Charles Darwin facing accusations of plagiarism

Charles Darwin facing accusations of plagiarism

  9:54:00 PM    Science Lover

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ARTICLEURL Experts have criticised Charles Darwin for plagiarism and unjustly claiming credit as the father of evolutionary theory. As the scientific world prepares to mark bicentenary of the author of 'On the Origin of Species', a group of critics has commissioned computer experts with specialized anti-plagiarism software to scour Darwin's book, published in 1859, for similarities to a paper...

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Virtual crash dummy to make driving much safer

Virtual crash dummy to make driving much safer

  10:12:00 PM    Science Lover

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Automakers have been crashing test dummies to gain insight into how safety systems protect or fail to protect people during car accidents. But these dummies made out of plastic and steel, not tissue and bone, have their limitations. Now a virtual dummy being developed by two engineering teams with University of Virginia (UVa) Centre for Biomechanics, will make driving much safer. These virtual dummies,...

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