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Solid-state systems could sequence a genome for $100
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 21:21)
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A chip that can read DNA sequences in a fraction of the time promises to slash the cost of genome sequencing
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Prawns on Prozac, whatever next? Crabs on cocaine?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 20:58)
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People have paid little attention to the effects of drugs in waste water - but they could be affecting our wildlife, says Caitlin Stier
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Secrets of backboned life found on undersea mountains
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 20:55)
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After sending a diving robot down to the great mountain range under the Atlantic Ocean, researchers have found a host of new species
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Zoologger: How did the giraffe get its long neck?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 20:21)
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The tallest land animal alive, giraffes grew their necks to feed off high trees, didn't they? Maybe not– it could all be down to sex
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Zodiacal light: zombie comets to blame
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 16:00)
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The source of an ethereal glow in the pre-dawn sky has been a mystery for centuries– but it has just been cleared up
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Right whales yell over the ocean din
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 8:01)
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To cope with the blitzing level of noise in today's oceans, North Atlantic right whales are learning to shout
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Today on New Scientist: 6 July 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-7 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: virtual prisons, what you can teach a fetus and nature's weirdest sex lives
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Why people indulge in cannibalism and love modern art
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-6 23:58)
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In How Pleasure Works, Paul Bloom tries to solve the evolutionary puzzle posed by the many things from which we take pleasure
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Bumpology: What you can teach a fetus
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-6 23:26)
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How long does memory last in fetuses– and will playing Mozart make them smarter?
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Virtual prisons: how e-maps are curtailing our freedom
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-7-6 21:54)
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Almost unnoticed, electronic maps and sensors are limiting what we do and where we do it– the question now is, how far will we let them go?
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