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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Science This Week (Jan 19-25, 2014)

Medicine

Turning back the aging clock using telomere extension.


Observing the live function of proteasomes in brain cells.

Staying at home and watching Netflix is the best thing to do in a flu epidemic. (Open Access)

Mapping the brains of the blind sheds light on brain adaptation to rapid cultural and technological changes. (Open Access)

Flora/Fauna

Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans.

Hidden infections in birds (and humans) speed up the aging process.

In rats, a greater number of sexual partners means more immunity against STDs. (Open Access)

Black bears eat ants, which is a huge help to the growth nearby plants.

Crows' bad reputation demystified.

Environment

Predicting unprecedented coral loss in the Great Barrier Reef. (Open Access)



Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean. (Open Access)

Climate affects the development of human speech.

Awesome!

The global firestorm generated by the dinosaur-murdering asteroid is unlikely to have occurred. (Open Access)

Laser-driven experiments recreate planet formation and conditions on super-Earths and giant planets.

Scientists have devised a way to ensure that GMOs can be safely confined in the environment using synthetic amino acids!

Why poor places are more diverse:


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