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Yao notes that doctors in IVF clinics necessarily focus their attention on good embryos, selecting those that appear to be growing more vigorously than others, then choosing the most robust from that collection for implantation. But her study hints that taking into account the quality of the entire batch of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Predicting In Vitro Success | 7/1/2008 | See Source »

It's hard to know precisely when the red-winged blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, is about to attack. The birds tend to swoop in, hitting victims from behind. Sometimes, the birds take turns attacking victims. It's unclear, however, if the red wing attacks from its beak, which is usually sharp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chicago Under Attack — by Blackbirds | 6/25/2008 | See Source »

The Hitwise Retail 100 Index (a collection of the top online retail Websites) reveals that visits to the collection increased 10.1% from the same period in 2007 to now and over 16.4% from 2006. Examining retail - from electronics to apparel and books to music, the category growing the fastest is...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pinching Pennies Online | 6/24/2008 | See Source »

Singer will also advise the president and provost on tenure decisions, as well as find ways to evaluate and improve the campus climate for women and minorities using data collection and analysis, methodologies that reflect her academic background.

Author: By Clifford M. Marks, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Provost's Office Fills Vacancies | 6/22/2008 | See Source »

There is no official population count for Kathputli, but residents estimate there are 2,200 homes, about 70% of which are occupied by a collection of street-performer castes, each defined by their talent. The colony, named for the Hindi word for wooden puppet, began a half century ago with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Magic Abounds in a Delhi Slum | 6/20/2008 | See Source »

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