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How Extremophiles Might Help Us Save the World

Levi Novey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yellowstone, Research, Astrobiology, Atacama Desert, Science, Mars, Methane, Exploration, Caves, Imax, Space Exploration, Extremophile, Health, Green Technology, James Cameron, Microbiology, Climate Change, Ethanol, Technology, Breast Cancer Treatment, Medicine, Global Warming, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Microbes-on-Mars, Microorganisms, Green News
Levi Novey

Living and thriving in the most inhospitable conditions on Earth, tiny bacteria-like microbes known as extremophiles might soon have an over-sized effect on our human world.

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Humans Are All Mutants

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Science, Human Mutants, Genes, Human Genes, Genetic-Mutations, Green News

Each of us has at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology....

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Experts Looking Into Possibility Of Cloning Animals That Have Been Extinct For Thousands Of Years (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Today Show, Science, Genetics, Video, Dinosaurs, Cloning Dinosaurs, Home News

The "Today Show" has an interesting report on how the science for cloning long-dead animals, including dinosaurs and woolly mammoths, has taken large ...

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The World Is Moving Forward Without Us

Dr. Seth Berkley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Developing Countries, AIDS Vaccine, Iavi, Sabin Vaccine Institute, International Health, World News, HIV/AIDS, Foreign Aid, International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Science Research, Pneumococcal Vaccine, Science, Seth Berkley, Advance Market Commitment, Orin Levine, Amc, World News
Dr. Seth Berkley

Advance Market Commitment (AMC) is a new market-based financing mechanism that accelerates the delivery of life-saving vaccines for children worldwide.

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Electronic Contact Lenses Could Make Bionic Eyesight A Reality

SmartPlanet.com | Andrew Nusca | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Science, Electronic Contact Lenses, Contact Lenses, Health, Bionic Eyesight, Healthy Living News

A new generation of contact lenses built with tiny circuits and LEDs could make bionic eyesight a reality. Researchers at the University of Washing...

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Boy Cries Blood VIDEO: Calvino Inman's Illness Baffles Doctors

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Calvino Inman Cries Blood, Science, Boy Cries Blood, Video, Calvino Inman, Boy Cries Blood Video, Health, Healthy Living News

In an illness straight out of a science fiction story, Calvino Inman cries blood up to three times a day. His doctors as of yet cannot figure out why...

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The Complement Between Islam and Science

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Islam, Uae, Johns Hopkins, Algeria, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

Every Ramadan, Sheikh Mohammed gathers intellectuals from across the Arab world to personally listen to their success stories and to benefit from their wisdom.

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Don't, Please: An Atheist's Defense

Landon Ross | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: LA Times, Religion, Atheism, The Friendly Atheist, Charlotte Allen, Christianity, Atheists, Jews, Islam, Philosophy, Judaism, Science, Muslim, Healthy Living News
Landon Ross

Charlotte Allen tries to trivialize the Atheist movement on the basis that we are boring, even if angry, fanatics who whine about being oppressed. Allen is wrong about everything; except this: I'm an Atheist, and I'm angry.

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This Week in Animals: Bat Love Songs, Celebrity Pets, Lobster Power And More!

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Cute Animals, Science, Pets, Celebrity Pets, Bats, Love Songs, Celebrities, Celebrity Animals, Global Warming, Animal Face of Global Warming, Lobsters, Farm Animals, Animal Abuse, Rats, Rat Island, Alaska Rat Island, This Week in Animals, This-Week-in-Animals, Slideshow, Slidepoll, Green News

HuffPost Green posted some informative animal stories this week, which we hope that you enjoyed. Flip through our slideshow for a refresher and don't ...

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Hans Rosling: Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset

TEDTalks | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Technology, Development, Presentation, Medicine, Education, Media News
TEDTalks

Hans Rosling uses his fascinating data-bubble software to burst myths about the developing world this summer at the U.S. State Department.

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Reading Lion Tracks: New York Times' Friedman on Vacation in the Bush

Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Population, Thomas Friedman, Brad Pitt, Africa, Angelina Jolie, Science, New York Times, Environmentalism, Biodiversity, Forests, Green News
Todd Palmer and Rob Pringle

As long as we remain a bioilliterate populace of which only the wealthiest 0.1% can afford to have an expert interpret the hieroglyphics, and only lions and other celebrity species attract our interest, then we will continue to turn the dazzling diversity of life into cannon fodder.

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Truth and Reconciliation for Group Selection XIV: Group Selection in the Laboratory

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evolutionary Models, Group Selection, Multilevel Selection, Politics, Science, Inclusive Fitness, Kin Selection, Truth and Reconciliation, Evolution, Green News
David Sloan Wilson

For the evolutionary community at large, the rules governing the acceptance and rejection of group selection are not a storybook portrayal of science.

