2014年8月28日 星期四

2014-08-29 South Africa Science

  Laboratory Equipment   
Worms, flies and humans – how we are related  The Star Online
Testing theories on model organisms like the humble fruit fly first could be a big help in in disease researches. Biologists says the genetic machinery of humans, fruit flies and roundworms are similar in surprising ways. This helps research on diseases.
Humans are more closely related to flies and worms than previously thought ...   Tech Times
Genome of Humans, Flies Compared In Search For New Cancer Treatment   Capital OTC
Human, Fly and Worm Genome More Similar Than You Think   Nature World News
Design & Trend   
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  Christian Science Monitor   
Scientists open a window to sun's core – and try to pry it open further  Christian Science Monitor
For the first time, scientists have gotten important confirmation of the most fundamental process fueling the sun. Now, they want to use that research to learn more about the conditions that existed when the sun was born.
Sun's Power Observed For First Time Thanks To Strange Neutrinos   Headlines & Global News
Scientists look into the heart of the sun   Science Recorder
Physicists Detect the 'Soul' of the Sun for the First Time   Nature World News
North Denver News   
Huffington Post   
Science World Report   
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  NBCNews.com   
Malaysia Airlines Reports Wider Loss  Wall Street Journal
The parent of Malaysia Airlines reported a wider net loss in the second quarter as revenue was hurt by the disappearance of Flight 370 in March. Malaysian Airline System Bhd. said its net loss in the three months that ended June 30 widened to 307 million ...

Australian PM Tony Abbott to visit India in September   Firstpost
Malaysia Airlines suspends shares ahead of reform plan   GMA News
Malaysia Airlines to slash 25 per cent of staff in overhaul after tragedies   The Independent
The Australian   
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  Times of India   
Warming aids Arctic economies but far short of "cold rush"  Reuters
... * Oil, shipping, tourism aid Arctic as ice melts. * But thawing permafrost may mean big hidden costs. By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent. OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Climate change is aiding shipping, fisheries and tourism in the Arctic but the ...

Warming aids Arctic economies but far short of 'cold rush'   Sun Sentinel

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Harsh weather travel warning for N3  Independent Online
Durban - Inclement weather and strong winds may affect motorists on the N3 from Thursday night to the weekend, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) said. “There is a strong possibility of snowfalls inland this weekend in the Southern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal ...


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  Economic Times   
SpaceX Postpones Launch of Commercial Satellite for AsiaSat  News Tonight Africa
SpaceX delayed the launch of Falcon 9 after its experimental F9R rocket failed in Texas on Friday. The company had planned to launch its Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday in order to put a communication satellite into orbit for Asia Satellite Telecommunications ...

Elon Musk cancels SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, admits to 'dark dreams'   wtvr.com
SpaceX calls off launch to 'triple-check' rocket   Spaceflight Now
SpaceX Rocket Launch Delayed; Elon Musk Admits 'Horrible Nightmares' Before ...   International Business Times
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ECA to Launch Paper On "Climate Change in the African Small Island ...  AllAfrica.com
As a culmination of assessments of opportunities and vulnerabilities of African small island developing states, ECA will launch the subject paper at a side event during the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on 3 ...


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  New York Times   
New Study Offers Clues to Swift Arctic Extinction  New York Times
A study published Thursday effectively ruled out a theory that the DNA of the Dorset people lives on in modern Inuits. Credit Jette Bang/Arktisk Institut. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share ...

Scientists Piece Together Clues About Arctic Extinction   PNC Voice
New Evidence Suggests The Arctic's First Settlers Died In Isolation   io9
Ancient Arctic Eskimos suddenly vanished, DNA study brings them back to life   Tech Times
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  NBCNews.com   
IBM Watson to analyze big data to accelerate scientific research, discoveries  Tech Times
IBM announced the release of the Watson Discovery Advisor, a tool that can be used by researchers to take advantage of the capabilities of the Watson supercomputer. The Baylor College of Medicine and Johnson & Johnson have already used the tool to ...

Paging Dr. Watson, IBM's medical adviser for the future   PCWorld
After 'Jeopardy' Win, IBM's Watson Now Helping Fight Cancer   NBCNews.com
IBM's Watson: Can it improve returns on R&D?   ZDNet
Albany Business Review   
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  Fox News   
Unusual fish that 'walks' holds clues to animal evolution  Fox News
Image of Polypterus, studied in research conducted at McGill University by Hans Larsson, Trina Du, and the University of Ottawa's Emily Standen.(E.M. Standen, T. Du, H. Larsson and A. Morin). An unusual species of fish that can walk and breathe air shows ...

How fish are learning to walk   Telegraph.co.uk
Strange Walking African Fish Reveals How Our Ancient Ancestors Evolved ...   Science World Report
Fish out of water can quickly find their feet   The Australian
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