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• Amazon's Earnings Miss, but Nothing Can Stop AWS - TheStreet.com

  27-07-2017 23:56
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  Amazon's Earnings Miss, but Nothing Can Stop AWS
  TheStreet.com
  While Amazon (AMZN) is down after hours on an earnings miss, the company's cloud computing business lived up to forecasts and extended its lead over Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Azure and Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) Google Cloud Platform. Jeff Bezos said in a ...
  Another strong quarter for AWS: 42 percent jump in revenue to $4.1BGeekWire
  Amazon to bolster video despite profit slumpC21Media
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• Overwatch Doomfist Now Available In New Update; Patch Notes Released - GameSpot

  27-07-2017 23:52
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  Overwatch Doomfist Now Available In New Update; Patch Notes Released
  GameSpot
  Overwatch's next big update is now available, the main component of which is a new character: Doomfist. The long-awaited Offense character is now playable on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. Doomfist has been available for the past few weeks on the PC version's ...
  This is how Doomfist invades 'Overwatch'Engadget
  Overwatch Update Adding Doomfist Is Now Live on PS4, Xbox One & PCPlayStation LifeStyle
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• The DNA of ancient Canaanites lives on in modern-day Lebanese, genetic analysis shows - Los Angeles Times

  27-07-2017 23:39
  Los Angeles Times
  The DNA of ancient Canaanites lives on in modern-day Lebanese, genetic analysis shows
  Los Angeles Times
  The Canaanites lived at the crossroads of the ancient world. They experienced wars, conquests and occupations for millennia, and as a result evolutionary geneticists expected that their DNA would become substantially mixed with incoming populations.
  Canaanites Live: DNA Reveals Fate of Biblical PeopleLive Science
  Ancient DNA reveals fate of the mysterious CanaanitesScience M
  
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• This "map" could change the way we treat cancer

  27-07-2017 23:38
  
  HealthResearchers plan to use it to develop new drugs.
  Researchers developed a map that tracks what cancer cells depend on to grow. They plan to use it as a way to develop new drugs to combat cancer at its roots.
  
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• Cassini Spacecraft Views Haze on the Horizon of Saturn

  27-07-2017 22:45 via scitechdaily.com
  This newly released false-color view from the Cassini Spacecraft gazes toward the rings beyond Saturn’s sunlit horizon. Along the limb (the planet’s edge) at left...
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• The iPod nano had a weird, amazing history - The Verge

  27-07-2017 22:26
  The Verge
  The iPod nano had a weird, amazing history
  The Verge
  Like the iPod Classic three years before it, the iPod nano's death today was a long time coming. But years ago, before the product stalled out, lost its identity, and was made wholly unnecessary by the iPhone, it featured some of Apple's finest design ...
  Apple discontinues iPod nano and shuffle and doubles iPod touch capacities to 32GB and 128GBTechCrunch
  Now that the iPod's dead, let's kill iTunes, tooCNET
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• VW and regulators agree on fix for cars in cheating scandal

  27-07-2017 22:17
  Volkswagen and U.S. environmental regulators announced agreement Thursday on a plan for the German automaker to fix most of the diesel cars involved in an emissions cheating scandal.
  
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• I.Coast seizes record three tonnes of pangolin scales

  27-07-2017 22:15
  Authorities in Ivory Coast have seized a record haul of three tonnes of pangolin scales worth an estimated $82,000, in what officials on Thursday called a "massacre".
  
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• Biochemists link synthetic compound to hunger-hormone production

  27-07-2017 22:14
  New research suggests that a man-made cousin of a small molecule found in olive oil can disrupt the hunger-signaling pathway. Researchers identified this promising new target by screening a library of roughly 1,600 small molecules for potential disruptors. Because the small molecule could influence how the body senses and utilizes energy, it has the potential to be developed into a treatment for conditions that affect energy balance, like diabetes and obesity.
  
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• DNA links male, female butterfly thought to be distinct species

  27-07-2017 22:12
  Researchers recently discovered what was thought to be a distinct species of butterfly is actually the female of a species known to science for more than a century.
  
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• Ultracold molecules hold promise for quantum computing

  27-07-2017 21:53
  Researchers have taken an important step toward the long-sought goal of a quantum computer, which in theory should be capable of vastly faster computations than conventional computers, for certain kinds of problems. The new work shows that collections of ultracold molecules can retain the information stored in them, for hundreds of times longer than researchers have previously achieved in these materials.
  
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• Seeing the light: Researchers seek to improve solar cell technology using new materials and nanowires

  27-07-2017 21:53
  Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun's energy and transform it into usable electricity. Comparable to ultra-thin blades of grass, nanowires added to today's conventional materials are capable of capturing more light and can be cost-effective solutions for adopting solar energy into the broader consumer market.
  
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• Future surgeons might patch you up with synthetic slug secretions

  27-07-2017 20:56
  
  HealthThe adhesive is sticky even when wet with blood.
  Slugs use mucus to glue themselves in place so predators can't snatch them as easily. We might use the same idea to stick ourselves together again.
  
