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• Meet the baby who was born twice

  20-10-2016 23:50 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Margaret Boemer went for a routine ultrasound 16 weeks into her pregnancy with her third child. She quickly found out that things were far from routine.
  
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• Cloud rise helps Microsoft top earnings expectations

  20-10-2016 23:14
  
  US software colossus Microsoft on Thursday reported a slip in quarterly profit but still topped expectations due to rising demand for offerings in the internet cloud.
  
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• Researchers create a new type of computer that can solve problems that are a challenge for traditional computers

  20-10-2016 23:13
  
  The processing power of standard computers is likely to reach its maximum in the next 10 to 25 years. Even at this maximum power, traditional computers won't be able to handle a particular class of problem that involves combining variables to come up with many possible answers, and looking for the best solution.
  
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• Soaring species: Endangered baby toads fly to Puerto Rico

  20-10-2016 23:04
  
  More than 4,000 wiggling tadpoles conceived via wine fridges in California and then packed in a passenger plane headed to Puerto Rico on Thursday as part of a program to re-establish a technicolor native toad once thought extinct.
  
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• Nintendo combines portable and home gaming with Switch

  20-10-2016 23:02
  
  Nintendo has announced a new gaming system that combines a portable handheld device with a dock to use at home.
  
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• Uncertainty about your social rank might be bad for your health

  20-10-2016 22:55
  
  Having strong social connections has many benefits, from splitting the tab on a pizza to having someone with whom to binge watch Netflix. But for rhesus macaque monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at UC Davis, uncertainty about where they rank in their social order may mean the difference between being healthy or not.
  
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• 'Mean girl' meerkats can make twice as much testosterone as males

  20-10-2016 22:48
  
  Testosterone. It's often lauded as the hormone that makes males bigger, bolder, stronger.
  
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• Ancient proteins shown to control plant growth

  20-10-2016 22:47
  
  A UCLA-led international team of life scientists reports the discovery of mechanisms regulating plant growth that could provide new insights into how the mammalian biological clock affects human health. The research will be published Oct. 21 in the journal Science.
  
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• At molecular level, evolutionary change is unpredictable

  20-10-2016 22:44
  
  Biologists have been contemplating evolutionary change since Charles Darwin first explained it.
  
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• Computer simulation breaks virus apart to learn how it comes together

  20-10-2016 22:41
  
  Researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University physicist Markus Deserno and University of Konstanz (Germany) chemist Christine Peter have developed a computer simulation that crushes viral capsids. By allowing researchers to see how the tough shells break apart, the simulation provides a computational window for looking at how viruses and proteins assemble. The study is published in the October issue of The European Physical Journal Special Topics.
  
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• Why the Next President Needs to Be Tech Savvy

  20-10-2016 22:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  We're not saying the next president needs to be able to develop an app, but he or she will need to at least have some tech chops.
  
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• Could a Mysterious New Planet Be Tilting the Sun?

  20-10-2016 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  No one has seen the mysterious Planet Nine said to be lurking on the outskirts of our solar system, but scientists say it's only a matter of time.
  
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• AT&T Discussed Idea of Takeover in Time Warner Meetings - Bloomberg

  20-10-2016 21:46 via bloomberg.com
  
  AT&T Discussed Idea of Takeover in Time Warner Meetings
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  Senior executives at AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. have met in recent weeks to discuss various business strategies including a possible merger, according to people familiar with the matter. The talks, which at this stage are informal, have focused on ...and more »
  
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• American sets to cross Pacific in reed boat, reach Australia

  20-10-2016 21:34
  
  In the age of space travel, an American explorer is preparing to cross the Pacific Ocean from South America to Australia using a reed boat built by Bolivian Aymara Indians.
  
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• First results from long-term, hi-res tracking of eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io

  20-10-2016 21:30
  
  Jupiter's moon Io continues to be the most volcanically active body in the solar system, as documented by the longest series of frequent, high-resolution observations of the moon's thermal emission ever obtained.
  
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• The versatility of pronouns and shifting identity

  20-10-2016 20:43
  
  A new scientific study reveals the fascinating ways in which we use pronouns to negotiate social identity. While much of the recent popular discussion on the topic of pronouns and social identity has focused on how third person pronouns in English (she/he and his/her vs. they) establish fixed gender identities, this study focuses on how second person (you) pronouns in Spanish can be used to communicate shifts in a range of different social identities. The study, "Linguistic reference in the nego
  
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• Colorado River Delta flows help birds, plants, groundwater

  20-10-2016 20:42
  
  Two growing seasons after the engineered spring flood of the Colorado River Delta in 2014, the delta's birds, plants and groundwater continue to benefit, according to the latest monitoring report prepared for the International Boundary and Water Commission by a binational University of Arizona-led team.
  
