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Did an earlier genetic molecule predate DNA and RNATempe AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2012 In the chemistry of the living world, a pair of nucleic acids-DNA and RNA-reign supreme. As carrier molecules of the genetic code, they provide all organisms with a mechanism for faithfully reproducing themselves as well as generating the myriad proteins vital to living systems. Yet according to John Chaput, a researcher at the Center for Evolutionary Medicine and Informatics, at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, it may not always have been so. Chaput and other researchers stud ... read more |
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  Largest bird alters its foraging due to climate change Wandering albatrosses have altered their foraging due to changes in wind fields in the southern hemisphere during the last decades. Since winds have increased in intensity and moved to the south, th ... more | .. |
 Breakthrough Model Reveals Evolution of Ancient Nervous Systems Determining the evolution of pigmentation patterns on mollusk seashells - which could aid in the understanding of ancient nervous systems - has proved to be a challenging feat for researchers. Now, ... more | .. |
  We May Be Less Happy, But Our Language Isn't "If it bleeds, it leads," goes the cynical saying with television and newspaper editors. In other words, most news is bad news and the worst news gets the big story on the front page. So one m ... more | .. |
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  China village revolt leader named party boss A villager who led mass protests against corrupt local Communist officials in southern China has been named the new party head of the village, a fellow resident said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Carbon dioxide affecting fish brains: study Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to research released Monday. ... more | .. |
  China struggles to meet surging demand for dairy Despite a major safety scandal in 2008, China's demand for milk is surging as people grow wealthier, but the country's poorly kept and often undernourished dairy herds are struggling to keep pace. ... more | .. |
  Researchers discover particle which could cool the planet In a breakthrough paper published in Science, researchers from The University of Manchester, The University of Bristol and Sandia National Laboratories report the potentially revolutionary effects o ... more |
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NYT signs AI deal with Amazon; Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
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  In tackling lead pollution, fungi may be our friends Fungi may be unexpected allies in our efforts to keep hazardous lead under control. That's based on the unexpected discovery that fungi can transform lead into its most stable mineral form. Th ... more | .. |
 New insights into an ancient mechanism of mammalian evolution A team of geneticists and computational biologists in the UK have revealed how an ancient mechanism is involved in gene control and continues to drive genome evolution. The new study is published in ... more | .. |
  Anti-whaling activists back in Australia Three activists who sparked a diplomatic incident by boarding a Japanese whaling ship arrived back in Australia Monday as Prime Minister Julia Gillard blasted their "irresponsible" behaviour. ... more | .. |
  Simulating firefighting operations on a PC Firefighters often put their lives at risk during operations, so it is essential they have reliable tools to help them do their job. Now, a modular simulation kit is set to help develop new informat ... more |
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 New Information on the Waste-Disposal Units of Living Cells Important new information on one of the most critical protein machines in living cells has been reported by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Labo ... more | .. |
 NIST releases 2 new SRMs for monitoring human exposure to environmental toxins The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has developed two new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for m ... more | .. |
 How the brain computes 3-dimensional structure The incredible ability of our brain to create a three-dimensional (3D) representation from an object's two-dimensional projection on the retina is something that we may take for granted, but the pro ... more | .. |
  Huntsman quitting US presidential race: campaign Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman is dropping his US presidential bid and will endorse frontrunner Mitt Romney for the Republican nomination on Monday, his campaign said. ... more |
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SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for Space Force
Trump 'tough love' on defence better than no love: EU's Kallas
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  Strong quakes rattle remote Antarctica Two strong earthquakes 40 minutes apart rocked the remote South Orkney Islands in Antarctica on Sunday, experts from the US Geological Survey said. ... more | .. |
 S.Africa boosts efforts to protect Kruger rhinos South Africa announced Sunday it was beefing up the number of rangers in the world-renowned Kruger national park after an alarming jump in the number of rhinos slain by poachers for their horns. ... more | .. |
  China says shots fired at cargo boat on Mekong Unidentified attackers fired on a Chinese cargo boat on the Mekong River in Laos, China's police said Sunday, less than two months after Beijing began joint patrols to protect shipping. ... more | .. |
 China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said. ... more |
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  WHO lauds India's year without polio With a 'zero-polio' record in the last one year, India Friday carried its fight against the crippling disease to hospitals and health care centres across the country where parents brought their children for vaccination as the World Health Organisation lauded the country's achievement. ... more | .. |
 Hope and suspicion dog Myanmar cease-fire Myanmar's government reportedly has signed a cease-fire with rebels who have been fighting for more autonomy in Karen state for half a century. ... more | .. |
 ElBaradei says not to run for Egypt presidency Ex-UN nuclear watchdog chief and Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei ended his candidacy for Egypt's presidency Saturday, saying he could not run because there is still no real democracy there. ... more | .. |
  Fitness products galore at gadget show If your New Year's resolution was to get more exercise and you're slipping already how about a digital personal trainer? ... more |
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Trump says withdrawing Musk ally as nominee to head NASA
Next phase of NASA's Artemis II testing set to begin
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  Russian ship to pump fuel to ice-bound Alaska port A Russian ship carrying vital fuel to a remote Alaskan port could finally deliver its load Saturday after battling through some 300 miles (480 km) of Arctic ice, the US Coast Guard said. ... more | .. |
  Spanish ski resorts struggle with lack of snow Spanish ski resorts are watching business melt away as a lack of snow and unusually warm weather force them to close or operate just some of their pistes. ... more | .. |
 Chinese Premier Wen pledges $140m for Nepal Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged more than $140 million to impoverished Nepal Saturday during talks in Kathmandu marking the first visit in a decade by a leader of the world's second-largest economy. ... more | .. |
 Balkan countries join forces to fight HIV/AIDS stigma Pressured to quit his job after telling his bosses he was HIV-positive, Boris Kovacic shares the plight of thousands in the Balkans who face prejudice because of a stubborn stigma surrounding HIV/AIDS. ... more |
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 China's Tibetan Buddhists 'in vicious cycle' China's Tibetan Buddhists are locked in a "vicious cycle" of radicalisation as an intensifying government crackdown spurs them to increasingly desperate acts of protest, rights groups say. ... more | .. |
 Still in ruins: Haiti marks two years after quake President Michel Martelly laid a wreath Tuesday at the mass grave north of the capital of victims of a catastrophic earthquake that killed a quarter-of-a-million people in the poorest country in the Americas. ... more | .. |
 Japan disaster builds international bridges Out of the tragedy of ruin wreaked by the tsunami that laid waste to large stretches of Japan's northeast coast, a beacon of international friendship has risen. ... more | .. |
 Why do dew drops do what they do on leaves? Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore once wrote, "Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf." Now, a new study is finally offering an explanation for why smal ... more |
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