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Famed impulse control ‘marshmallow test’ fails in new research 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 19, 2018
No correlation between a child’s delayed gratification and teen behaviour – study

By David Aragorn
Plant hormone makes space farming a possibility 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- October 18, 2018
With scarce nutrients and weak gravity, growing potatoes on the Moon or on other planets seems unimaginable. But the plant hormone strigolactone could make it possible, plant biologists have shown. The hormone supports the symbiosis between fungi and plant roots, thus encouraging plants’ growth — even under the challenging conditions found in space.

By David Aragorn
Self-driving cars see better with cameras that mimic mantis shrimp vision 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 18, 2018
A new type of camera more clearly maps objects as the vehicle travels

By David Aragorn
Supercharged crime-scene DNA analysis sparks privacy concerns 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 16, 2018
Consumer genetics poised to enable comparison of DNA evidence to genetic profiles of almost any American of European descent.

By David Aragorn
Scientists: US military program could be seen as bioweapon 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 16, 2018
A research arm of the U.S. military is exploring the possibility of deploying insects to make plants more resilient by altering their genes. Some experts say the work may be seen as a potential biological weapon.

By David Aragorn
Investigating the Invisible Color that Ancient People Couldn’t See 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 16, 2018
We have all been told to be ‘careful what we wish for’ or that we ‘only see what we look for’ and maybe some of you have had past partners who claimed that you ‘took them for granted and made them invisible’.

By David Aragorn
Scientists in China engineer baby mice from same-sex parents 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 13, 2018
“This research shows us what’s possible,” said researcher Wei Li.

By David Aragorn
CERN Physicists Discover Two New Particles 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 12, 2018
Physicists from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment have found two never-before-seen particles, as well as hints of another new particle, in high-energy proton collisions.

By David Aragorn
Gene editing in human embryos takes step closer to reality 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 12, 2018
Successful correction of genetic problems in mice before birth raises hopes of similar treatments for humans

By David Aragorn
Stephen Hawking’s final scientific paper released 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 11, 2018
Black Hole Entropy and Soft Hair was completed in the days before the physicist’s death in March

By David Aragorn