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Doctors turn to big data for help with cancer care

By Jeff Blagdon on March 28, 2013 12:15 am + 5 comments

The ability to query vast swaths of data is transforming government and industry, and now doctors Continue reading…
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The madness of March: why the 'Big Dance' may affect fans' minds more than other sports

By Carl Franzen on March 27, 2013 11:20 am + 48 comments

Are you suffering from any one or more of the following side effects: anger, euphoria, depression, Continue reading…
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'Jurassic Park 4' flies in the face of science by cutting feathered dinosaurs

By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 04:21 am + 111 comments

The Jurassic Park franchise is set to return next summer, but much has changed in our understanding Continue reading…
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Scientists discover a new class of mini-supernova

By Jeff Blagdon on March 27, 2013 03:33 am + 18 comments

Astronomers have found a new kind of miniature supernova so comparatively small that some only shine Continue reading…
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Scanning felons' brains could help predict whether they'll reoffend

By Sam Byford on March 27, 2013 12:36 am + 49 comments

Over five decades since A Clockwork Orange foretold a future where experimental science is used to Continue reading…
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Scientists get closer to 'bio-battery' by discovering how bacteria transfers electricity

By Carl Franzen on March 26, 2013 01:37 pm + 8 comments

Scientists have discovered how a particular type of bacteria transfers electricity, a finding that Continue reading…
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US government hasn't kept track of high-risk biological labs, report finds

By Carl Franzen on March 25, 2013 04:59 pm + 17 comments

It's no secret the US government is struggling with how to keep track of its many services and their Continue reading…
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Large reserve of rare earth metals, crucial for electronics, found in Japan

By Jacob Kastrenakes on March 25, 2013 01:24 pm + 66 comments

Large deposits of rare earth metals — difficult-to-mine materials that are needed in many Continue reading…
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Heavy weather: why we need supercomputers to teach us how clouds and climate change work

By Carl Franzen on March 25, 2013 09:31 am + 116 comments

There's a dark cloud hanging over the science of climate change, quite literally. Scientists today Continue reading…
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For the greater good? The ethical dilemma of Henrietta Lacks' genes

By Aaron Souppouris on March 25, 2013 08:39 am + 33 comments

In 1951, months before her death, doctors took a pair of tissue samples from Henrietta Lacks' Continue reading…