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A couple of smallish items that came up in recent days, that can be grouped together under the general heading of.

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The Niche. The Niche. The Niche logo. Please email the editors at ‘theniche at nature.com’ to propose new posts. « Re-differentiated reprogrammed cells recapitulate patients’ disease; other breaking stories | Main. Bookmark in Connotea …

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Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. For years, scientists have known that the devastating, early-onset form of the disease was inherited, but they knew little about the gene(s) responsible until now. The results are published Jan. 2 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics.

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Ok, I tried to post this earlier, but then Sci’s wireless internet went out (grrr). So Sci bore herself back to the lab at 8pm on a Friday night to prove how dedicated she is to SCIENCE. I saw an…

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I’s an ego thing, sure, but it’s also a handy way of seeing what one did this past year. Here are what I think of as the substantial posts of Evolving Thoughts from 2008. Sorry for the lateness - it’s…

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A French warship has intercepted two suspected pirate boats in the Gulf of Aden and arrested eight Somalis on board, the French navy says. International naval patrols are credited with helping deter most recent hijack attempts off …

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We spent most of last night playing a very cool board game, Pandemic. It’s sort of like Risk, but instead of fighting opposing players’ armies, you’re cooperating against a global wave of infections….

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Nanodiamonds in the Younger Dryas Boundary Sediment Layer: We report abundant nanodiamonds in sediments dating to 12.9 ± 0.1 thousand calendar years before the present at multiple locations across North America.

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