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If asexual reproduction is so simple and fast, why has it not become universal? Because sexual reproduction--the fusing of genetic material from two or more organisms--creates diversity among the offspring.

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~ MARK TWAIN

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Google consciousness

In this intriguing dialog, Peter Hankins explores the argument for and against Google consciousness.

Biologists help sequence Hydra genome

UC Irvine researchers have played a leading role in the genome sequencing of Hydra, a freshwater polyp that has been a staple of biological research for 300 years.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass - Rube Goldberg Machine version

The official video for the recorded version of "This Too Shall Pass" off of the album "Of the Blue Colour of the Sky." The video was filmed in a two story warehouse, in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. The "machine" was designed and built by the band, along with members of Syyn Labs over the course of several months. Best watched full screen!

Psychopaths' brains wired to seek rewards, no matter the consequences

The brains of psychopaths appear to be wired to keep seeking a reward at any cost, new research from Vanderbilt University finds. The research uncovers the role of the brain's reward system in psychopathy and opens a new area of study for understanding what drives these individuals.

Mother's flu during pregnancy may increase baby's risk of schizophrenia

Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found.

Saturday movie: The Brain That Wouldn't Die

A scientist's girlfriend is killed in a car crash. She is decapitated and he keeps her head alive while he hunts for a new body. Shown here in its entirety.

Official trailer: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Here is the official movie trailer from the 1969 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick.

Steven Spielberg may be heading for Robopocalypse

STEVEN SPIELBERG's next directing venture is likely to be the futuristic sci-fi movie Robopocalypse, it's been reported.

Invention of the mouse

The gang at That Mitchell And Webb Look show us how the computer mouse was invented.

Biology, Religion - "A war on science"

One of science's greatest theories, evolution, is under attack. The threat is emerging from the only scientific superpower on Earth--provoking some of the biggest names in science to hit back.

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