thelongrun
05-20-2009, 01:01 PM
As Will Smith said on MIB... 3 discoverys in just last 48 hours of May 2009, add a new Virus and a little some cleaning to the Hubble at more than 500 Kms. from Earth... Oh boy...
Clue to autism mystery found (http://www.yahoo.com/s/1074291)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090520/hl_time/08599189975600 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090520/hl_time/08599189975600)
Wed May 20, 6:20 am ET
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
Ancient Human Ancestor 'Ida' Discovered
http://www.livescience.com/history/090519-fossil-primate.html (http://www.livescience.com/history/090519-fossil-primate.html)
19 May 2009 12:23 pm ET
A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled today at a press conference in New York City.
Known as "Ida," the nearly complete transitional fossil (http://www.livescience.com/animals/090211-transitional-fossils.html) is 20 times older than most fossils that provide evidence for human evolution.
It shows characteristics (http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=history&c=news&l=on&pic=090518-plos-fossil-ancestor-02.jpg&cap=The+newly+claimed+primate+genus+and+species+Da rwinius+masillae%2C+said+to+be+an+ancestor+of+huma ns.+The+fossil+dates+to+47+million+years+ago.+The+ abdomen+contains+organic+remains+of+food+in+the+di gestive+tract.+The+skeleton+was+split+into+two+par ts+before+scientists+put+it+all+back+together%2C+l eading+to+today%27s+announcement.+Credit%3A+PLoS+O ne%2C+Hurum+et+al.&title=) from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (http://www.livescience.com/health/top10_missinglinks.html) (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans), said Norwegian paleontologist Jørn Hurum of University of Oslo Natural History Museum. However, she is not really an anthropoid either, he said.
The fossil, called Darwinius masillae and said to be a
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html)
Scientists unlock secret of Komodo Dragon's deadly bite
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html)
20 May 2009
The Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard in the world, kills its prey with a combination of deadly venom and dogged determination, scientists have found.
Clue to autism mystery found (http://www.yahoo.com/s/1074291)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090520/hl_time/08599189975600 (http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090520/hl_time/08599189975600)
Wed May 20, 6:20 am ET
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
Ancient Human Ancestor 'Ida' Discovered
http://www.livescience.com/history/090519-fossil-primate.html (http://www.livescience.com/history/090519-fossil-primate.html)
19 May 2009 12:23 pm ET
A discovery of a 47-million-year-old fossil primate that is said to be a human ancestor was announced and unveiled today at a press conference in New York City.
Known as "Ida," the nearly complete transitional fossil (http://www.livescience.com/animals/090211-transitional-fossils.html) is 20 times older than most fossils that provide evidence for human evolution.
It shows characteristics (http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=history&c=news&l=on&pic=090518-plos-fossil-ancestor-02.jpg&cap=The+newly+claimed+primate+genus+and+species+Da rwinius+masillae%2C+said+to+be+an+ancestor+of+huma ns.+The+fossil+dates+to+47+million+years+ago.+The+ abdomen+contains+organic+remains+of+food+in+the+di gestive+tract.+The+skeleton+was+split+into+two+par ts+before+scientists+put+it+all+back+together%2C+l eading+to+today%27s+announcement.+Credit%3A+PLoS+O ne%2C+Hurum+et+al.&title=) from the very primitive non-human evolutionary line (prosimians, such as lemurs), but is more related to the human evolutionary line (http://www.livescience.com/health/top10_missinglinks.html) (anthropoids, such as monkeys, apes and humans), said Norwegian paleontologist Jørn Hurum of University of Oslo Natural History Museum. However, she is not really an anthropoid either, he said.
The fossil, called Darwinius masillae and said to be a
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html)
Scientists unlock secret of Komodo Dragon's deadly bite
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5352929/Scientists-unlock-secret-of-Komodo-Dragons-deadly-bite.html)
20 May 2009
The Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard in the world, kills its prey with a combination of deadly venom and dogged determination, scientists have found.