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Words Can Deceive, But Tone of Voice Cannot
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- Written by Robert Perkins
Los Angeles, California - A new computer algorithm can predict whether you and your spouse will have an improved or worsened relationship based on the tone of voice that you use when speaking to each other with nearly 79 percent accuracy.
Forecasting the path of breast cancer in a patient
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- Written by Zen Vuong
Los Angeles, California - USC researchers have developed a mathematical model to forecast metastatic breast cancer survival rates using techniques usually reserved for weather prediction, financial forecasting and surfing the Web.
Turning up the tap on microbes leads to better protein patenting
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- Written by Andy Fell
Davis, California - Mining millions of proteins could become faster and easier with a new technique that may also transform the enzyme-catalyst industry, according to University of California, Davis, researchers.
GMO food animals should be judged by product, not process, scientists say
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - In a world with a burgeoning demand for meat, milk and eggs, regulatory policies around the use of biotechnologies in agriculture need to be based on the safety and attributes of those foods rather than on the methods used to produce them, says a UC Davis animal scientist.
Engineers develop 'invisible wires' that could improve solar cell efficiency
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- Written by Mark Shwartz
Stanford, California - A solar cell is basically a semiconductor, which converts sunlight into electricity, sandwiched between metal contacts that carry the electrical current. But this widely used design has a flaw: The critical but shiny metal on top of the cell reflects sunlight away from the semiconductor where electricity is produced, reducing the cell's efficiency.
Culture factors into why we like or dislike people
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- Written by Clifton B. Parker
Stanford, California - Culture may play a key role in whether people "like" or "don't like" others, new Stanford research shows.
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