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Stanford scientists design first virtual organism
A team of scientists at Stanford University has created the first computer model of an organism, NBC News reports. The model was based off of a microbe, Mycoplasma genitalium, that causes sexually transmitted diseases. Though it only contains 525 genes – a human being, by comparison, has more than 20,000…
Teen girls’ brains hit hard by binge-drinking: study
WASHINGTON — Binge-drinking can have a long-lasting negative effect on the brains of teenaged girls, hitting them harder than it does young boys, a study released Friday shows. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and Stanford University found that girls who binge-drink — defined as having four…
Studies: Autism may be triggered in the womb
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Environmental factors may play a greater role in autism than previously thought, tipping the scale away from a strict focus on genetics, two studies released on Monday suggest. In one, a team at Stanford University compared cases of autism in identical and fraternal twins…
Poll: Most want easier way to fire bad teachers
Poll: Big majorities want easier way to fire bad teachers, but most also call them underpaid An overwhelming majority of Americans are frustrated that it’s too difficult to get rid of bad teachers, while most also believe that teachers aren’t paid enough, a new poll shows. The Associated Press-Stanford University…
Obama Energy Secretary once said BP was going to save the world
In 2007, Obama’s Secretary of Energy, had a bold pronouncement: British Petroleum was going to help save the world. The former Stanford Professor and 1997 Nobel Laureate Stephen Chu made the comment in an interview now available on YouTube. At the time the video was filmed, BP had just given…
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