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A Software That Creates And Tells ‘Dirty’ Jokes

A Software That Creates And Tells ‘Dirty’ Jokes

That's what she said: Software that tells dirty jokes



Double entendres have b

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Stem Cells

Stem Cells

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Innate ‘Sense Of Justice’ Neural Circuitry Built Into The Brain

Innate ‘Sense Of Justice’ Neural Circuitry Built Into The Brain

A new study from the Karolinska Institute and Stockholm School of Economics shows that the brain has built-in mechanisms that trigger an automatic reaction to someone who refuses to share. In the study publishing next week i

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The Brain’s Convincing Illusion Of The SELF

The Brain’s Convincing Illusion Of The SELF

Brain, bodily awareness, and the emergence of a conscious self: these entities and their relations are explored by Germanp

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War Robots – Can They End Up Evolving Into “Terminators” ?

War Robots – Can They End Up Evolving Into “Terminators” ?

It is estimated that the work of one in fifty US soldiers is now being done by a robot. As the use of technology in war grows, this report goes in search of the truth about the military's newest recruits.

The iRo

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Bioprinting Organs And Body’s External Appearance

Bioprinting Organs And Body’s External Appearance

Bioprinting uses a 3D printing process to create synthetic human tissue. One day it could therefore be used to print replacement human organs. This video by Christopher Barn

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A Two-ways COMMUNICATION Device Was Developed To Communicate With DOLPHINS

A Two-ways COMMUNICATION Device Was Developed To Communicate With DOLPHINS

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A DIVER carrying a computer that tries to recognise dolphin sounds and generate responses in real time will soon attempt to commu

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INSECT REPELLENT Thousands Of Times More Powerful Discovered !!!

INSECT REPELLENT Thousands Of Times More Powerful Discovered !!!

Imagine an insect repellant that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET – the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellants – but also works against all types of insects, including flies, moths an

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Scientists Have Identified What May Be The "MISSING LINK"

Scientists Have Identified What May Be The "MISSING LINK"

'Missing link' fungi found in Devon pond



Missing link: Two cells of the most primitive fungal group ever

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Substances Produced By Our Body ( Endocannabinoids ), Similar To Those Found In

Substances Produced By Our Body ( Endocannabinoids ), Similar To Those Found In

There is no longer any doubt that dietary restriction (DR) extends lifespan. Many studies have shown that limiting nutrient intake extends lifespan in yeast, worms, flies and as well as postponing age-related diseases in mice.

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The Mechanism By Which SLEEP DEPRIVATION Causes MEMORY IMPAIRMENT Was Identified

The Mechanism By Which SLEEP DEPRIVATION Causes MEMORY IMPAIRMENT Was Identified

From high-school students to surgeons, anyone who has pulled an all-nighter knows there is a price to be paid the next day: trouble focusing, a fuzzy memory and other cognitive impairments.  Now, researchers at Penn hav

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Aside Genetic Differences, An Addition Source Of HUMAN DIVERSITY Was Discovered

Aside Genetic Differences, An Addition Source Of HUMAN DIVERSITY Was Discovered

New level of genetic diversity in human RNA sequences uncovered

A detailed comparison of DNA and RNA in human cells has uncovered a surprising number of cases where the corresponding sequences are not, as has long

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Studying And Controlling Neural Circuitries By Projecting LIGHT On Genetically

Studying And Controlling Neural Circuitries By Projecting LIGHT On Genetically

This animation illustrates optogenetics -- a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. Ed Boyden (http://mcgovern.mit.edu/principal-investigators/ed-boyden),

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The Natural Spectacle of Lights In Deep Waters

The Natural Spectacle of Lights In Deep Waters

In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her g

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Autistic Brains' 'Genes Differ'

Autistic Brains' 'Genes Differ'

Autistic brains' 'genes differ'

The brains of people with autism ar

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The Secret Life of Chaos

The Secret Life of Chaos

Chaos theory has a bad name, conjuring up images of unpredictable weather, economic crashes and science gone wrong. But there is a fascinating and hidden side to Chaos, one that scientists are only now beginning to understand.

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Free AP Psych Released Exams for 2004 and 2007!

Free AP Psych Released Exams for 2004 and 2007!

I could really use your help! 

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other names for CNA

other names for CNA

I heard someone call a CNA another name but I cant remember it:: It was A&O U&A or A&U???
does anybody know what they refer to as nurse assistants??

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We Might Be Able To SEE Through SOUNDS ( Echolocation ) Like BATS !!!

We Might Be Able To SEE Through SOUNDS ( Echolocation ) Like BATS !!!

