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Dog DNA Diversity Helps Show How Genes Work (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Dogs are possibly the most varied-looking mammal species on the planet. It's this diversity of looks that make man's best friend the perfect laboratory for connecting sets of genes to particular traits and understanding the molecular mechanisms that govern variation in dogs as well as humans and other mammals.


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Climate scientists quizzed by British lawmakers (AP)

AP - Academics at a British climate research center at the center of a controversy about the science of global warming defended their work during cross-examination at Parliament on Monday, rejecting allegations that they manipulated climate data.

3 sports reporters kidnapped in Nigeria (AP)

AP - Gunmen kidnapped three sports journalists Monday working for an African satellite channel in the oil-rich and restive Niger Delta, a region that has seen a lull in violence because of a government amnesty program, a colleague said.

TV Takes Toll on Parent-Teen Relationships (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - When teens spend too much time on the computer or in front of the TV, their relationships suffer, a new study suggests. The results show that the more "screen time" teens clock, the more likely they are to have difficulty forming a relationship with their parents and friends.

Polar bears found to descend from brown bears (AP)

AP - When it comes to bears, the polar species seems to be the new kid on the block. A rare fossil jaw found in Norway's Svalbard archipelago is helping researchers confirm that polar bears evolved from brown bears only about 150,000 years ago.

Online News More Popular Than Newspaper (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - The Internet has turned daily news into a social experience and has become a more popular way for Americans to get news than the local newspaper or news radio, according to the latest report from the Pew Internet & American Life project.

Clinton to bring US aid to Chile (AFP)

AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Monday she is bringing satellite telephones to quake-stricken Chile as the government in Santiago appealed for the first time for international...