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One of the most easily recognized projects in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is SETI@home, the brute-force processing of huge amounts of radio telescope data which hums away, 24 hours per day, on millions of computers around the world, putting up ...
A new species of bacteria found in the Gulf of Mexico degrades oil faster at deeper and colder depths than expected, scientists said Tuesday in a study that could explain how the BP oil spill has mostly disappeared.The bacteria not only speeds ...
Full text RSS - You can now subscribe to the full text of Today on New Scientist. Pixar-inspired "lamps" could add another dimension to table-top displays. Tests on US volunteers show increased levels of triclosan, used in soaps and toothpaste, adding to ...
Berkeley's incoming freshmen face the unprecedented choice of whether to take part in a genetic testing program this fall. "Yeah, we purposefully chose three genes that are not disease-associated," said Mark Schlissel, a Berkeley dean of biological science, during an NPR interview. ...
Is that the sound of your caffeine buzz, or is it the hum of the millions of happy native bees you're helping to house when you choose shade-grown coffee beans over conventional?. For a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
Judge dismisses federal terror charges against animal rights activists accused in CA protestsA federal judge has dismissed charges against four animal rights activists accused of violating a rarely enforced anti-terrorism law while protesting at University of California scientists' homes.U.S. District Judge Ronald ...
Exposing the Student Body: Stanford Joins U.C. Berkeley in Controversial Genetic Testing of Students
Students can choose to use the kits to submit their DNA for genetic analysis, as part of an orientation program on the topic of personalized medicine. But U.C. Berkeley isn't the only university offering its students genetic testing. " Stanford and Berkeley ...
The atmosphere surrounding the mountain villages in the high peaks of Tibet, which stretch about 14,000 feet above sea level, contains 40 percent less oxygen than the air at sea level. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley sequenced the exomes--the three ...
The image below shows an amateur set up for SETI signals analysis.. Dependence on Mathematics for communication Is There a Single Organisation by the Name SETI: A project that utilizes the 84-foot radio telescope at the Oak Ridge Observatory in Massachusetts for ...
The University of California-Berkeley, that bastion of hippiedom and experimentation, is replacing its summer reading list with a call for incoming students to voluntarily provide DNA samples. They'll be collected and anonymously analyzed, showing the students' ability to tolerate alcohol, absorb folic ...
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