Daily Archives: February 6, 2015

Ancient Humans Bred with Completely Unknown Species

A new study presented to the Royal Society meeting on ancient DNA in London last week has revealed a dramatic finding – the genome of one of our ancient ancestors, the Denisovans, contains a seg Source: http://www.ancient-origins.net See on Scoop.it … Continue reading

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Half the DNA on the NYC Subway Matches No Known Organism 

The results of a massive new DNA sequencing project on the New York City subway have just been published. And yup, there’s a lot of bacteria on the subway–though we know most of it is harmless. What’s really important, though, … Continue reading

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Kayla Mueller: The American aid worker held by Islamic State

An American woman held hostage by Islamic State has been identified as 26-year-old aid worker Kayla Mueller. US officials are working to confirm claims by IS militants that Mueller was killed when Jordanian air strikes hit a building in which … Continue reading

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New Study Finds Marijuana To Be Effective Against Depression

Research has suggested that cannabis may be a promising treatment option for a number of different physical and mental health conditions, from post-traumatic stress disorder to chronic pain. A study released this week suggests that depression can be … Source: … Continue reading

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Rolling Stone Names President Obama ‘One of the Most Successful Presidents in American History’

President Obama graces the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone. In the mag, Nobel Priz… Source: http://www.lovebscott.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

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Ancient Coptic text revealed to be divination tool for predicting the future

An ancient Christian oracle book of mysterious origins has been recently translated and found to contain a collection of encouragements, warnings, and cryptic divinations.The 1,500-year-old tome, meas Source: http://www.ancient-origins.net See on Scoop.it – iLife

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These 60-And-Older Seniors Will Destroy Your Age Stereotypes

Many of us are guilty of harboring an unfair stereotype – that, once we grow old, our best days are behind us and that we can no longer fully realize our dreams. As photographer Vladimir Yakovlev has discovered, however, that’s … Continue reading

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How the Internet of Things Can Enhance Human Relationships – Techonomy

Internet of Things technology for capturing patient visits promises to free doctors from the burden of data entry and updating medical records. Source: techonomy.com See on Scoop.it – iLife

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‘Robot scientist’ Eve could speed up search for new drugs | KurzweilAI

Robot scientist Eve can perform a wide range of biological assays, screening at a moderately high throughput rate (credit: Kevin Williams et al./J. R. Soc. Source: http://www.kurzweilai.net See on Scoop.it – iLife

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