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Lizard Genome Unveiled

Publication of the genome of the North American green anole lizard has filled a yawning genome-sequence gap in the animal lineage. The paper, which appears today in Nature , is the first to sequence the genome of a non-avian reptile. "This fills out a clade that has been completely ignored before," says lead author Jessica Alf

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Can Politicians be Trusted with Science?

I recently had the privilege of being asked to participate in a project called “Story Collider.” The goal is to revive the art and joy of storytelling, but in this case the story tellers are scientists and the audience is the general public. [More]

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Willie Nelson Covers Coldplay, Assists Chipotle’s Quest To End Factory Farms

In this charming music video from Chipotle, Willie sings about going "back to the start" of American farming, before animals were pumped with antibiotics and kept in factories. A farmer, not content with his small family farm, starts to modernize. He turns his farm into a factory, pumping drugs into his pigs and pollutants into the water

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How Verité Is Improving Labor Conditions At Your Favorite Companies

When big companies--like Apple, Levi's, or the Gap--are caught treating their workers badly, they call Verite to help reform their organizations to prevent human rights abuses. Companies generally jump at the chance to point out any miniscule improvement in their environmental responsibility.

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GolfChannel: Hello, again, from Tiger

GolfChannel: Fifteen years ago, Tiger Woods announced his arrival on the golf scene and never looked back. There’s no reason to think this time is going to be any different.

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Train Your Computer, Monitor Your Brand Online Using "Sentiment Analysis"

When will a computer finally understand sarcasm? Seth Redmore of Lexalytics gazes into the future of text analysis and machine intelligence. The next guest in our futurist series, Crystal Ballin’ , is Seth Redmore, VP of Product Management at Lexalytics , a major player in the realm of text and sentiment analysis

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Video: Tough new FDA standards for gluten-free products

The amounts of the common protein, gluten, in "gluten-free" items now on store shelves can vary widely. But now, the FDA is about to impose a strict new standard for what can be labeled "gluten-free." CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano reports.

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