Evolvability: How to cash in on the genetic lottery
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 19:27)
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When the going gets tough, the tough get evolving? and some organisms have ways to stack the odds in their favour
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Instant Expert: General relativity
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 19:14)
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From the expanding universe to black holes and quantum gravity, here's what you need to know about Einstein's masterwork. First of a new monthly series
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Ultimate eclipse photo: Easter Island, here I come
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 19:00)
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On 11 July 2010, a solar eclipse will be visible from Easter Island. Dan Falk plans to be there to take the ultimate photograph.
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Artificial life: let the people decide
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 17:53)
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Public dialogues on contentious technologies like synthetic biology need teeth, say Tom Wakeford and Jackie Haq ? otherwise there's no point
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Nicotine and pigs' trotters: the latest CSI toolkit
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 16:00)
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Smokers decompose slower than non-smokers– just one of the findings that may help forensic scientists estimate time of death
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Ghostly, flowing supersolid? No, it's quantum plastic
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 2:00)
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What seemed to be frictionless flowing solid– one of the weirdest predictions of quantum mechanics– may in fact be a squishy quantum plastic
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Ancient monster whale more fearsome than Moby Dick
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 2:00)
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A colossal whale with a killer bite may have ruled the oceans alongside a giant shark– and preyed on other whales
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Superhuman performance could betray sport drug cheats
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 2:00)
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A new strategy asks: "Is this physiologically possible without the aid of drugs?"
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Today on New Scientist: 30 June 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: everything you need to know about general relativity, video of a crater being born, and the toughest fish in the sea
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US mulls clampdown on farmyard antibiotics
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-1 1:30)
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The FDA seeks to decrease the use of antibiotics in farm animals, saying they pose a "serious public health threat"
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