Huge study finds brain networks connected to teen
drug abuse

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Why do some teenagers start smoking or experimenting with drugs?while others don't?

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Orangutans harbor ancient primate Alu

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Alu elements infiltrated the ancestral primate genome about 65 million years ago. Once gained an Alu element is rarely lost so comparison of Alu between species can be used to map primate evolution and diversity.

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Forget Graphene, Silicene Is Here to Blow Your
Mind

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From Gizmodo: Remember how graphene, the single-atom thick layer of carbon was so slick it was going to change everything? Well it looks like silicene is here to steal the spotlight. Researchers have just made the first sheet of single-atom thick silicon. Read the whole article

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Maine Takes Tidal Power to Next Level

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From Forbes - Tech: Maine's Public Utilities Commission approved the first long-term deals for purchasing power from a grid-connected tidal energy plant with ratepayer funds in the United States last week. Read the whole article

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How curious!

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In other news, there are now less than 100 days until the Curiosity rover lands on Mars. About the size of an SUV and weighing in at about a ton, Curiosity is the most technologically advanced piece of machinery ever to land on another world. The idea of what it might find is really quite exciting!

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light

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If you were to be able to travel forward in time by about 7 billion years and take a look at our parent star, what might you see? What would the Sun, by then weary with old age, look like? Actually, it would probably look a lot like this. This is CW Leonis (better known to some as IRC+10216°), and it's nearing the end of its life.

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April 30, 1939: New York Worlds Fair Opened

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The New York World's Fair was held from 1939-1940 in Flushing Meadow Park. The fair's slogan, "Dawn of a New Day", gave over 44 million visitors a glimpse of what life would be like in the distant future of 1960. The fair was created in an effort to pull the country out of the Great Depressio

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Biotechnology News

Heads up on the upcoming National Biotechnology Week (September 14 – 21, 2012). Bio-economy business leaders, and public officials will share stories of Canadian biotechnology excellence. Biotechnology companies are unleashing an array of invented, developed and commercialized Canadian products for the world to covet. BIOTECanada and national organization partners are focussed on ensuring Canada is [...]

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Energy Storage: Costly but Key to Power
Production

From Forbes - Tech: Ever wish you could just bottle up those beautiful sun shinny days? Well, some companies are trying to do just - in the context of "energy storage." Simply, that's a technology that allows batteries or other devices to harness the wind and sun when they are abundant a

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How Tablets Are Transforming Business
Intelligence

From TechCrunch: Staying on top of your game and understanding the competitive landscape is essential to winning in the modern business world. A huge component to staying ahead of the curve is keeping a close eye on competitors in your market, which entails maintaining a watchful eye on

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