Independent research papers from Dr. Peter Becker (Munich, Germany) and Dr. Mitzi Kuroda (Boston, MA) in the October 1 issue of Genes & Development delineate the mechanism of X-chromosome dosage compensation in Drosophila.
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Just released analyses by USDA Forest Service researchers reveal underlying patterns in wildland arson. Research forester Jeff Prestemon and economist David Butry, both from the FS Southern Research Station economics unit at Research Triangle Park, NC, have developed a model that can help law enforcement agencies better predict where and when fires might be set in wildland areas and adopt strategies to reduce the risk of arson.
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Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are racing to transform online maps into full-blown browsers, organizing information — and, of course, ads — according to geography. The likely winner? You.
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New publications, experiments, and breakthroughs in biotechnology — and what they mean
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The cheap oil will end one day. What about civilization?
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As the fiber-optics industry crashed, Corning got into an entirely different market: tailpipe emission controls.
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Congress steps up scrutiny of the project critics call ‘a boondoggle and a black hole’ with a proposed spending bill. Lawmakers hope to halt most spending for the project until 10 criteria are met, and forbid the TSA from using commerical data for the program.
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Green vehicles account for less than 1 percent of auto sales, but some analysts predict they will eventually surpass all others — and give Toyota the muscle to cruise past GM as the largest car maker in the world. From the Wired News blog Autopia.
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We have a report on day 1 of the 50th annual writing and literature conference at Wheaton College. Lysander gives us a first-hand report of the conference.
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Kodak ships a digital camera with wireless capability. Also: Dell stops its free home delivery…. Microsoft to meet with EU over new competition complaints…. and more.
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