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• New 13-year study tracks effects of changing ocean temperature on phytoplankton

  20-10-2016 20:29
  
  A new multiyear study from scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has shown for the first time how changes in ocean temperature affect a key species of phytoplankton. The study, published in the October 21 issue of the journal Science, tracked levels of Synechococcus—a tiny bacterium common in marine ecosystems—near the coast of Massachusetts over a 13-year period. As ocean temperatures increased during that time, annual blooms of Synechococcus occurred up to f
  
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• Mathematical analysis reveals architecture of the human genome

  20-10-2016 20:28
  
  Mathematical analysis has led researchers in Japan to a formula that can describe the movement of DNA inside living human cells. Using these calculations, researchers may be able to reveal the 3D architecture of the human genome. In the future, these results may allow scientists to understand in detail how DNA is organized and accessed by essential cellular machinery.
  
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• Prey-foraging: The collective search or lone-wolf approach?

  20-10-2016 20:25
  
  Wolves in Canada, lions in the Serengeti or fishermen in the Southern Ocean, either hunt alone keeping the spoils to themselves or in packs sharing the bounty with others. Deciding whether to tell fellow predators about some tasty prey is not an easy decision and requires the predator to weigh up many pros and cons.
  
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• Molecular selfie reveals how a chemical bond breaks: Proton is seen escaping the molecule

  20-10-2016 20:24
  
  Imagine what it would be like to watch how the individual atoms of molecules rearrange during a chemical reaction to form a new substance, or to see the compounds of DNA move, rearrange and replicate. Such capability would give unprecedented insight to understand and potentially control the processes.
  
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• Move over, lasers: Scientists can now create holograms from neutrons, too

  20-10-2016 20:22
  
  For the first time, a team including scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used neutron beams to create holograms of large solid objects, revealing details about their interiors in ways that ordinary laser light-based visual holograms cannot.
  
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• Winter outlook: Warm south; cooler north; murky in middle

  20-10-2016 20:17
  
  Federal forecasters predict this winter may paint the U.S. in stripes of different weather: Warmer and drier than normal in the south, and colder and wetter than usual in the far north.
  
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• Mt. Aso could erupt much sooner, scientists warn

  20-10-2016 20:08
  
  Damage from the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake could hasten Mt. Aso's eruption, volcanologists warn. In a paper published on Science, Kyoto University researchers and colleagues report new faults in the vicinity of Mt. Aso's magma chamber and volcanic cones, which they say could alter spatial and mechanical properties of Aso volcano.
  
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• Risk analysis for common ground on climate loss and damage

  20-10-2016 20:06
  
  The Paris Agreement included groundbreaking text on the need for a mechanism to help identify risks beyond adaptation and support the victims of climate-related loss and damage—but how exactly it will work remains unclear. New IIASA research lends insight to policymakers on how to move forward.
  
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• Turning biofuel waste into wealth in a single step

  20-10-2016 20:03
  
  Lignin is a bulky chain of molecules found in wood and is usually discarded during biofuel production. But in a new method by EPFL chemists, the simple addition of formaldehyde could turn it into the main focus.
  
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• Early fossil fish from China shows where our jaws came from

  20-10-2016 20:01
  
  Where did our jaws come from? The question is more complicated than it seems, because not all jaws are the same. In a new article, published in Science, palaeontologists from China and Sweden trace our jaws back to the extinct placoderms, armoured prehistoric fish that lived over 400 million years ago.
  
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• Smashing metallic cubes toughens them up

  20-10-2016 20:00
  
  Scientists at Rice University are smashing metallic micro-cubes to make them ultrastrong and tough by rearranging their nanostructures upon impact.
  
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• Ultralow power transistors could function for years without a battery

  20-10-2016 19:59
  
  A newly-developed form of transistor opens up a range of new electronic applications including wearable or implantable devices by drastically reducing the amount of power used. Devices based on this type of ultralow power transistor, developed by engineers at the University of Cambridge, could function for months or even years without a battery by 'scavenging' energy from their environment.
  
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• Did it crash or land? Search on for Europe's Mars craft

  20-10-2016 19:34
  
  Europe's second attempt to reach Mars' surface appeared in peril Thursday as initial analysis suggested the latest lander may have plummeted to its demise.
  
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• Apple: Many 'genuine' Apple products on Amazon are fake

  20-10-2016 19:33
  
  Apple says it has been buying Apple chargers and cables labeled as genuine on Amazon.com and has found nearly 90 percent of them to be counterfeit.
  
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• Ancient human history more complex than previously thought, researchers say

  20-10-2016 19:33
  
  Relationships between the ancestors of modern humans and other archaic populations such as Neanderthals and Denisovans were likely more complex than previously thought, involving interbreeding within and outside Africa, according to a new estimator developed by geneticists. Findings were reported at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2016 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, B.C.
  
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• Study finds earliest evidence in fossil record for right-handedness

  20-10-2016 19:32
  
  Perhaps the bias against left-handers dates back much further than we thought.
  
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• Long-necked dino species discovered in Australia

  20-10-2016 19:31
  
  Scientists unveiled fossils Thursday from a new species of giant, long-necked dinosaur unearthed in northeast Australia, speculating that its ancestors had trekked across Antarctica some 105 million years ago.
  
