Police Could Create Image of Suspect's Face
From DNA

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From New Scientist - Online news: It may one day be possible to reconstruct the shape of someone's face thanks to identification of genes linked to face shape and features Read the whole article

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Low-Cost Scanner Could Provide Ultrasound in
Developing World

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From The Engineer - News: Researchers at Newcastle University have developed a low-cost ultrasound scanner that could provide greater access to medical imaging in the developing world. Read the whole article

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Symphony of Science: climate change

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It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new Symphony of Science – videos autotuning scientists and science popularizers to promote critical thinking – and I’m pleased not only that a fresh one went up, but that it’s about[...]

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Surgery more profound effect than anesthesia on
brain pathology

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A syndrome called "post-operative cognitive decline" has been coined to refer to the commonly reported loss of cognitive abilities, usually in older adults, in the days to weeks after surgery. In fact, some patients time the onset of their Alzheimer's disease symptoms from a surgical procedure. Exactly how the trio of anesthesia, surgery, and dementia interact is clinically inconclusive, yet of great concern to patients, their families and physicians.

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New insights on cell competition

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Scientists from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) describe how natural selection also occurs at the cellular level, and how our body's tissues and organs strive to retain the best cells in their ranks in order to fend off disease processes. These results appear this week in the new issue of Cell Reports. The research, carried out in the CNIO, is led by Eduardo Moreno, who is currently working at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

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Blind Woman Receives Bionic Retinal Implant

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In what?s being claimed a world first, doctors have implanted a bionic eye into a woman, allowing her to see [...]

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TED: Wayne McGregor: A choreographers creative
process in real time - Wayne McGregor (2012)

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We all use our body on a daily basis, and yet few of us think about our physicality the way Wayne McGregor does. He demonstrates how a choreographer communicates ideas to an audience, working with two dancers to build phrases of dance, live and unscripted, on the TEDGlobal stage.

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Sept. 14, 1904: Birth of the Craziest Road Race
Ever

From Wired Top Stories: This is the first running of Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy, the oldest and craziest road race in the world. The original race features touring automobiles and is won by Clifford Earl, who covers the 255.5 miles in 7 hours and 26 minutes. Read the whole

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Toilet paper orientation

Whoever said Wikipedia, or Sciencebase come to that, was trivial? This is meaning-of-life stuff: Toilet paper when used with a toilet roll holder with a horizontal axle parallel to the wall has two possible orientations: the toilet paper may hang over (in front of) or under (behind) the roll. The choice is largely a matter [...]

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Alan Turing at 100

Exhibit celebrates pivotal pioneer of computer, artificial intelligence.

It is hard to overstate the importance of Alan Turing, the British mathematician who died in 1954. He was a hero in science, for one. Turing invented the concepts that underlie modern computers and artificial intelligence. And he was a hero in war: He was a vital part of the British cryptographic team at Bletchley Park that cracked the German Enigma code during World War II.