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Bradley Effect abstains from 2008 election
Darkfrog submitted, created time 2 weeks 1 day (www.nytimes.com)
This year's election day showed record turnout among voters, but there was one factor that didn't show up at the polls: The Bradley Effect.
The Bradley Effect is a phenomenon that occurs when a black or other minority candidate runs for political office. The idea is that more people will be willing to vote against a minority candidate in the privacy of the voting booth than will be willing to admit it to pollsters face-to-face. It is named after a Tom Bradley, a black Californian who lost the 1982 race for governor despite polls predicting that he would win 
Genetics: Phoenicians leave their mark on the world ...again
Darkfrog submitted, created time 3 weeks 22 hours (www.nytimes.com)
If you look for "Phoenicia" on a map, you won't find it. The people, culture and language were dead when the Romans were still Roming all over the place. (As a matter of fact, these two events were directly related; darn legionnaires!) Still, you're heard of the Phoenicians before. Maybe you don't remember precisely when, but it's something that reminds you of stone and Greece and a sea that is for some reason wine-dark.
It could be because Phoenicia had a huge trading empire and a huge influence on the ancient Mediterranean
The Iceman's mysterious genetic past
sea-maid submitted, created time 3 weeks 1 day (www.sciencenews.org)
A 5,000-year-old mummy displays a genetic signature no longer found in Europe, according to its complete mitochondrial DNA sequence.
Economics: In defense of Smith--it's not like he didn't warn us
Darkfrog submitted, created time 3 weeks 1 day (www.nature.com)
I really liked reading this article. Ostensibly, it's about how all the pro economists know that there are flaws in the traditional economic models, but because no one talks about them to intro students or in the media. Even undergraduate economics students are taught the traditional models in their basic classes, but they graduate and go into financial professions without anyone ever mentioning the points at which these models fail to work.
The public is left to assume that the models are wrong and that the economists must have some spooky ulterior motive
sea-maid submitted, created time 3 weeks 1 day (www.nature.com)
Geologists have found evidence for the most recent predecessor of the Indian Ocean mega-tsunami thought to have killed more than 220,000 people in 2004
New life found in ancient tombs
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 3 weeks (esciencenews.com)
Life has been discovered in the barren depths of Rome's ancient tombs, proving catacombs are not just a resting place for the dead. The two new species of bacteria found growing on the walls of the Roman tombs may help researchers develop new forms of antibiotics. It is even more likely that they will help other researchers find ways to preserve similar tombs and other monuments.
Is religion good for your health?
sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 2 weeks (www.nature.com)
Science and religion, anyone? Come now, stifle those yawns. A paper published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B1 this week claims to offer a fresh perspective, with the startling suggestion that religion is a way to protect us from disease.
The general idea behind this theory — that religion is mainly a social construct — is actually much older than the authors, Corey Fincher and Randy Thornhill of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, acknowledge
Nature takes a look at in-vitro fertilization's past, present and future
Darkfrog submitted, created time 4 months 3 days (www.nature.com)
This article is a comprehensive look at the past and future of artificial babymaking. It covers IVF, the possible use of iPS to make gametes. It covers ethics, public relations, and economics...
The part that I like best? IVF has "gone as far as it can" with regards to what it can do, so the next focus is on making it cheaper. The article discusses the woman in a developing country who, on top of her own wishes for a family, faces discrimination for her infertility
Ancient bones could yield TB clue
sea-maid submitted, created time 4 months 5 days (news.bbc.co.uk)
Researchers are using human remains from the ancient city of Jericho to study the evolution of tuberculosis. So far, the team out of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found evidence of TB on several sets of 6000+ year-old bones that were collected during the thirties, forties, and fifties. They are also looking for leprosy, leishmania and malaria.
sea-maid submitted, created time 4 months 4 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
The adage that you can't teach an old dog new tricks may have some basis in truth, or at least in DNA. It turns out that a pointer's point, a border collie's herding instinct, and several other canine characteristics may be hard-wired in dogs' genes, according to a new study. The advance could help breeders weed out diseases in man's best friend and shed light on the genetic basis of certain human disorders.
jerry submitted, created time 5 months 4 weeks (sciencenow.sciencemag.org)
Most researchers agree that modern humans got their start in Africa and then spread throughout the world beginning about 50,000 years ago. But scientists are still working out the details of how the planet was peopled, such as who went where, and when. A new study, employing sophisticated modeling techniques, confirms the prevailing Out of Africa model but also comes up with some surprises, including evidence that the Americas' first human inhabitants arrived in multiple waves.
the construction of gene therapy for blood disorders
sea-maid submitted, created time 6 months 3 weeks (bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org)
The concept of introducing genes into human cells for therapeutic purposes developed nearly 50 years ago as diseases due to defects in specific genes were recognized. The development history of gene therapy for blood disorders was introduced in this paper.
Darwin Papers Debut on Internet
Sue Wu submitted, created time 7 months 4 days (blog.wired.com)
The complete works of Charles Darwin -- a god among scientists and the bane of every creationist’s existence – are finally available for anyone, anywhere to read. And it only took 126 years and another scientific revolution to make it happen.
Archaeological discovery elucidates misconceptions about domestication
Darkfrog submitted, created time 7 months 3 weeks (www.nytimes.com)
A discovery of ten donkey skeletons at a dig in Abydos reveals that the Egyptians didn't always view asses as a bumbling, low-rent form of transportation. The donkeys' skeletons show clear signs of wear and tear from freight work, but their hooves and teeth seem to indicate that they were cared for scrupulously and their general bone structure is almost identical to that of the wild ass. More significantly, the position of the burial site -- diggers initially expected to find human officials killed to accompany their king into the afterlife -- suggests a great deal of reverence
All we are is dust in the wind and what we are is COLD!
Darkfrog submitted, created time 8 months 1 week (www.nature.com)
I love finding these matchups between different disciplines
For years, historical records and tree rings have supported the idea of lower temperatures during different points in history. In particular, a period shortly after the fall of the Roman Empire shows crop failures and other climate-related problems. Now scientists have figured out just what made the dark ages so dark: a volcano. They just don't know where.
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