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Does computer code need a new, universal language?
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 5:00)
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Disappointed by the heavy reliance on English for programming, computer scientist and designer Ramsey Nasser created a new coding language in Arabic
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Master gene helps weeds defy all weedkillers
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 4:00)
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Just like cancers that resist multiple drugs, troublesome grasses have evolved a gene that allows them to fight off a wide range of pesticides
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Books expose the rise of the emotionless zombies
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 3:05)
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An analysis of emotionally charged words in digitised 20th century books suggests English speakers are becoming less emotional
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Today on New Scientist: 25 March 2013
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 3:00)
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All the latest stories on newscientist.com, including: what makes norovirus perfect, cosmos from birth to death, why we can't punish bankers, and more
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Planck map reveals birth, life and death of a cosmos
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 2:48)
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From a beginning that resembles an upside-down bowl to an end called the Big Rip, the Planck telescope's new map is changing our understanding of the universe (full text available to subscribers)
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The promise and perils of a datafied world
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 2:22)
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Big Data: A revolution that will transform how we live by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Kenneth Cukier alternates enthusiasm and apocalyptic caution
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遺伝研の深川教授ら、セントロメアの欠失でネオセントロメアを高効率作製
from 日経バイオテクONLINE
(2013-3-26 2:00)
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情報・システム研究機構国立遺伝学研究所分子遺伝研究部門の深川竜郎教授らは、ニワトリの培養細胞であるDT40細胞を用いて染色体を人工的に改変し、特定の条件でのみセントロメア領域を欠失させる実験系を開発し、ネオセントロメアを高効率で作製することに成功した。2013年3月25日に発行予定の米Developmental Cell誌で発表する。がんの原因と成る染色体不全に重要な基礎知識を与える研究成果であり、分子生物学の基本的な技術として役立ちそうだ。
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Norovirus: The perfect human pathogen
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 1:00)
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The audacious norovirus has a range of amazing abilites that allow it to spread like wildfire.Yet its inner workings still elude us (full text available to subscribers)
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New malaria drug packs a triple punch
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 0:55)
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A new class of malaria drug kills parasites in human blood, in the liver and in mosquitoes, preventing further transmission
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FireMe! Twitter alert says you've overstepped the mark
from New Scientist - Online news
(2013-3-26 0:46)
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The service offers a tongue-in-cheek way of warning someone who tweets about how much they hate their job that they might have gone too far
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