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New sensory system found in the skin

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Researchers have found an entirely new system related to touch hidden beneath our skin. The study, published in the journal Pain, suggests that this...
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The fine line between love and hate

They call it the “love hormone”: oxytocin, a little molecule in the brain that influences everything from lust to trust. While its...
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Top science stories of 2009 (so far)

Right before the school year starts, science stops. Professors flee away on vacations to recoup those last shreds of sanity, and grad students use...
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Evolution can occur within 10 years

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During this, the Year of Darwin, scientists from University of California Riverside have found that evolutionary adaptation can happen in less than 30...
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New doubts arise over the dinosaur-bird link

That birds descended directly from dinosaurs is one of the most strongly accepted hypotheses in evolution. However, there is mounting evidence to...
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Source of extended lifespan in animals identified

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that the expression of certain genes usually found in reproductive cells in normal,...
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Rose-colored glasses help you see more

Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses may be more than a metaphor. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto (UT) has...
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Lowering atmospheric pressure to save the future

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Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have offered a bizarre hypothesis: some time in the far future, between 100 million and 1...
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Scientists teach bacteria to count

Every so often there is a story in science so bizarre that it is difficult to believe. Many of these stories are coming out of a field known as...
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Can personality influence inheritance?