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Male extinction theory challenged

The male sex chromosomeA new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended. ...
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NASA's Spitzer Finds Solid Buckyballs in Space

Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres had been found only in gas form in the cosmos. ...  
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Controlling protein function with nanotechnology

A new study is providing important details on how proteins in our bodies interact with nanomaterials. In their new study, published in the Feb. 2 online edition of the journal Nano Letters, the researchers developed a new tool to determine the orientation of proteins on different nanostructures. The discovery is a key step in the effort to control the orientation, structure, and function of proteins in the body using nanomaterials.
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AGU: Oil sands pollution comparable to a large power plant

In the first look at the overall effect of air pollution from the excavation of oil sands, also called tar sands, in Alberta, Canada, scientists used satellites to measure nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide emitted from the industry. ...
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Coming Events

Nov. 16. “Reaching for the Heavens: The Vatican Observatory,” Chicago, IL. Speaker: Fr. George V. Coyne, President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation & Director Emeritus of the Vatican Observatory. Adler Planetarium, 1300 S. Lake Shore Dr., 7:30–9:00 p.m. Details. Expected to be available on line some time after the presentation.

 

Nov. 17. Science and Spirit Conference, Graduate Theological Union Library, Berkeley, CA, 7:00 p.m. Sponsored by Center for Theology & the Natural Sciences (CTNS). Details.

 

Nov. 17. “Human Biology and Spiritual Reality,” Cambridge, MA. Sponsors: The Veritas Forum & The Trinity Forum. Speaker: William Hurlbut. Harvard U., Sever Hall 113, 8:00 p.m. Details and Questions.

 

Nov. 18. "Religion and Science in Modern America," Berkeley, CA. Public Forum with Edward Davis, sponsored by Center for Theology & the Natural Sciences (CTNS). Tucson Room, Church Divinity School of the Pacific, 2401 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA, 4:00 pm. Details.  

 

Nov. 18–20. Bible and Archaeology Fest, sponsored by Biblical Archaeology Review, San Francisco, CA. Information.

 

Nov. 19. Science and Religion Hospitality Event at the American Academy of Religion (AAR) Conference, San Francisco, CA. Sponsors: CTNS, IRAS and ZCRS. 7:00–10:00 p.m. Details.

 

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