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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Science This Week (Aug 25-31, 2014)

Scientists have unexpectedly found a vaccine that completely blocks the HIV virus in monkeys. (Open Access)

Gut bacteria can block food allergies.

Toddlers have an intuitive understanding of probability.

How the universal "angry face" evolved.


The mites that live on your face.

DNA evidence unravels the settlement history of the North American Arctic.

Engineered cartilage regenerates joints.

Neuroscientists have reversed memories' emotional associations.

Home is where the microbes are: we populate our homes with our own very distinct sets of bacteria.


Flapping baby birds give clues about the origins of flight.

Walking fish reveal the evolution of terapods.

What do humans, worms, and fruit flies have in common?  A shared ancestry and a number of key genomic processes. (Open Access)

Dinosaurs had babysitters.

Researchers have discovered the origin of the fever response.

It is becoming increasingly difficult for young scientists to get funding to stay in research.  Australian researchers have developed a crowd-funding platform to help (with video). 
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