Why do we choose the partners we do, and why do we get flak about it from our parents? A professor says it comes down to simple genetics. …read more Source:: Science
Month: May 2016
BQ Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition review: Desktop-mobile convergence, up to a point
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•Canonical has been promising desktop-mobile convergence for Ubuntu since 2013, but BQ’s Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition still seems like a work in progress. As a result, interest in this tablet …read more Source:: Linux
Digital media may be changing how you think
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•Tablet and laptop users beware. Using digital platforms such as tablets and laptops for reading may make you more inclined to focus on concrete details rather than interpreting information more …read more Source:: Science
Scientists cite evidence that mosasaurs were warm-blooded
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•Mosasaurs – an extinct group of aquatic reptiles that thrived during the Late Cretaceous period – possibly were “endotherms,” or warm-blooded creatures. Mosasurs were large aquatic reptiles that went extinct …read more Source:: Science
‘Hammerhead’ creature was world’s first plant-eating marine reptile
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•Newly-discovered fossils of the Triassic marine reptile Atopodentatus unicus have revealed that the animal had a bizarre hammerhead-shaped jaw apparatus. It used its strange jaw to feed on plants, making …read more Source:: Science
Smartphones uncover how the world sleeps
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•A pioneering study of worldwide sleep patterns combines math modeling, mobile apps and big data to parse the roles society and biology each play in setting sleep schedules. …read more Source:: Science
Quick test for Zika effectively detects virus in monkeys
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•Scientists have developed a low-cost, rapid paper-based diagnostic system for strain-specific detection of the Zika virus, with the goal that it could soon be used in the field to screen …read more Source:: Science
Zika virus may cause microcephaly by hijacking human immune molecule
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•For the first time, researchers have determined one way Zika virus infection can damage developing brain cells. The study also shows that inhibiting this mechanism reduces brain cell damage, hinting …read more Source:: Science
What does the future of the Apache Software Foundation hold?
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•By Thor Olavsrud The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) will hold its second annual Apache: Big Data North America conference in Vancouver, BC, starting Monday next week. Alongside keynotes from companies like Netflix and …read more Source:: OpenSource
How did birds get their wings? Bacteria may provide a clue, say scientists
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•New research has used bacteria to show that acquiring duplicate copies of genes can provide a ‘template’ allowing organisms to evolve novel traits from redundant copies of existing genes. …read more Source:: Science