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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Read More »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]
Read More »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
Read More »Sugary drink shockers: What new report says
Who drinks the most soda, and how much? New CDC report yields some surprises...
Read More »GolfChannel: Haney calls Mediate’s assertion ‘absurd’
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Read More »Autism more likely in kids of older dads? What study says
Older male's sperm is more likely to carry six mutant genes that linked to psychiatric disorders, study showed
Read More »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.
Read More »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.
Read More »Cigarette bans on college campuses catching on: Unfair?
More than 500 colleges and universities in U.S.
Read More »Tiger honored at being Presidents Cup pick
Tiger Woods is honored to be a captain's pick for the Presidents Cup and believes he earned the selection.
Read More »Mediate ‘disgusted’ with Tiger’s game
PGT: Given what he has seen of Tiger Woods of late, Rocco Mediate does not think the former world No. 1 is going in the right direction.
Read More »Playoff pressure: Getting event ready after storm
Kevin Chappell felt a deep sense of appreciation when he arrived at the TPC Boston for the second FedEx Cup playoff event.
Read More »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
Read More »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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