Daily Archives: February 6, 2015

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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

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

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 →

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

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