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Roy Britten dies at 92; Caltech biologist was DNA, gene pioneer
Roy J. Britten, a Caltech biologist who discovered that the mammalian genome includes large quantities of repetitive DNA sequences that do not serve as blueprints for genes, has died. He was 92.
Britten, who had pancreatic cancer, died Jan. 21 at his...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Biology, DNA, Princeton University, Chemicals
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Renato Dulbecco dies at 97; 1975 Nobel Prize winner in medicine
Dr. Renato Dulbecco, an Italian American virologist who shared the 1975 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for demonstrating how certain types of viruses invade mammalian cells to cause cancer, died of natural causes Sunday at his home in La Jolla....Tags: Entertainment Events, Culture, Indiana University, Awards and Prizes, Medical Research
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‘Fringe’ recap: In your head
Show Tracker"Fringe" tells stories unlike anyone else. Since the beginning of television, shows have had the "will they/won’t they" romantic leads. Your Sam and Diane, Mulder and Scully, Ross and that monkey. The problem with those relationships is the... -
First person: One singular sensation
The first person to discover my secret was my sister. In a routine phone conversation, I said, "You know when someone's telling you a story and you get that amazing tingly feeling in your scalp, like their words are massaging your brain?" I could imagine...Tags: Music, Entertainment
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The blended senses of synesthesia
If you ask Emma Anders about the number five, she'll tell you that it's red. She'll also tell you that five is a mischievous, self-centered brat — like a kid throwing a temper tantrum at a party.
"Two is yellow, three is purple, four is an...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Science and Technology, Health, Schizophrenia, Drugs and Medicines
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Whitney Houston appreciation: Her tone in 'I Will Always Love You' was pure and game-changing
The voice floats confidently but quietly in the first few lines of Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," the song for which the superstar vocalist, who died Saturday of undetermined causes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, will always be...Tags: Jennifer Lopez, Entertainment Events, Television Industry, Clive Davis, Vocal Music (genre)
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Organic farmers take on Monsanto over patent lawsuits
After years of taking farmers to court to assert their patent rights, agri-giantMonsanto Co.is being sued by farmers. Lots of farmers.
Judge Naomi Buchwald heard oral arguments Jan. 31 in federal district court in Manhattan on OSGATA et al. vs. Monsanto,...Tags: Trials, Bill Clinton, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, Laws
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For your valentine: A healthy heart
Flowers and Lakers tickets are nice Valentine's Day gifts. But a guide to taking care of your flesh-and-blood heart is a great idea too.
Take a look at "Heart 411: The Only Guide to Heart Health You'll Ever Need." This new book is authored by two of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Cleveland Clinic, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Cardiologists
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5 Food Events: Moveable Feasts; HopHead Heaven; Can You Dig It?
Daily DishFood Events: Moveable Feasts; HopHead Heaven at Library Alehouse; Can You Dig It?; Zinfandel Festival.... -
Forklore: Loose genes
Daily DishVavilov's Principle (named for botanist Nikolai Vavilov, who died in a Soviet prison camp in 1943 after Stalin declared his scientific views politically incorrect) goes like this: The area where a plant was first domesticated is where the greatest number.... -
In-Your-Face Fitness: Dumbbells can make you brainy
Actor Jesse Eisenberg's character in the movie "Zombieland"extolled the virtues of "cardio" as an apocalyptic survival tool. It probably didn't cross his mind it was making him a more scrumptious target for the walking dead.
All supposing a better-...Tags: Weightlifting, University of South Carolina , Zombieland (movie), Health, Potatoes
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Love triangle detailed in ex-LAPD officer's murder trial
Stephanie Lazarus, the Los Angeles police officer on trial for allegedly murdering the wife of an ex-boyfriend, tearfully confronted the man after learning he had become engaged, according to testimony Wednesday. "She was basically trying to tell me &#...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, DNA, Justice System, Murder
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