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E-Blast Friday 10.26.12 Breaking Story Small Marine Organisms' Big Changes Could Affect World Climate Today's Video How A Smart Phone Knows Up From Down Picture of the Day Iguana Sighted New Today on Science360 Radio "MediaMined: Changing The Way We Search For Sound," With Imagine Research CEO Jay LeBoeuf Latest News Far From Random, Evolution Follows A Predictable Genetic Pattern, Researchers Find Evolution, usually believed to be the result of random genetic changes, might in fact be driven by a simple and repeated genetic solution to an environmental factor that a broad range of species share, according to new research. Parents Look On The Bright Side Of Kids' Worries Parents consistently overestimate their children's optimism and downplay their worries, according to new research by psychologists. Nineteen Species Of Fern Named For Lady Gaga Members of a new genus of ferns found in Central and South America, Mexico, Arizona and Texas bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA and, at one stage of its life, bears a striking resemblance to one of Lady Gaga's famous costumes. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE: Large-Scale Algae Biofuels Currently Unsustainable, New Report Concludes NATURE : Seismic Signs Of Escaping Methane Under The Sea NEW SCIENTIST: Robots Get Around By Mimicking Primates SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Contaminated Culture: Native People Struggle With Tainted Resources SCIENCE NEWS : Same Neurons At Work In Sleep And Under Anesthesia What the Blogs Are Saying Today WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY - Inaugural Splash For High-Tech Research Ship Built With Recovery Act Help NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE - 'Bird Mimic' Dinosaur Hints That Wings Evolved For Show Not Flight NOBEL INTENT - First Black Widow Pulsar Found From Gamma Ray Observations PLUGGED IN - U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Capacity Tops 3.5 Gigawatts THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - How Cosmic Ray Muons Could Reveal Hidden Nuclear Waste Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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