November 26, 2008 (Wednesday)
- Palaeontologists discover Odontochelys semitestacea, a marine turtle that lived 220 million years ago, suggesting that turtles evolved in the sea. (Nature)
- A key ageing mechanism has been found with protein SIRT1. Usually it suppresses genes from being activated, but it also fixes DNA; in doing so SIRT1 abandons its suppression role. (NewScientist)
- In the first U.S. cyber-bullying court case, defendant Lori Drew is cleared of felony charges and given three misdemeanor counts. The case could set significant precedents on how a website's "terms of service" are applied to criminal cases. (Reuters)
- Spam is increasing after the 80% drop in volume when McColo was shut down on November 12. (CNet)
- A hormone family called NAPEs produced by the small intestine have been identified that suppress appetite, which could lead to new obesity treatments. (Reuters)
Read more about this topic: November 2008 In Science
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