physiology

Nobel Prize Awarded for Contributions to the Quest for Immortality

Three U.S. geneticists claim a 2009 Nobel Prize for discovering the genetic code of cell aging

Military leaders throughout history have supposedly goaded on their troops with the phrase, "You wanna live forever?" In 2009, the answer for many people is "Yes, please," and the Nobel Committee has today honored three U.S. scientists for discovering the genetic code that regulates aging in cells.

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Missing Links

The Secret to Happiness

And, think hard before you abandon that shopping cart

What makes us happy? There's no simple answer (sorry), though this 70-year-long longitudinal study on well-being offers some fascinating insight. Humility helps, so do our reactions to life's woes, and "the only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people."

Also in today's links: customer-unfriendly shopping innovations, it pays to be tall, and more.

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Will Running Barefoot Cure What Ails Us?

PopSci talks to an anti-shoe guru

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Pointing the Way to Success

A study of financial traders finds a surprising correlation

What does it take to be a successful financial trader? Education, experience, and, according to new research at the University of Cambridge, a long ring finger.

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November 2009: Astronaut 3.0

Inside NASA's astronaut bootcamp and the grueling new training regimen for deep space. Plus, ten young geniuses shaking up science today, one writer's quest to analyze every man-made chemical in her body and more.

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