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• The world's water quality might be in trouble

  27-07-2017 20:31
  
  EnvironmentMore precipitation, more problems.
  Increasing rains because of climate change will lead to more agricultural runoff, and more aquatic dead zones.
  
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• Which type of cell to become: Decision through indecision

  27-07-2017 20:00
  From the moment of fertilization, building a human body involves a series of choices where cells generated by cell division must elect which of the myriad types of cell they will become. How does this decision occur? New research from Alice Moussy and colleagues of the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Genethon and ENSLyon in France suggests that fate decision is not a unique programmed event, as was believed, but the outcome of a very dynamic process. The study, publishing July 27 in the open a
  
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• Sticky when wet: Strong adhesive for wound healing

  27-07-2017 20:00
  Anyone who has ever tried to put on a Band-Aid when their skin is damp knows that it can be frustrating. Wet skin isn't the only challenge for medical adhesives - the human body is full of blood, serum, and other fluids that complicate the repair of numerous internal injuries. Many of the adhesive products used today are toxic to cells, inflexible when they dry, and do not bind strongly to biological tissue. A team of researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and
  
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• Secrets of the amazing tardigrades revealed by their DNA

  27-07-2017 20:00
  New genome sequences shed light on both the origins of the tardigrades (also known as water bears or moss piglets), and the genes that underlie their extraordinary ability to survive in extreme conditions. A team of researchers led by Mark Blaxter and Kazuharu Arakawa from the universities of Edinburgh, Scotland and Keio, Japan respectively, have carefully stitched together the DNA code for two tardigrade species, and their results are presented in an article publishing 27 July in the open acces
  
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• Scientists solve longstanding biological mystery of DNA organization

  27-07-2017 20:00
  Stretched out, the DNA from all the cells in our body would reach Pluto. So how does each tiny cell pack a two-meter length of DNA into its nucleus, which is just one-thousandth of a millimeter across?
  
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• Projected precipitation increases are bad news for water quality

  27-07-2017 20:00
  If climate change is not curbed, increased precipitation could substantially overload U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, according to a new study from Carnegie's Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak and Princeton University's Venkatramani Balaji published by Science. Excess nutrient pollution increases the likelihood of events that severely impair water quality. The study found that impacts will be especially strong in the Midwest and Northeast.
  
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• New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing

  27-07-2017 20:00
  Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
  
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• Fundamental breakthrough in the future of designing materials

  27-07-2017 20:00
  A team of researchers from AMBER centre based in Trinity College Dublin, have made a breakthrough in the area of material design - one that challenges the commonly held view on how the fundamental building blocks of matter come together to form materials.
  
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• Bronze Age Iberia received fewer steppe invaders than the rest of Europe

  27-07-2017 20:00
  The genomes of individuals who lived on the Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age had minor genetic input from Steppe invaders, suggesting that these migrations played a smaller role in the genetic makeup and culture of Iberian people, compared to other parts of Europe. Daniel Bradley and Rui Martiniano of Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland, and Ana Maria Silva of University of Coimbra, Portugal, report these findings July 27, 2017 in PLOS Genetics.
  
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• A new picture emerges on the origins of photosynthesis in a sun-loving bacteria

  27-07-2017 20:00
  Every day, enough sunlight hits the Earth to power the planet many times over—if only we could more efficiently capture all the energy.
  
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• Is This the Most Hackable City in America?

  27-07-2017 19:51 via nbcnews.com
  You might as well rename Sin City "Sensor City."
  
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• Cassini Spacecraft Discovers Carbon Chain Anions in Titan’s Atmosphere

  27-07-2017 19:43 via scitechdaily.com
  The Cassini Spacecraft has made a surprising detection of a molecule that is instrumental in producing complex organics within the hazy atmosphere of Saturn’s moon...
  The post Cassini Spacecraft Discovers Carbon Chain Anions in Titan’s Atmosphere appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• New Research Helps Explain Why the Sun’s Magnetic Field Reverses Every Eleven Years

  27-07-2017 19:24 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers may now be able to explain why the Sun’s magnetic field reverses every eleven years. New research explains how the duration of the magnetic...
  The post New Research Helps Explain Why the Sun’s Magnetic Field Reverses Every Eleven Years appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• Scientists know how to make mice angry—but mice know how to keep their cool

  27-07-2017 19:22
  
  AnimalsThe first rule of mouse fight club.
  Scientists have found a cluster of neurons that trigger aggression in mice. But their living environment determines how aggressive they really are.
  
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• Apple ordered to pay $506M in Wisconsin patent infringement

  27-07-2017 19:05
  A judge has ordered computer-maker Apple Inc. to pay more than $506 million in a patent infringement case brought by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation after the two sides agreed on final damages.
  