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Daily Mail: Artificial Life Will Be Created "Within Months" As Genome Experts Claim Vital Breakthrough

The Daily Mail | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Genome, J. Craig Venter Institute, Science, Biology, Artificial Life, Microbe, Bacteria, Synthetic Species, Cloned Bacteria, Craig Venter, Synthetic Genome, Home News

Artificial life will be made to order in the laboratory within four months, a controversial biologist has claimed. U.S genome expert Craig Venter, sa...

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This Week in Animals: Blended Families, Panda Porn, Marching Penguins And More! (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Endangered Animals, Tasmanian Devil Cancer, Cute Baby Animals, Elephants, Tasmanian Devil, Panda, Slidepoll, Orangutans, Green, Science, Baby Animals, Green Living, Penguins, China Giant Panda, Animals, This Week in Animals, Smithsonian's National Zoo, Video, Interspecies Mothers, Green News, Cute Animals, Zoo Animals, Baby Giraffe, This-Week-in-Animals, Motala, Green News

The HuffPost Green page showcased some wild animal stories this week including scientific studies, animal videos and remarkable photos. Don't forget t...

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Teen Sex Headline Abuse

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Children, Health, Chicago, San Antonio, Science, Teen Sex, Media, Sexuality, Adolescents and Sex, Media News
Philip N. Cohen

Early sexual activity is risky for adolescents. But, despite what you might have read in today's headlines, sex at age 12 is not the norm for poor children.

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Young Science USA

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Department of Energy, Steven Chu, National Institutes of Health, Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, Competitiveness, Doe, US-China-Economy, Education Budget, India Economy, Stimulus Higher Education, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, China Tech, National Institute of Health, Education Policy, U.S. Department of Energy, Relativity, Higher Education, Nih, China Economy, Cambridge University, Scientists, Politics News
James M. Gentile

If the future of our nation is not continually renewed by young Americans well supported in their advanced scientific research, we likely will have a very dim future indeed.

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DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show

New York Times | ANDREW POLLACK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dna, Science, Dna Evidence Can Be Faked, Dna Evidence Fabricated, Crime, Dna Evidence, Home News

Scientists in Israel have demonstrated that it is possible to fabricate DNA evidence, undermining the credibility of what has been considered the gold...

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This Week in Animals: Loving Lions, Smart Dogs, Chinese Pandas and More! (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Animals, Cute Animals, Baby Animals, Funny Videos, Funny-Animal-Video, Funny Animals, Green Living, Green, Green News, Slidepoll, Slideshow, This Week in Animals, This-Week-in-Animals, Video, Smart Dog, Panda, Science, Dog Lifeguard, Hyenas, Intelligent Dog, Dave Salmoni, Zoo Animals, Dave Salmoni Lions, Dog Massage, Green News

We posted some incredible animal stories this week on the HuffPost Green page, including scientific studies, animal videos and adorable photos. Vote f...

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Francis Collins and the Challenge of the NIH

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science, Politics, Francis Collins, National Institute of Health, Health, Barack Obama, Politics News
James M. Gentile

Dr. Collins has an unparalleled perspective on the nature of genetics and genomics, subjects that are the basis of a powerful new paradigm fueling collaborations among medical researchers.

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The Graveyards of Sri Lanka's War Zone

Amnesty International | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tamil Tigers, Science, Sri Lanka Civil War, Human Rights, Technology, Sri Lanka, Satellite Imagery, Sri Lanka War, Human Shields, World News
Amnesty International

New satellite images reveal two new alarming features of an inaccessible Sri Lankan conflict zone: Large gravesites and evidence of mortars used in and around the so-called civilian save zone.

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Masturbation and Gay Sex Cause Swine Flu, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swine Flu Prevention, Gay Sex, Anal Sex, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, H1N1 Influenza, Science, Malaysia, Gay, Masturbation, Homosexuality, Urban Myths, Swine Flu Outbreak, Sex, H1n1 Flu, Homophobia, Gays, H1n1, Swine Flu Malaysia, World News
Disgrasian

"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!

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Rage Against Science and Reason: Fear Continues as a Tool of Distraction

J. Carl Ganter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter-Gleick, John Holdren, Water, Science, Democracy, Media, Health Care, Mccarthyism, Politics News
J. Carl Ganter

Dr. Peter Gleick rolls up his sleeves in his latest post about science, fact and rationality.

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The Great Organic Benefits Debate

Liane Weintraub | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Science, Food, Organic Food, Health, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Organic Trade Association, Green News
Liane Weintraub

Those passionately committed to spreading the "organic gospel," already deal daily with feedback from adults whose mentality is processed foods "didn't kill me, so it probably won't kill my kid."

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I, the Kitty

Robin Lakoff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Science, Intelligent, Cats, Humans, Dogs, Scientific Research, Animal Intelligence, Animals, Human-Intelligence, Healthy Living News
Robin Lakoff

Science is the activity they're most smug about -- the proof, I gather, that humans are logical and rational, the epitome of smart.

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Report: Rising Sea Levels, Temperature Inevitable In California, State Must Prepare

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Climate Change, California, Climate Change, Science, Weather, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, Green News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Even if the world is successful in cutting carbon emissions in the future, California needs to start preparing for rising s...

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