Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Gene sequence that can make half of us fatter is discovered
PhysOrg news: Gene sequence that can make half of us fatter is discovered

Turning fungus into fuel
PhysOrg news: Turning fungus into fuel

Is this the rice super-gene?
PhysOrg news: Is this the rice super-gene?

Pursuing the Next Level of Artificial Intelligence - New York Times
Daphne Koller’s work has led to advances in artificial intelligence that can be used to predict traffic jams, improve machine vision and understand the way cancer spreads.

Moss Makes a No-Care Lawn - New York Times
A growing number of enthusiasts advocate replacing traditional lawns with low-maintenance moss.

Games Without Frontiers: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' Delivers Deft Satire of Street Life
Read the latest video game, gaming systems and console news, including Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, handhelds PSP and Nintendo DS from Wired.com

Wired News - AP News
Read the latest AP Technology News and how the digital world is shaping business, entertainment, communications and culture on Wired.com.

The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

China on alert over deadly child virus - CNN.com
China's Health Ministry strengthened surveillance and dispatched specialists to the eastern Anhui province as the death toll from a virulent virus climbed to 22, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

Pollution sends men bald - Telegraph
Telegraph Earth is your source for environmental and green news and environmental and green issues, with information on climate change, global warming, pollution, green living and recycling, and all other environment issues.

California Awards $271 Million for Stem Cell Research - New York Times
The awards represent the largest chunk of money awarded at one time by California’s taxpayer-backed stem cell program, which is slated to spend about $3 billion over about a decade.

Family Science Project Yields Surprising Data About a Siberian Lake - New York Times
Generations of Russian scientists have produced an extraordinary record of the largest body of fresh water on earth.

Researchers Seek to Demystify the Metabolic Magic of Sled Dogs - New York Times
Scientists are studying sled dogs that run the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in an attempt to understand why the dogs are “fatigue-proof.”

A City Committed to Recycling Is Ready for More - New York Times
The mayor of San Francisco wants to make the recycling of cans, bottles, paper, yard waste and food scraps mandatory instead of voluntary, on the pain of having garbage pickups suspended.

Platypus Genome - Animals - Science - New York Times
The platypus genome is an amalgam of genes reflecting significant branching and transitions in evolution, scientists reported.

City Farmers’ Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market - New York Times
For years, city dwellers have raised fruits and vegetables to feed their families, but now more and more of them are growing food to sell to a wider market.

Power from Formic Acid
PhysOrg news: Power from Formic Acid

Does the brain control muscles or movements?
PhysOrg news: Does the brain control muscles or movements?

Amazon under threat from cleaner air
PhysOrg news: Amazon under threat from cleaner air

Final Projects ECE 4760

Harnessing sunlight on the cheap
PhysOrg news: Harnessing sunlight on the cheap

New Anti-Obesity Drugs Could Stunt Kids' Brains | Wired Science from Wired.com
The potential problems of a once-promising class of weight-loss drugs just keep growing. In a study published today in Neuron, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers found that a cannabinoid receptor

The Cost of Smarts - New York Times
Intelligence, it turns out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow off the starting line because it depends on learning instead of instinct.

Wash Your Clothes: Elephants Can Smell You a Mile Away - New York Times
Using odor and visual cues elephants are able to classify subgroups of humans.

Japan Fights Crowds of Crows - New York Times
Blackouts are just one of the problems caused by an explosion in Japan’s population of crows, which seems to compete with humans for space in this crowded nation.

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