Without enzyme, biological reaction essential to life takes 2.3 billion years November 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 44 vote(s)
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All biological reactions within human cells depend on enzymes. Their power as catalysts enables biological reactions to occur usually in milliseconds. But how slowly would these reactions proceed spontaneously, in the absence ... | |
Unhappy people watch TV, happy people read/socialize, says study November 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 97 vote(s)
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A new study by sociologists at the University of Maryland concludes that unhappy people watch more TV, while people who describe themselves as very happy spend more time reading and socializing. The study appears in the December ... | |
 Japanese clone mouse from frozen cell, aim for mammoths November 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had created a mouse from a dead cell frozen for 16 years, taking a step in the long impossible dream of bringing back extinct animals such as mammoths. | |
Should compulsory voting be adopted worldwide? November 06, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is compulsory voting the most effective way of ensuring a true democracy? A University of Adelaide study will help address this question and could provide a global solution to addressing declining levels ... | |
 Scientists Turn Tequila into Diamonds November 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 221 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Whoever thought that science was a dry subject might change their mind after learning about a new discovery in which tequila is turned into diamonds. A team of Mexican scientists found that ... | |
 Study Shows How We Evolved Different Personalities November 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although members of the same species share more than 99 percent of their genetic makeup, individuals often have small differences, such as in their appearance, susceptibility to disease, and ... | |
 Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops November 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential - rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich ... | |
Study finds many motorists don't see need to heed speed limits November 07, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Research suggests U.S. motorists are growing increasingly cynical about the relevance of speed limits, and a new study indicates many motorists are more likely to think they can drive safely while speeding as long as they ... | |
 Japan scientists say pot plants may one day absorb toxic gas November 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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As well as brightening your room, pot plants may one day help to prevent headaches in "sick" houses by absorbing toxic gas, according to Japanese scientists. | |
 Biologists find new environmental threat in North American lakes November 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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A new and insidious environmental threat has been detected in North American lakes by researchers from Queen's and York universities. | |
Colonies in collapse: What's causing massive honeybee die-offs? November 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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“To the bee, a flower is a fountain of life, and to the flower, a bee is a messenger of love,” wrote poet Kahlil Gibran. Whether or not love is involved in the exchange, the evolutionary dance between pollen-transporting ... | |
US has Sun King's stolen gem, say French experts November 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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French experts said on Tuesday they had proof that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution. | |
 Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology November 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems. A paper describing the ... | |
Women have more diverse hand bacteria than men November 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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A new University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates that not only do human hands harbor far higher numbers of bacteria species than previously believed, women have a significantly greater diversity of microbes on their ... | |
 Starving and penniless, Ethiopian farmers rue biofuel choice November 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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With a slight reeling in his gait, Ashenafi Chote ventures into his small plot of land and shakes his head, his eyes full of regret: "I made a mistake". | |
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