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• Apple extends push into businesses with SAP tie-up

  05-05-2016 23:40
  
  Apple on Thursday expanded efforts to make its devices must-have business tools, unveiling an alliance with German workplace software giant SAP.
  
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• Apple Takes A Deeper Step Into The Enterprise With SAP Partnership - Forbes

  05-05-2016 23:36 via forbes.com
  
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  Apple Takes A Deeper Step Into The Enterprise With SAP Partnership
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  Apple AAPL -1.06% currently owns the premium mobile consumer device market and is even the preferred premium BYOD mobile device in the enterprise. However, this doesn't mean that enterprises have signed up to ditch their PCs or Macs. Apple knows ...
  SAP announces new partnership with Apple to expand iOS in the enterpriseTechCrunch
  Apple and SAP Announce New Enterprise PartnershipMac Rumors
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• Netflix tool helps mobile viewers manage data limits

  05-05-2016 23:30
  
  Netflix on Thursday released a new tool to help people viewing streamed television shows on mobile devices avoid costly bills for high data use.
  
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• Windows 10 spreads to 300 mn devices

  05-05-2016 23:20
  
  Microsoft announced Thursday that its latest Windows operating system designed to work on laptops, desktops, smartphones, Xbox One consoles and more is powering 300 million devices around the world.
  
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• Leonardo da Vinci's DNA: Experts unite to shine modern light on a Renaissance genius

  05-05-2016 23:10
  
  A team of eminent specialists from a variety of academic disciplines has coalesced around a goal of creating new insight into the life and genius of Leonardo da Vinci by means of authoritative new research and modern detective technologies, including DNA science.
  
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• IU-led study reveals new insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits

  05-05-2016 23:10
  
  An international team led by Indiana University researchers has uncovered the regulation of a system that allows a globally abundant bacterium to efficiently capture sunlight and perform photosynthesis.
  
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• Foreign investors in fizzled development are at wit's end

  05-05-2016 23:01
  
  Foreigners who had been banking on their investments in a biomedical research facility and a hotel and rental cottage project in Vermont to get green cards are scrambling to find a backup now that the project's developers are accused of misusing hundreds of millions of dollars in what investigators called a "massive eight-year fraud scheme."
  
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• Two NASA sounding-rocket missions to explore coronal nanoflares and escaping atoms

  05-05-2016 22:53
  
  Why is the sun's outermost layer 1,000 times hotter than the visible surface of the sun? What are the physical mechanisms that allow oxygen atoms in Earth's atmosphere to overcome gravity and race into Earth's protective magnetosphere and then out into space?
  
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• Amazon steps up air game with new cargo deal

  05-05-2016 22:50
  
  Online retail colossus Amazon on Thursday boosted its fledgling air cargo service as it moves to gain more independence from freight firms for delivery of online purchases.
  
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• Altus live stream unveils Persona 5's new trailer and Japanese release date - Digital Trends

  05-05-2016 22:32 via digitaltrends.com
  
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  Altus live stream unveils Persona 5's new trailer and Japanese release date
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  Persona 5 will be released in Japan September 15, developer Atlus revealed Thursday during a Japanese live-stream presentation. The news, along with a new trailer, comes at the culmination of a two-week countdown timer, which began ticking down on ...
  'Persona 5' Trailer: Atlus Reveals Intense Gameplay Video; Plus Title Will Arrive In SeptemberLatin Times
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• Expanding tropics pushing high altitude clouds towards poles, NASA study finds

  05-05-2016 22:28
  
  A new NASA analysis of 30-years of satellite data suggests that a previously observed trend of high altitude clouds in the mid-latitudes shifting toward the poles is caused primarily by the expansion of the tropics.
  
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• New fossils might solve 'paradox' of primate evolution - Christian Science Monitor

  05-05-2016 22:27 via csmonitor.com
  
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  New fossils might solve 'paradox' of primate evolution
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  Fossils unearthed in southern China fill a gap in primate evolution and add to a story of climate-driven changes. By Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Staff writer May 5, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. As the planet cooled at the transition from the Eocene ...
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• Why Microsoft won't extend the Windows 10 free upgrade offer - Computerworld

  05-05-2016 22:26 via computerworld.com
  
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  Why Microsoft won't extend the Windows 10 free upgrade offer
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  Microsoft today said it would, as it indicated last year, end the free Windows 10 upgrade offer on July 29. Today's reiteration shouldn't have come as a surprise: Windows 10 growth, largely spurred by the free upgrade, has slowed since September 2015 ...
  Windows 10 hit 300 million devices 6 months faster than Windows 7VentureBeat
  Microsoft Has a New Way to Get You to Upgrade to Win 10 EnterprisePC Magazine
  
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• Free-standing 2-legged robot conquers terrain

  05-05-2016 22:26
  
  An unsupported bipedal robot at the University of Michigan can now walk down steep slopes, through a thin layer of snow, and over uneven and unstable ground.
  
