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Fred 'two Nobels' Sanger changed the world with DNA
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 3:17)
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Fred Sanger, who has died at age 95, invented of the standard method of sequencing DNA– used on the Human Genome Project– and saved lives
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Slaying dragon-kings could prevent financial crashes
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 3:00)
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The first suppression of an extreme event called a dragon-king suggests we may one day be able to avert some financial crashes, brain seizures and storms
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Oldest human genome reveals roots of first Americans
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 3:00)
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A 24,000-year-old boy from Siberia is helping redraw the Native American family tree? and its roots spread further than we thought
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Electrode recreates all four tastes on your tongue
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 3:00)
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An electrode that can produce the taste of salty, sweet, bitter and sour food could make gaming tastier and help in healthcare too
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Today on New Scientist
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 2:45)
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All the latest on newscientist.com: noise? the key to quantum computing, Doctor Who anniversary, Australia the climate bad boy, tickling yourself and more
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Doctor Who anniversary: 12 ways to become a Time Lord
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 2:13)
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The world's longest-running science fiction show has its 50th anniversary on 23 November. We examine the ways that the fiction is rooted in reality
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Tickling yourself is impossible even in another's shoes
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 1:42)
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People can't tickle themselves even when they think it's someone else doing it– challenging theories about how our brain works
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Cockpit computers are sapping pilots' ability to fly
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 1:05)
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Over-reliance on automated systems represents the biggest threat to air safety, says aviation report
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Noise is the key to quantum computing
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 1:00)
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Discord, a controversial measure of quantumness, could unlock the potential of quantum technologies, say physicists Hugo Cable and Kavan Modi (full text available to subscribers)
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Eased one-child policy won't lead to more girls? yet
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-11-21 0:33)
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Letting more couples have two children will not create a baby boom or redress gender imbalances in China because most couples want only one child
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