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Why Selfishness Can Sometimes Benefit Groups

A new investigation appears to demonstrate that selfish individuals at times benefit society, rather than harm it through their behavior.The research was carried out in yeast cells, but the team that conducted the work says that the findings have applications in human studies as well.The point that these scientists w...

15 September 2010
17:11 GMT

Analyzing Ancient Mexican Cities

The fact that the Americas were heavily populated long before European settlers came along is no longer a secret to anyone. Amerindians ruled over North America, while the central and southern parts of the continent were controlled by amazing civilizations, such as the Maya, Inca and Aztecs. These people built impres...

5 August 2010
03:54 GMT

Advanced Bioreactor Improves Bone Cells Cultivation

Scientists announce the creation of a new type of bioreactor, which has the ability to promote the development of bone cells in a manner that is more cost-efficient than any others. According to the research team behind the accomplishment, the advanced system is capable of eliminating some of the steps in the bone ce...

1 June 2010
08:37 GMT

3D Petri Dishes Are Here

In addition to the Berzelius beaker, probably the most famous component of any biology and chemistry lab is the Petri dish. This is the substrate on which microorganisms are grown and studied, and also the place where new drugs are tested on the pathogens. The dishes also serve as a spawning ground for cell cultures,...

16 March 2010
04:44 GMT

'Old Europe' Culture Brought in the Spotlight

A long time before Athens and Rome became two of the most renowned cities in the world, there existed a civilization on the Danube River, in Eastern Europe, that exceeded all its contemporaries in terms of arts, sciences, and their ability to work copper, the newest materials of the time. This civilization existed ev...

27 January 2010
03:48 GMT

Ancient People Were Fond Head Collectors

Recent studies done on trophy heads collected from funeral monuments of prominent Nazca leaders show that they did not belong to rival cultures, as it was first expected. The heads were not captured in battles, but came from the same tribes as the people they were buried with. Why this civilization collected heads is...

6 January 2009
04:19 GMT


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