When was the last time you went through an entire day either not complaining or hearing a friend, colleague or family member whining about one thing or another? More likely than not the answer is probably never.
Social Sciences
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Fighting plans to build a nuclear power plant, a South Korean fishing village is holding a referendum Thursday, even though the government has warned the vote is illegal.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2014
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Researchers from The University of Western Australia have identified ways for farmers in medium-to-high rainfall areas of the WA grain belt to increase wheat yield. Their breakthrough may have implications for other important ...
Biotechnology
Oct 8, 2014
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For most religious believers, it is an article of faith that it is more blessed to give than to receive. For at least two University of Notre Dame sociologists, it is an article of fact as well.
Social Sciences
Oct 8, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Electrical grids are balky beasts, and nobody knows that better than Stanford Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Ram Rajagopal. He grew up in Brazil, where no one took electricity for granted. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 8, 2014
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Just before the turn of the 20th century, a new and frightening technology was introduced to the American public. These "horseless carriages"—as the first motorized vehicles were called—were deemed loud, dirty, and dangerous, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 8, 2014
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Metabolic networks are mathematical models of every possible sequence of chemical reactions available to an organ or organism, and they're used to design microbes for manufacturing processes or to study disease. Based on ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 8, 2014
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The computer operating systems and applications we use today have often evolved over many years, decades even, and contain tens or hundreds of millions of lines of code. Flaws in that code – and there will always be some ...
Security
Oct 8, 2014
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NASA's research in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) may soon provide a means for early detection and mitigation of fires in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, a nearly 50,000-square-acre region centered on the ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2014
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Every single human cell contains every single human gene. But depending on the cell, only some of these genes need to be expressed or "turned on." For instance, a heart cell has all the genes needed for, say, proper kidney ...
Biochemistry
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