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• Discovery of First Binary-Binary Questions What We Know About the Solar System

  20-10-2016 19:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Binary system HD 87646 raises new questions about how protoplanetary disks form. Everything we know about the formation of solar systems might be wrong, says University of Florida astronomy professor Jian Ge and his postdoc, Bo Ma. They’ve discovered the first “binary–binary” – two massive companions around one star in a close binary system, one […]
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• Tesla is building cars that will drive you

  20-10-2016 19:23 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tesla is now building cars equipped for full self-driving.
  
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• Trump Doubts U.S. Intel Officials On Russia Hack

  20-10-2016 19:13 via nbcnews.com
  
  For the third time in three debates, Trump disputed Russia's role in U.S. election hacks, despite private briefings and a public statement by the CIA.
  
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• Researchers posit way to locally circumvent Second Law of Thermodynamics

  20-10-2016 19:13
  
  For more than a century and a half of physics, the Second Law of Thermodynamics, which states that entropy always increases, has been as close to inviolable as any law we know. In this universe, chaos reigns supreme.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN falls on claim of illegal cash transfer

  20-10-2016 19:13
  
  Shares in MTN slumped to a six-year low after a Nigerian senator claimed the wireless carrier may have illegally moved more than the previously estimated $14bn out of the country.
  
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• Newark company creates novel device to cut tailpipe emissions and eliminate testing lines

  20-10-2016 19:05
  
  4.0 Analytics, a research and development company in NJIT's Enterprise Development Center (EDC), has developed a wireless emissions compliance and reporting technology for cars and trucks that alerts automobile owners in real time—on their own smart phone devices or computers—to engine and emission-system malfunctions that can lead to excessive tailpipe releases and poor performance.
  
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• Astronomers Discover Mysterious Cosmic Objects Erupting in X-rays

  20-10-2016 19:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using data from both Chandra and XMM-Newton, astronomers discovered two flaring objects in two different galaxies. These objects brighten in X-rays by a factor of 100 in about a minute before returning to previous level in about an hour. Astronomers have found a pair of extraordinary cosmic objects that dramatically burst in X-rays. This discovery, […]
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• Game theory: Army of agents to tackle corrupt officials, tax evaders, terrorists

  20-10-2016 19:01
  
  Game theory has long been used to apply mathematical models of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers.
  
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• Superomniphobic tape adheres to any surface

  20-10-2016 18:56
  
  Arun Kota, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Colorado State University, has made a superomniphobic tape that, when adhered to any surface, gives the surface liquid-repelling properties. This recent breakthrough has been published by ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
  
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• Researchers find genetic change that caused snakes to lose legs

  20-10-2016 18:51
  
  About 150 million years ago, snakes roamed about on well-developed legs. Now, two University of Florida researchers have discovered how snakes' legs eventually disappeared.
  
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• How human eggs end up with the wrong number of chromosomes

  20-10-2016 18:49
  
  One day before ovulation, human oocytes begin to divide into what will become mature eggs. Ideally, eggs are packaged with a complete set of 23 chromosomes, but the process is prone to error, especially with age. In a Review published October 20 in Trends in Cell Biology, researchers discuss the latest research on why many human oocytes frequently have a wrong number of chromosomes—which may lead to genetic disorders, such as Down syndrome and miscarriage.
  
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• Europeans and Africans have different immune systems, and Neanderthals are partly to thank

  20-10-2016 18:48
  
  It's long been clear that people from different parts of the world differ in their susceptibility to developing infections as well as chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Now, two studies reported in Cell on October 20 show that those differences in disease susceptibility can be traced in large part to differences at the genetic level directing the way the immune systems of people with European and African ancestry are put together.
  
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• How snakes lost a blueprint for making limbs

  20-10-2016 18:47
  
  Snakes lost their limbs over 100 million years ago, but scientists have struggled to identify the genetic changes involved. A Cell paper publishing October 20 sheds some light on the process, describing a stretch of DNA involved in limb formation that is mutated in snakes. When researchers inserted the snake DNA into mice, the animals developed truncated limbs, suggesting that a critical stretch of DNA lost its ability to support limb growth during snake evolution.
  
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• Blast of thin air can reset circadian clocks

  20-10-2016 18:46
  
  We might not think of our circadian clock until we are jetlagged, but scientists continue to puzzle over what drives our biological timepiece. Now, a study published October 20 in Cell Metabolism has found that variations in surrounding oxygen levels can reset circadian clocks of mice. If confirmed in humans, the research could help inform how airlines moderate cabin air pressure.
  
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• Chemical tags affect ability of RNA viruses to infect cells

  20-10-2016 18:45
  
  Large swaths of DNA and its lesser-known cousin RNA are dotted by chemical tags that act like Post-It notes, providing additional instructions to the underlying genetic code.
  
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• New Study Shows Resistance to Cancer Drugs Runs Deeper Than a Single Gene

  20-10-2016 18:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study from Yale University shows that resistance to cancer drugs runs deeper than a single gene. Searching for more individual genes to predict responses to breast cancer therapy may not work, a new study suggests. Instead, scientists and clinicians need to pay attention to abnormalities in networks of genes, Yale researchers report in […]
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