Could Research into the Human Microbiome Lead to a Revolution in Human Health?

 We each have trillions of microbial hitchhikers living in and on our bodies. These symbiotic organisms have co-evolved with us over millions of years and increasingly are being seen as essential to our health and well being, researchers said at the 2012 Abelson Symposium at AAAS. 

By AAAS, USA.

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Researchers in the Middle East, North Africa Pursue Ambitious Science Priorities and Partnerships

 When the Royal Society published its landmark report on science in the Muslim world in 2010, it concluded that a research renaissance was well underway in countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Investments in the scientific infrastructure and workforce, the report predicted, would lead to a “new golden age” to rival the scientific achievements of the region’s Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates more than 1000 years ago.

By AAAS, USA.

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Science: Poker Study Sheds Light on Social Decision-Making

 Humans show different patterns of brain activity when they’re deciding to bluff against either a human or computer poker opponent, a new study in the 6 July issue of Science reveals. The unique experiment demonstrates how the action of social decision-making differs from non-social decision-making in the brain. 

By AAAS, USA.

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Science & Diplomacy: New Perspectives from Myanmar, North Korea, Canada, and New Zealand

 As Myanmar moves through an historic political transformation, scientific engagement is helping to shift its relationship with the United States from geopolitical tension to socially beneficial action. An article in the new issue of Science & Diplomacy, the free online publication from AAAS, details how science associations and top universities are leading this effort to work with counterparts in Myanmar. 

By AAAS, USA.

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