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How the tabby got its stripes

How does a tabby cat earn its stripes? With the right DNA.

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Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos

Eclipse season on Mars, so Curiosity took photos

On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn't quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the spectacle for the folks back home to ooh and aah over.

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Father's age increases risk of birth defects

Father's age increases risk of birth defects

New research has found a link between older fathers and higher rates of autism and schizophrenia in their children, upending the long-held belief that older mothers were the primary contributor to a child's health.
by Emily Kaiser

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NPR: Scientists see upside and downside of sequencing their own genes

When scientists were looking for the first person to test a new, superfast way of deciphering someone's entire genetic blueprint, they turned to James Watson - the guy who shared a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA.

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The race to sequence centenarian genomes

The race to sequence centenarian genomes

A $10 million prize is on the line when teams compete next year to be the first to accurately sequence genomes from 100 centenarians. The Archon Genomics X Prize competition is accepting applications through May of next year.

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Apple: iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours

Apple: iPhone 5 orders topped 2M in 24 hours

Orders for the iPhone 5 topped 2 million in their first 24 hours, more than double the amount of its predecessor over the same period.

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Google snaps up Snapseed's photo-editing service

Google has snapped up the digital photo editing service Snapseed as part of its effort to compete against Facebook's online social network.

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Space program documentary: Washington goes to the moon

Space program documentary: Washington goes to the moon

A documentary about the Apollo space program and the political climate that shaped the trip to the moon. The first man to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, was buried at sea on Friday.

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