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• In US first, scientists edit genes of human embryos (Update)

  27-07-2017 19:03
  For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
  
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• In US first, scientists edit genes of human embryos

  27-07-2017 19:03
  For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping babies avoid inherited diseases.
  
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• When forest creatures have a problem, they call an engineer

  27-07-2017 19:02
  Charlotte the spider saved a pig's life through clever marketing. The Cat in the Hat rescued children from a dull day indoors with magical powers of destruction and repair. Roxy the Fox, a newcomer to the pantheon of can-do critters, tapped coveted STEM skills to secure new foraging territory for her forest community.
  
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• 'Dark ecology project' will use past weather radar data to trace bird migrations

  27-07-2017 19:01
  Every spring and fall, billions of birds migrate across the United States, largely unseen under the cover of darkness. Now a team of researchers led by computer scientist Daniel Sheldon at the University of Massachusetts Amherst plan to develop new analytic methods with data collected over the past 20 years—more than 200 million archived radar scans from the national weather radar network—to provide powerful new tools for tracking migration.
  
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• NASA casts an infrared eye on Tropical Storm Irwin

  27-07-2017 18:57
  Infrared imagery from NASA looked at cloud top temperatures in Tropical Storm Irwin and found the strongest storms in the system were west of its low-level center.
  
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• NASA-NOAA satellite spots Tropical Storm Nesat being sheared

  27-07-2017 18:56
  NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Nesat being affected by vertical wind shear as it parallels the east coast of the Philippines.
  
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• Effects of a major drug target regulated through molecular 'codes'

  27-07-2017 18:55
  A team spearheaded by Van Andel Research Institute scientists has answered a long-standing question that may lead to more effective drugs with fewer side effects for diseases ranging from heart failure to cancer.
  
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• Satellite shows some shear in Hurricane Hilary

  27-07-2017 18:53
  NOAA's GOES-West satellite revealed that vertical wind shear is affecting Hurricane Hilary.
  
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• We need to remember the Tuskegee Study victims now more than ever

  27-07-2017 18:48
  
  HealthFor 40 years, the U.S. Public Health Service let syphilis ravage the bodies of black men. Now, transparency in science is in peril.
  It's been 45 years since most of the nation first learned about the Tuskegee experiment—a research study that violated basic strictures of human dignity.
  
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• The Tuskegee Study reminds us that transparency in government science is vital

  27-07-2017 18:48
  
  HealthFor 40 years, the U.S. Public Health Service let syphilis ravage the bodies of black men.
  It's been 45 years since most of the nation first learned about the Tuskegee experiment—a research study that violated basic strictures of human dignity.
  
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• NASA's Aqua satellite catches Typhoon Noru's 10 mile-wide eye

  27-07-2017 18:45
  NASA's Aqua satellite provided a look at the eye of Typhoon Noru as it continued to track west in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. The eye appeared to be about 10 nautical miles wide in satellite imagery.
  
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• Northwest citizen scientists among the many helping track solar eclipse across US

  27-07-2017 18:40
  At the instant the moon's shadow darkens the Oregon coast on the morning of Aug. 21, a scientific relay race will kick off with Bruce and Ryan Alder at the head of the pack.
  
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• Berlin pressures automakers as scandals pile up

  27-07-2017 18:20
  German political leaders took the country's auto industry to task Thursday, demanding more action to reduce harmful diesel emissions even as new cartel allegations surfaced ahead of September elections.
  
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• Ancient DNA counters biblical account of the mysterious Canaanites - Science Magazine

  27-07-2017 18:17
  Science Magazine
  Ancient DNA counters biblical account of the mysterious Canaanites
  Science Magazine
  When the pharaohs ruled Egypt and the ancient Greeks built their first cities, a mysterious people called the Canaanites dominated the Near East. Around 4000 years ago, they built cities across the Levant, which includes present-day Lebanon, Israel ...
  Bible says Canaanites were wiped out by Israelites but scientists just found their descendants living in LebanonThe Independent
  Present-day Leban
  
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• NASA delays satellite launch to replace damaged antenna

  27-07-2017 18:12
  NASA has delayed the launch of a major communications satellite by more than two weeks to replace a damaged antenna.
  
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• Climate change will feed wildfires: experts

  27-07-2017 18:11
  Out-of-control wildfires like the ones that brought destruction to southern Europe, North America and parts of South Africa in recent weeks will likely become more frequent as global temperatures soar under climate change, experts say.
  
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• Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest person - briefly (Update)

  27-07-2017 18:11
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a new estimate showed.
  
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• Amazon's Jeff Bezos becomes world's richest person

  27-07-2017 18:11
  Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Thursday became the world's richest person, as a jump in the share price of the US tech giant enabled him to overtake Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Forbes magazine estimated.
  
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• Why Twitter won't ban President Donald Trump

  27-07-2017 18:10
  Twitter has made it clear that it won't ban Donald Trump from its service, whether the president follows its rules against harassment or not.
  
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