloaks: A real possibility next Christmas?
- Patient satisfaction with clinical services can affect treatment outcomes
- Spiders are partial to a side order of pollen with their flies
- Dogs recognize familiar faces from images
- Sporting success does affect birth rates
- US researchers ponder modern day virgin births
- A roly-poly pika gathers much moss: High-fiber salad bar may help lagomorphs survive climate change
- Is laughter really the best medicine?
- James Bond's preference for shaken martinis may be due to alcohol-induced tremor
| Neanderthal genome shows early human interbreeding, inbreeding Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:36 AM PST Population geneticists have produced the first high-quality genome of a Neanderthal, allowing comparison with the genomes of modern humans and Denisovans. The analysis shows a long history of interbreeding among these early humans and a fourth, previously unknown group. The Neanderthal, from Denisova cave, also shows evidence of inbreeding. About 87 genes in modern humans were found to be significantly different from related genes in Neanderthals and Denisovans.  |
| First battery-powered invisibility cloak designed Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:03 AM PST Researchers have proposed the first design of a cloaking device that uses an external source of energy to significantly broaden its bandwidth of operation.  |
| Harry Potter-style invisibility cloaks: A real possibility next Christmas? Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:02 AM PST Forget socks and shaving foam, the big kids of tomorrow want an invisible cloak for Christmas.  |
| Patient satisfaction with clinical services can affect treatment outcomes Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:27 AM PST Patient assessment of clinical services quality was shown to be an independent predictor of survival for colorectal cancer patients in a study recently published.  |
| Spiders are partial to a side order of pollen with their flies Posted: 18 Dec 2013 07:01 AM PST Spiders may not be the pure predators we generally believe, after a study found that some make up a quarter of their diet by eating pollen. Biologists have now demonstrated that orb web spiders -- like the common garden variety -- choose to eat pollen even when insects are available.  |
| Dogs recognize familiar faces from images Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:58 AM PST So far the specialized skill for recognizing facial features holistically has been assumed to be a quality that only humans and possibly primates possess. Although it's well known, that faces and eye contact play an important role in the communication between dogs and humans, this was the first study, where facial recognition of dogs was investigated with eye movement tracking.  |
| Sporting success does affect birth rates Posted: 17 Dec 2013 06:05 PM PST Births in a Catalan region of Spain increased by 16 percent nine months after FC Barcelona won three major football trophies in 2009, finds a study.  |
| US researchers ponder modern day virgin births Posted: 17 Dec 2013 06:05 PM PST At this time of year, many recount the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary. But reports consistent with virgin births are also a modern day phenomenon, according to a study.  |
| A roly-poly pika gathers much moss: High-fiber salad bar may help lagomorphs survive climate change Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:08 PM PST In some mountain ranges, Earth's warming climate is driving rabbit relatives known as pikas to higher elevations or wiping them out. But biologists discovered that roly-poly pikas living in rockslides near sea level in Oregon can survive hot weather by eating more moss than any other mammal.  |
| Is laughter really the best medicine? Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:49 AM PST Laughter may not be the best medicine after all, and can even be harmful to some patients, suggests the authors of a paper recently published.  |
| James Bond's preference for shaken martinis may be due to alcohol-induced tremor Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:49 AM PST James Bond's alcohol consumption may explain why he prefers his martinis "shaken, not stirred" say researchers in a newly published paper.  |
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