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Baby-Led Weaning Leads to Leaner Kids

Image courtesy of iStockphoto/lisegagne Those little pursed lips and that tiny crinkled nose might not just mean that your baby isn’t a fan of pureed peas or mashed sweet potatoes.

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Genetics and Geographical Mapping Help to Crack Ecological Puzzles for Rare Species

NORMAN, Okla.-- Evolution might not sound like it would be of much use to species whose small numbers have already placed them on the endangered or threatened list. But its lessons are being applied with next-generation genetic sequencing speed to solve some of today's pressing conservation questions. [More]

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Researchers butter up the old ‘scratch test’ to make it tough

It might not seem like scraping the top of a cold stick of butter with a knife could be a scientific test, but engineers at MIT say the process is very similar to the "scratch test," which is perhaps the oldest known way to assess a material's hardness and strength — or, in scientific language, its resistance to deformation.

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Antarctic Microbes Live Life to the Extreme

By Patricio Segura Ortiz of Nature magazine You might not expect bacteria living in Antarctic ice to be well suited to life in a boiling kettle, but that is what Chilean scientists discovered during an expedition last year. [More]

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Sweet! Candy eaters surprisingly slimmer

Those with a sweet tooth might not need to feel so guilty about admitting it. People who eat candy and chocolate tend to have smaller waists, weigh less and have a lower body mass index (BMI) than those who don't indulge in these treats, a new study says.

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Food tax could trim some people’s calorie intake

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People are generally more likely to pass on high-calorie food when there is a tax on it -- though it might not matter to everyone, a small study suggests.

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