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Entries from November 13th, 2009

Turning Trash Into Gas

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology, Chemistry

Turning Trash Into Gas “General Motors is the world’s largest maker of ethanol-gasoline Flex Fuel Vehicles.  Coskata is a leading developer of flexible ethanol.  Project Lighthouse is Coskata’s state-of-the-art ethanol refining facility, a demonstration that efficient, affordable and flexible conversion technology is ready today to help reduce our country’s dependency on oil in an economically and [...]

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Link Found Between Birdsong and Human Speaking

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

Scientists have been studying finches’ use of syllables to understand how humans use and develop new vocabulary.  They have studied the brains of finches and how they develop.  Both humans and finches use syllables to communicate.  However, the difference is humans use thousands compared to the several dozen used by finches.  Syntax refers the the [...]

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