TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Weighty Evidence Connections between the family of insulin hormones and cancer have been suspected for more than 2 decades, and today, drug companies are testing anticancer drugs based on the actions of an insulin cousin. sciencenews.org |
Once Polluted, Now Profitable for New Jersey Builders Developers seem to be taking a second look at “brownfields,” which are heavily polluted sites ranging from derelict factories to municipal dumps. nytimes.com |
Math Trek: Sacred Geometry Beginning in the 17th century, the Japanese adorned temples with beautiful wooden tablets that depicted mathematical questions and theorems, apparently as offerings to the gods. sciencenews.org |
Sex And Financial Risk Linked In Brain A new brain-scan study may help explain what's going on in the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles _ sex. When young men were shown erotic pictures, they were more likely to make a larger financial gamble than if they were shown a picture of something scary, such a snake, or something neutral, such as a stapler, university researchers reported. feeds.cbsnews.com |
Can we create life? Our knowledge of, and ability to, alter DNA remains rudimentary, in spite of notable scientific advances and the persistent dream of genetic perfection. Vivienne Parry explains guardian.co.uk |