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• Scientists compile list of potential gases to guide search for life on exoplanets

  05-05-2016 22:23
  
  A new approach intended to maximize the chances of identifying planets orbiting nearby stars that support life focuses on creating a comprehensive list of the molecules that might be present in the atmospheres of these exoplanets. Biosignature gases emitted by exoplanetary life forms could be detected remotely by space telescopes, but these gases might have quite different compositions from those in Earth's atmosphere, according to an article in Astrobiology. The article is available free for do
  
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• Simulation of prehistoric population dynamics using current topographical satellite data

  05-05-2016 22:15
  
  In a recent breakthrough, scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, and the Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai, demonstrate an accurate method to simulate prehistoric movements of people based upon current topographical satellite data. Recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, population dynamics of prehistoric human migration into the island comprising England, Scotland and Wales was simulated by applying a diffusion equation tempered by geographical data determ
  
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• A sex difference in sports interest: What does evolution say?

  05-05-2016 22:11
  
  Sports are enormously popular, and one striking pattern is that boys and men are typically much more involved than are girls and women. This sex difference has policy implications, and it raises fundamental questions about the nature of sex differences. Although scholars from many disciplines have explored sex differences in sport involvement, few have addressed the issue from a broad, evolutionary perspective. A recent review article by Deaner, Balish, and Lombardo (2016), published in Evolutio
  
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• Why vultures matter—and what we lose if they're gone

  05-05-2016 22:06
  
  Vultures. Cartoon characters in parched deserts often wish them to disappear, since circling vultures are a stereotypical harbinger of death. But, joking aside, vultures in some parts of the world are in danger of disappearing. And according to a new report from University of Utah biologists, such a loss would have serious consequences for ecosystems and human populations alike.
  
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• Getting a better measure of spin with diamond

  05-05-2016 22:05
  
  Diamonds are one of the most coveted gemstones. But while some may want the perfect diamond for its sparkle, physicists covet the right diamonds to perfect their experiments. The gem is a key component in a novel system that enables precision measurements that could lead to the discovery of new physics in the sub-atomic realm—the domain of the particles and forces that build the nucleus of the atom.
  
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• Speedy ion conduction in solid electrolytes clears road for advanced energy devices

  05-05-2016 22:03
  
  In a rechargeable battery, the electrolyte transports lithium ions from the negative to the positive electrode during discharging. The path of ionic flow reverses during recharging. The organic liquid electrolytes in commercial lithium-ion batteries are flammable and subject to leakage, making their large-scale application potentially problematic. Solid electrolytes, in contrast, overcome these challenges, but their ionic conductivity is typically low.
  
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• New tech turns your arm into a smart watch touchpad - Computerworld

  05-05-2016 21:55 via computerworld.com
  
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  New tech turns your arm into a smart watch touchpad
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  A lot of people like the idea of a smart watch but don't like having to use a tiny touch screen. Big fingers and a tiny screen can lead to frustration and errant screen commands. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a wearable ...
  SkinTrack turns your entire forearm into a smartwatch touchpadCNET
  Navigate your smartwatch by touching your skinEngadget
  SkinTrack technology turns arm into smartwatch
  
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• Leopards Have Lost 75 Percent of Their Historic Range - Discovery News

  05-05-2016 21:50 via news.discovery.com
  
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  Leopards Have Lost 75 Percent of Their Historic Range
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  Worldwide, leopards have lost about 75 percent of their historic range, according to a new survey – the first to attempt to get a glimpse of the big cat's remaining global paw print. The analysis was produced by a group of partner organizations ...
  Leopards might be more endangered than we thought, say scientistsChristian Science Monitor
  Leopards Have Lost Up to 75 Percent of Their Habitat WorldwideNewswee
  
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• NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite sees massive Alberta wildfire day and night

  05-05-2016 21:42
  
  NASA-NOAA's Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership satellite (S-NPP) carries an instrument so sensitive to low light levels that it can detect wildfires in the middle of the night as well as during the daytime.
  
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• SkinTrack technology turns arm into smartwatch touchpad

  05-05-2016 21:20
  
  Ever since the advent of smartwatches, technologists have been looking to expand interactions beyond the confines of the small watch face. A new wearable technology developed at Carnegie Mellon University suggests turning the entire lower arm into a touchpad.
  
