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Ökar antalet fettceller och fettinlagringen i cellerna.

The Bad Astronomer writes "The White House budget for NASA in 2013 is bleak, with big cuts in many areas. None is worse hit than planetary exploration, which got slammed with a 20% reduction. Several top-notch space scientists have taken matters into their own hands, looking to create a privately-funded alternative for space exploration. Called Uwingu — Swahili for 'sky' — they're hoping to get seed money to create a program which can generate millions in donations to explore our solar system. Astronomer Pamela Gay has more info at her blog, Star Stryder."

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US swimming great Michael Phelps becomes the most decorated athlete in Olympic history after gold in 4x200m relay.

SpicyBrownMustard writes "There's no secret to a rising level of 'Silicon Valley fatigue' lately, and the new reality show certainly isn't helping. And with hacker hostels packing in twenty somethings fueling the 'it's okay to fail' incubator culture that now is actually hurting startups, it's no wonder weariness with the culture is setting in. Forbes.com asks the question: Is Phoenix The Next Silicon Valley? The article covers a startup with a couple names you might know, who picked Phoenix due to its much lower cost of living and different quality of life. The startup's CTO, 'explains that having so much more financial freedom lowers the stress associated with working for a startup, as he can enjoy work/live balance.' Their location certainly didn't hurt fundraising, as they managed $2 million in seed capital. Are we indeed moving on from Silicon Valley for tech startups?"

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En eldstrid mellan jemenitiska säkerhetsstyrkor och beväpnade män klädda i polisuniformer resulterade i 15 döda och 43 skadade vid inrikesdepartementet i Sanaa på tisdagen, uppger sjukhus- och säkerhetskällor.

En man i 85-årsåldern drunknade i en mindre sjö mellan Söderhamn och Bollnäs i kväll, uppger polisen i Gävleborg.

En 78-årig man har åtalats misstänkt för att ha våldtagit en kvinna i ett skogsområde i norra Värmland i slutet på maj, rapporterar lokala medier.

gbrumfiel writes "Billionaire Internet entrepreneur Yuri Milner has spontaneously awarded $3 million prizes to nine prominent theoretical physicists. The new Fundamental Physics Prize dwarfs awards like the Nobel, which this year is estimated to be worth some $1.2 million (and that's before it's split by up to three winners). It's so much money that some theorists fear it could distort the field. Milner says that his only purpose for the new prize was to promote the field, which he studied in the 1980s: 'The intention was to say that science is as important as a shares rating on Wall Street,' he told Nature."