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E-Blast Monday 07.08.13 Breaking Story Antifreeze, Cheap Materials May Lead To Low-Cost Solar Energy Today's Video Sustainability: Water - The Water Cycle Picture of the Day Crabby Long Legs New Today on Science360 Radio NSF-Funded Geologist Linda Elkins-Tanton Discusses What Makes A Planet Habitable Latest News Study Of Mitochondrial DNA Ties Ancient Remains To Living Descendants Researchers report that they have found a direct genetic link between the remains of Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago and their living descendants. In Subglacial Lake, Surprising Life Goes On Study reveals a surprising variety of life forms living and reproducing in the very extreme environment of Lake Vostok, a lake buried under a glacier in Antarctica. Study Challenges Long-Held Assumption Of Gene Expression In Embryonic Stem Cells Researchers have determined that the transcription factor Nanog, which plays a critical role in the self-renewal of embryonic stem cells, is expressed in a manner similar to other pluripotency markers. New in the Journals & Magazines SCIENCE : Gotcha! Spider Silk Grabs Electrically Charged Insects In Midair SCIENCE NEWS : Agriculture's Roots Spread East To Iran NATURE: Mystery Extra-Galactic Radio Bursts Could Solve Cosmic Puzzle PNAS : Nonlinear Effects Of Group Size On Collective Action And Resource Outcomes POPULAR SCIENCE : The Future Of Flight: Planes That Never Need To Land What the Blogs Are Saying Today GENE EXPRESSION - The Y Chromosome Shall Not Die QUEST - Tracking Your Ecological Footprint NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE - Scientist Spills Water, Discovers Self-Cleaning Bird Egg NOBEL INTENT - Optical Transistor Switches States By Trapping A Single Photon WIRED SCIENCE - Grilling Over Charcoal Is Objectively, Scientifically Better Than Grilling Over Gas Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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