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Sunday, November 16, 2014

This Week in Science (Nov 10-16, 2014)

This week's research highlights are all found in Open Access sources.  That's right, everyone can access everything on this list!  Enjoy!

Arabidopsis thaliana seeds are mounted in a specific orientation onto supportive membranes for the Seedling Growth-2 mission. Image Credit:  NASA / Dominic Hart

Remember those plants that were grown on the ISS?  Well it worked!

How to make diamonds from peanut butter.

Online dating using DNA matches?

Why most published research findings are false.

Stem cell transplants for Parkinson's getting closer.

A single-dose Ebola vaccine has been developed, and looks promising in non-human primates.

Mind-control of gene expression.

Whole genome sequencing of the world's oldest people.


Finally, the vocal repertoire of otters.

The skin microbiome.

And how lab contamination can confound microbiome analyses.

Maternal diet during pregnancy affects child mental health.

The long-term cardiovascular effects of four fad diets.

The world's first evidence that mediation alters cancer survivors' cells!
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