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Biological basis for musical scales

Dec 3, 2009
I find it fascinating that the two highest ranked scales are precisely the two ones allowed by Plato for his Republic:Quite the reverse, he replied; and if so the Dorian and the Phrygian are the only ones which you have left. I answered: Of the...

Why Some Women Look Young for Their Age (Gunn et al. 2009)

Dec 1, 2009
On the left facial composites of younger/older (left/right) monozygotic/dizygotic twins (top/bottom). PLoS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008021 Why Some Women Look Young for Their Age David A. Gunn et al. Abstract The desire of many to look young...

Wet phases in Sahara and migrations in North Africa

Nov 30, 2009
This is an open access article. PNAS doi:10.1073/pnas.0905771106 Wet phases in the Sahara/Sahel region and human migration patterns in North Africa Isla S. Castañeda et al. Abstract The carbon isotopic composition of individual plant leaf waxes...

45 SNP universal genetic identification

Nov 29, 2009
Forensic geneticists currently use the highly polymorphic CODIS microsatellite markers for DNA sample identification. This paper shows that a unique DNA id for a human can be achieved by a panel of 45 SNPs. Human Genetics...

Γιατί ψηφίζουμε Ντόρα Μπακογιάννη στις 29 Νοεμβρίου

Nov 28, 2009
Στηρίζουμε Ντόρα Μπακογιάννη, γιατί δεν θέλουμε αύριο η Νέα Δημοκρατία να κυβερνάται από τη δυαρχία των πρώην αρχηγών αποτυχημένων...


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