In a new evolutionary proof of the old adage, ‘we are what we eat,’ scientists have found tantalizing evidence that a vegetarian diet has led to a mutation that — …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 29, 2016
Microsoft and Canonical partner to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10
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•You’ll soon be able to run Ubuntu on Windows 10. …read more Source:: Linux
The TODO Group and the Linux Foundation: Marrying open source and the enterprise
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•Using open-source software is easy, getting your company to integrate open-source development is hard. The Linux Foundation and the TODO Group aim to change this. …read more Source:: Linux
An up-close view of bacterial ‘motors’
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•Over millennia, bacteria have evolved a variety of specialized mechanisms to move themselves through their particular environments. In two recent studies researchers used a state-of-the-art imaging technique to capture, for …read more Source:: Science
Training with unpredictability improves memory recall, study finds
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•Memory training with unpredictable components could be more effective in enhancing episodic memory than training with predictable elements, according to new findings. …read more Source:: Science
Earth-space telescope produces hot surprise
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•Combining an orbiting radio telescope with telescopes on Earth made a system capable of the highest resolution of any observation ever made in astronomy. The super sharp radio ‘vision’ produced …read more Source:: Science
Giant rats to sniff out tuberculosis in Tanzania, Mozambique prisons
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•DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Scientists in East Africa plan to exploit trained rats’ highly developed sense of smell to carry out mass screening for tuberculosis among inmates …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
New flu vaccine protects against multiple strains including H1N1
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•Researchers have announced the development of a vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models. …read more Source:: Science
Uncertainty can cause more stress than inevitable pain
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•Knowing that there is a small chance of getting a painful electric shock can lead to significantly more stress than knowing that you will definitely be shocked. A new study …read more Source:: Science
First Ubuntu Linux tablet: Aquaris M10 ready to buy now, first deliveries ‘mid-April’
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•Spanish hardware maker BQ has opened up shop for orders of its Ubuntu-powered 10.1-inch tablet, the Aquaris M10. …read more Source:: Linux