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• Split-second imaging reveals molecular changes involved in vision

  05-05-2016 21:16
  
  Every process that sustains life is carried out by proteins. But understanding how these complex molecules do their jobs depends on learning the arrangement of their atoms—and how the structure changes—as they interact. No effective method for observing molecular movement with such detail and speed had been available, until now.
  
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• Periscope Will Now Let You Keep Your Live Streams Forever

  05-05-2016 21:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Live streaming app Periscope is following their rival Facebook, testing a feature to allow users to permanently save their broadcasts.
  
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• Where Can a Ph.D. Take You? Back to School, Usually

  05-05-2016 21:00 via nytimes.com
  Research on doctoral students at 39 universities found that most used their Ph.D.s to pursue postdoc research. But this may require further study.
  
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• Exploiting male killing bacteria to control insects

  05-05-2016 20:59
  
  A team of scientists have discovered a key mechanism that drives a bacteria that kills male insects, a development that could potentially be exploited to control insect pest species in the future.
  
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• Apple and SAP Announce New Enterprise Partnership - Mac Rumors

  05-05-2016 20:57 via macrumors.com
  
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  Apple today announced a new partnership with SAP to "revolutionize" the mobile work experience for its enterprise customers by combining native iPhone and iPad apps with the SAP HANA Cloud Platform. Under the partnership, Apple and SAP will create a ...
  SAP announces new partnership with Apple to expand iOS in the enterpriseTechCrunch
  Apple announces new enterprise-focused SAP partnership to boost iPhone & iPad usage
  
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• Your Periscope broadcasts can now live on forever - Mashable

  05-05-2016 20:28 via mashable.com
  
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  Your Periscope broadcasts can now live on forever
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  Live-streamed Internet broadcasts are the hottest thing in social media right now, and Periscope generated a lot of that heat when it launched in 2015. While Periscope broadcasts were previously only stored and viewable for 24 hours, the app is now ...
  A Traveler's Guide to Social MediaWall Street Journal
  Periscope Will Now Let You Keep Your Live Streams ForeverNBCNews.com
  Save Your Periscope Broadcasts ForeverPC Magazine
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• Scientists double life expectancy for embryos in petri dishes, raising ethical concerns - Chicago Tribune

  05-05-2016 20:28 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Scientists double life expectancy for embryos in petri dishes, raising ethical concerns
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  Dozens of packages containing frozen embryonic stem cells remain in liquid nitrogen in a laboratory, at the Univestiry of Sao Paulo's human genome research center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Dozens of packages containing frozen embryonic stem cells remain ...
  Artificial Wombs Just Got One Step Closer to RealityGizmodo
  Scientists grow human embryos outside of womb for 13 days. Ethic
  
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• Watch: Eurovision Debuts Song Contest App

  05-05-2016 20:25
  
  ABC News' Alyssa Newcomb heads to Eurovision to check out their 'Song Contest' app.
  
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• World's shallowest slow-motion earthquakes detected offshore of New Zealand

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  Research published in the May 6 edition of Science indicates that slow-motion earthquakes or "slow-slip events" can rupture the shallow portion of a fault that also moves in large, tsunami-generating earthquakes. The finding has important implications for assessing tsunami hazards. The discovery was made by conducting the first-ever detailed investigation of centimeter-level seafloor movement at an offshore subduction zone.
  
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• Trypanosomes evade detection by swapping coat proteins through chromosomal rearrangement

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  African trypanosomes establish deadly, chronic infections of trypanosomiasis in the bloodstream by using repetitive 70-bp regions in the genome to regularly change out the active coat protein gene. Galadriel Hovel-Miner and colleagues at Rockefeller University and George Washington University report this discovery and describe its role in the process that trypanosomes use to evade host antibodies on May 5, 2016 in PLOS Genetics.
  
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• Six new fossil species form 'snapshot' of primates stressed by ancient climate change - Phys.Org

  05-05-2016 20:00 via phys.org
  
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  Six new fossil species form 'snapshot' of primates stressed by ancient climate change
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  A left lower jaw of Yunnanadapis folivorus, one of six new fossil species found in southern China. Credit: University of Kansas. In a study to be published this week in the journal Science, researchers describe unearthing a "mother lode" of a half ...
  New fossils might solve 'paradox' of primate evolutionChristian Science Monitor
  Primate fate: Chinese fossils illuminate key evolutionary perio
  
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• Six new fossil species form 'snapshot' of primates stressed by ancient climate change

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  In a study to be published this week in the journal Science, researchers describe unearthing a "mother lode" of a half-dozen fossil primate species in southern China.
  
