Online shopping moves into mainstream
When it comes to the holiday shopping season, online purchases have not only earned a seat at the adult's table but are increasingly eating all the food.
Business
Dec 19, 2011
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Cockroach 'let's hook up' chemical signal could benefit endangered woodpecker
A North Carolina State University discovery of the unique chemical composition of a cockroach signal -- a "Let's hook up" sex pheromone emitted by certain female wood cockroaches to entice potential mates -- could have far-ranging ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2011
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Study settles 125-year debate on how nitrogen-fixing bacteria breaches cell walls of legumes
A 125-year debate on how nitrogen-fixing bacteria are able to breach the cell walls of legumes has been settled. A paper to be published on Monday by John Innes Centre scientists reports that plants themselves allow bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2011
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What happens to your Facebook when you die? Digital assets oft forgotten
When most people think about bequeathing their belongings, it's the obvious: the house, the car, bank accounts, the sentimental family mementos.
Internet
Dec 19, 2011
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Hedge fund share restrictions favor managers over investors
Armed with insider knowledge, managers of share-restricted hedge funds sell off their own holdings ahead of their investors in order to avoid low returns produced by an outflow of shareholder dollars, according to a new study ...
Economics & Business
Dec 19, 2011
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Quantum computing has applications in magnetic imaging
Quantum computing -- considered the powerhouse of computational tasks -- may have applications in areas outside of pure electronics, according to a University of Pittsburgh researcher and his collaborators.
Nanophysics
Dec 19, 2011
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Parents break rule to help young kids join Facebook
Nancy Gerstein is a savvy marketing executive who knows a lot about Facebook. She supervises corporate Facebook pages for her company's clients.
Internet
Dec 19, 2011
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New insight into the bar in the center of the Milky Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- It sounds like the start of a bad joke: do you know about the bar in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy? Astronomers first recognized almost 80 years ago that the Milky Way Galaxy, around which the sun and ...
Astronomy
Dec 19, 2011
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Tissue structure delays cancer development
Cancer growth normally follows a lengthy period of development. Over the course of time, genetic mutations often accumulate in cells, leading first to pre-cancerous conditions and ultimately to tumour growth. Using a mathematical ...
Mathematics
Dec 19, 2011
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Study reveals gender bias of prospective parents
A Queen's University study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want girls.
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2011
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