The fall of religion in America

An off-switch for obesity: An enzyme within the brain controls overeating.

Study Finds 3 Laws Could Reduce Firearm Deaths by 90%

The CRISPR revolution has come to the RNA world: CRISPR-Cas9 can now be used to target RNA in live cells.

Hurricane reveals twitter to be an effective tool for damage assessment and relief.

23andMe results reveal prion disease susceptibility variants are more common than previously thought.

Frozen fecal microbiota transplantation can be used to treat C. difficile infection.

Largest ever longitudinal twin study of adolescent cannabis use finds no relationship between even heavy use and IQ decline.

Elaborate experimentation reveals that for chimpanzees friendship is based on trust

A new programmable self-folding smart material has been developed

Immune-boosting cancer drug improves cognitive functions in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease

Social networking is key to a healthy chimpanzee microbiome

DNA sequencing reveals the fate, and ultimate extinction, of Ötzi the Iceman's maternal genetic lineage.

Poor body image, but not depression, increases obesity risk in teens.

Low-carb beats low-fat in a meta-analysis of 17 clinical trials

A simple fix for quantum computing; quantum flux corrupts data but may be prevented using magnets and standard semi-conductor parts.

Anti-evolution bills are “not terribly intelligently designed”. Phylogeny identifies ancestors of modern creationist legislation - Science Express

Wild bee populations are declining where they are needed most

Cancer drug prices vary by up to 388% between nations in high-income nations with public health care systems | Lancet Oncology

Science | Human-level learning achieved by machines.

Nature: Bright spots of largest asteroid Ceres suggest subsurface water throughout asteroid belt [with Ceres flyover video]

Cell: Two alleles are associated with a 30% increase in lifespan in Killifish, a promising model of human aging

Surface of Ceres asteroid suggests outer solar system origin while mysterious white spots indicate possibility of wide spread water throughout asteroid belt.

Vaccination of young people with anaphylactic egg allergies does not induce serious adverse events.

Following social normal violation, Chinese individuals produce a brain signal (N400) predictive of low measured creativity and high feelings of cultural superiority; this signal was not observed in Americans

Study: Healthy foods are unique to individuals

PNAS: The tardigrade (water bear), the only animal that can survive in the vacuum of space, has the most foreign DNA of any animal.

Zachariae Isstrom glacier has become unmoored from its sill and is crumbling into the North Atlantic Ocean. - Science

NASA: Coronal mass ejection's from the Sun lead to Martian climate change and atmosphere loss. - Meta News

Nature: Honey bees have been widely used in agriculture for nearly 9,000 years.

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