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• Significant portion of postdoc researchers eye non-academic careers, study shows

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  For doctoral students studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics, landing a job as a research-oriented college or university faculty member typically requires having spent time as a postdoctoral researcher.
  
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• Sea star juveniles abundant, but recovery is anything but guaranteed

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  An unprecedented number of juvenile sea stars have been observed off the Oregon coast over the past several months - just two years after one of the most severe marine ecosystem epidemics in recorded history nearly wiped the population out.
  
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• Scientists watch bacterial sensor respond to light in real time

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  A number of important biological processes, such as photosynthesis and vision, depend on light. But it's hard to capture responses of biomolecules to light because they happen almost instantaneously.
  
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• Scientists develop bee model that will impact the development of aerial robotics

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  Scientists have built a computer model that shows how bees use vision to detect the movement of the world around them and avoid crashing. This research, published in PLOS Computational Biology, is an important step in understanding how the bee brain processes the visual world and will aid the development of robotics.
  
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• No longer lost in translation: Biochemists watch gene expression in real time

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  Most high school students can recite the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA makes RNA makes protein. We all know it. But have we ever seen it?
  
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• Extreme rainfall doesn't always mean extreme erosion, study finds

  05-05-2016 20:00
  
  In the Puerto Rican rain forest, a strong storm can drop a meter of rain in a single day. All that water rushes into mountain rivers and causes a torrent as the water overflows the riverbanks and charges downstream.
  
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• Are leopards more endangered than we thought? - Christian Science Monitor

  05-05-2016 19:56 via csmonitor.com
  
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  Are leopards more endangered than we thought?
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  A new study recommends upgrading the threat status of leopards, who now occupy only a fraction of their once expansive terrain. By Ben Rosen, Staff May 4, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. Leopards cross a dirt road before heading into a jungle at the ...
  Leopards May Be In More Danger Than ThoughtValueWalk
  As Historic Range Occupied By Leopards Shrinks, Experts Call For Increased Conservation Eff
  
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• Tim Cook: The iPhone 7 will give us "things we can't live without" video - CNET - CNET

  05-05-2016 19:55 via cnet.com
  
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  Tim Cook: The iPhone 7 will give us "things we can't live without" video - CNET
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  Apple Music and iTunes are getting a revamp, the Apple Watch is just getting started, and Phil Schiller teaches us Apple grammar rules. Share (0). facebook. twitter. googleplus. linkedin. Transcript. [MUSIC] What's up, and welcome to The Apple Byte ...
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• #RapedAtSpelman Tweets Spark Gang-Rape Investigation

  05-05-2016 19:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  The @RapedAtSpelman account started posting on May 2.
  
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• This game can tell if you have dementia

  05-05-2016 19:36 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A new mobile game, Sea Hero Quest, tracks spatial awareness among users. Doctors will use data to help diagnose dementia early.
  
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• New Research May Help in the Development of Nano-Optical Transistors for a Photonic Computer

  05-05-2016 19:36 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers show that a single molecule allows a beam of light with a few photons to be controlled – a step towards the photonic computer. The Jedi knights of the Star Wars saga are engaged in an impossible fight. This does not result from the superiority of the enemy empire, but from physics because laser […]
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• Microsoft plugs 300M Windows 10 devices, reiterates July end to free upgrade - Computerworld

  05-05-2016 19:19 via computerworld.com
  
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  Microsoft plugs 300M Windows 10 devices, reiterates July end to free upgrade
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  Microsoft today said that 300 million "active devices" are running Windows 10, a boost of 30 million, for an increase of 11%, in the last five weeks. The Redmond, Wash. company also warned customers that the Windows 10 free upgrade offer would end July ...
  Windows 10 adoption hits 300 million as Microsoft warns the free upgrade will end soonPCWorld
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• Yale Researchers Identify a Genetic Mutation Linked to Acne

  05-05-2016 19:17 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University has identified a genetic mutation responsible for the defects that give rise to mild and severe acne, possibly revealing new targets for acne treatment. In the study, the Yale-led team took blood and tissue samples from three individuals with a rare form of acne known as nevus comedonicus. By sequencing […]
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• 'The Martian' would live here

  05-05-2016 19:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  In sci-fi movies, space habitats are huge structures with labyrinth layouts. But Hollywood doesn't have to deal with the issues real aerospace engineers face when contemplating future space homes -- such as gravity and financial constraints.
  
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