Paddlefish's doubled genome may question theories
on limb evolution

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The American paddlefish?known for its bizarre, protruding snout and eggs harvested for caviar?duplicated its entire genome about 42 million years ago, according to a new study published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution.

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TED: Max Little: A test for Parkinsons with a
phone call - Max Little (2012)

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Parkinson?s disease affects 6.3 million people worldwide, causing weakness and tremors, but there's no objective way to detect it early on. Yet. Applied mathematician and TED Fellow Max Little is testing a simple, cheap tool that in trials is able to detect Parkinson's with 99 percent accuracy -- in a 30-second phone call.

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Korean Scientists Solve Flexible Battery Riddle

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From Engadget: We've got flexible displays, printed circuits, memory and even chargers -- why not batteries? So far, this has eluded manufacturers, but now researchers from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have got the ball rolling with a high performance bendable

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e2v To Supply Large CMOS Imaging Sensors For
Imaging Kuiper Belt Objects

post from Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News on 07 August 2012 10:17:06 AM. © Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News

Chelmsford UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2012
TAOS II will measure the size distribution of small objects (~1 km diameter) at the edge of our solar system in the Kuiper Belt and beyond. These objects are of scientific interest because they provide important information on the formation and dynamic evolution of the Solar System. TAOS II will operate three medium sized telescopes at the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional (OAN) at San Ped

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Testing at Goddard: 'The Chamber of Horrors'

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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 08, 2012
With pipe-covered ceilings three stories high, catwalks lining the walls, and wires covering every surface, the Environmental Test Engineering and Integration facility-affectionately nicknamed the "Chamber of Horrors"-looks uncannily like a level from Valve's "Portal 2" video game. In reality, it's NASA's premier preflight testing ground for instruments and spacecraft. Its mission: To ensu

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Proton Launch Failure

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Scarborough, UK (SPX) Aug 08, 2012
Russia left two communications satellites, the Indonesian Telkom 3 and its own Express-MD2, stranded in the wrong orbit after a perfect lift off for a Proton-M/Briz-M rocket. Launch at 19:31 UTC was into a clear sky above Baikonur. The launch webcast followed the rocket right through the first stage of flight, through ignition of the second stage and ejection of the payload fairing and wel

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NASA's Mars rover sends back stunning pictures

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Pasadena, California (AFP) Aug 6, 2012
After its first day on Mars, NASA's rover Monday sent back to Earth stunning images of its crater landing site and the mountain it aims to climb in the hunt for signs of life. The landing of the $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory and nuclear-powered robot Curiosity late Sunday opened a new chapter in the history of interplanetary exploration by touching down on the Red Planet. The one-

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NASA, Louisiana Officials Renew Partnership With
National Center For Advanced Manufacturing

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Huntsville AL (SPX) Aug 08, 2012
NASA and Louisiana leaders Thursday committed to a five-year extension of their partnership in the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM). NCAM is a principal NASA resource in Louisiana that supports aerospace manufacturing research, development and innovation critical to the goals of the nation's space program. NCAM was formed in 1999 and includes NASA, NASA's Michoud Assembly

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Mars Science Lab Presents Mount Sharp

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Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2012
This image taken by NASA's Curiosity shows what lies ahead for the rover - its main science target, Mount Sharp. The rover's shadow can be seen in the foreground, and the dark bands beyond are dunes. Rising up in the distance is the highest peak Mount Sharp at a height of about 3.4 miles, taller than Mt. Whitney in California. The Curiosity team hopes to drive the rover to the mountain to invest

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Five Potential Habitable Exoplanets Now

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New data suggests the confirmation of the exoplanet Gliese 581g and the best candidate so far of a potential habitable exoplanet. The nearby star Gliese 581 is well known for having four planets with the outermost planet, Gliese 581d, already suspected habitable. This will be the first time evidence for any two potential habitable exoplanets orbiting the same star. Gliese 581g will be incl

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