Human brain's 'bat sight' found



The part o

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Part Of The MISSING-MASS Of The UNIVERSE Was Discovered By A Female Student

Part Of The MISSING-MASS Of The UNIVERSE Was Discovered By A Female Student

Universe's not-so-missing mass

A Monash student has made a breakthrough in the field of astrophysics, discovering what has until now been described as the Universe&

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Escape to a Parallel Universe

Escape to a Parallel Universe

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Species Lifespan Can Range From Few Days To Immortality

Species Lifespan Can Range From Few Days To Immortality

Nature's guide to immortality



Bonobos, like many other primates,

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QUANTUM 'WEIRDNESS' Seen On Visible ( Macroscopic ) Object !!!

QUANTUM 'WEIRDNESS' Seen On Visible ( Macroscopic ) Object !!!

Aaron O'Connell: Making sense of a visible quantum object

Physicists are used to the idea that subatomic particles behave according to the bizarre rules of quantum mechanics, completely different to human-scale

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A Creative Way Of Teaching About Chemical Elements - Hydrogen

A Creative Way Of Teaching About Chemical Elements - Hydrogen

Hydrogen - Periodic Table of Videos

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New Genetic Technique Converts Skin Cells Into Brain Cells !!!

New Genetic Technique Converts Skin Cells Into Brain Cells !!!

New genetic technique converts skin cells into brain cells

A research breakthrough has proven that it is possible to reprogram mature cells from human skin directly into brain cells, witho

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First Wood-Digesting Enzyme Found In Bacteria Could Boost Biofuel Production

First Wood-Digesting Enzyme Found In Bacteria Could Boost Biofuel Production

First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production

University of Warwick researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-

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Scientists Build a Computer that Uses DNA and Biochemical Reactions

Scientists Build a Computer that Uses DNA and Biochemical Reactions

Researchers Build Complex Biochemical Circuit from Small Synthetic DNA Molecules



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When Eating ‘Dirt’ Actually Cleans The Organism From Toxins And Pathogens

When Eating ‘Dirt’ Actually Cleans The Organism From Toxins And Pathogens

Study: Animals and humans eat clay to rid toxins

The phrase "eat dirt" takes on a whole new meaning when used by biologists, who have widely observed that huma

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Quantum Process Found To Be Quite Important In Chemical Reactions !!!

Quantum Process Found To Be Quite Important In Chemical Reactions !!!

New driving force for chemical reactions discovered

New research just published in the journal Science by a team of chemists at the University of Georgia and colleagues in Germany shows fo

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Now You Can Record on Video What Someone Does or Says By Using Special Glasses !

Now You Can Record on Video What Someone Does or Says By Using Special Glasses !

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We Are All MUTANTS

We Are All MUTANTS

60 new mutations in each of us: Speed of human mutation revealed in new family genetic research



Each one of us rece

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TELOMERES' Shortening Contributes to the AGING PROCESS By Causing The Production

TELOMERES' Shortening Contributes to the AGING PROCESS By Causing The Production

Researchers find new clues about aging

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides

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A System That Causes LIVING CELLS To Emit LASER Light !!!

A System That Causes LIVING CELLS To Emit LASER Light !!!

First 'living' laser made from kidney cell



A human cell, alive an

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TELOMERES’ Shortening Contributes to the AGING PROCESS By Causing The Production

TELOMERES’ Shortening Contributes to the AGING PROCESS By Causing The Production

Researchers find new clues about aging

National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides

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DNA 'Off Switch' May Reverse PREMATURE AGING

DNA 'Off Switch' May Reverse PREMATURE AGING

DNA 'off switch' may reverse premature aging

The secret to preventing or reversing premature aging may be found in a DNA “off switch” that humans share with common yeast, accordi

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Scientists Are Finding Out Why Hair Turns Gray

Scientists Are Finding Out Why Hair Turns Gray

Why Hair Turns Gray: Communication Between Hair Follicles and Melanocyte Stem Cells Key to Mystery

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Sex With Neanderthals Helped Us Go Global

Sex With Neanderthals Helped Us Go Global

Breeding with Neanderthals helped humans go global



Neanderth

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Scientists Have Now LEVITATED MICE Using Magnetic Fields !!! ( What Next ? Human

Scientists Have Now LEVITATED MICE Using Magnetic Fields !!! ( What Next ? Human

A three-week-old mouse weighing about 10 grams levitated by magnetic fields, either with a magnet (a) or without (b).

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Defective Epigenetic Control in MITOCHONDRIA Might Cause CANCER and Influence th

Defective Epigenetic Control in MITOCHONDRIA Might Cause CANCER and Influence th

Discoveries in mitochondria open new field of cancer research

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center have revealed novel mechanisms in mito

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First SELF-POWERED Device With WIRELESS DATA Transmission !!!

First SELF-POWERED Device With WIRELESS DATA Transmission !!!

First Self-Powered Device With Wireless Data Transmission



Scientists are reporting developm

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