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Myanmar fossil may shed light on evolution

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

BANGKOK, Thailand ---- Fossils recently discovered in Myanmar could prove that the common ancestors of humans, monkeys and apes evolved from primates in Asia, rather than Africa, researchers contend in a study released Wednesday.

Forgotten evolutionist lives in Darwin's shadow

SANTUBONG, Malaysia ---- As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist.

Toyota technology has brain waves move wheelchair

TOKYO ---- Toyota Motor Corp. says it has developed a way of steering a wheelchair by just detecting brain waves, without the person having to move a muscle or shout a command.

Designating defaults for file downloads

By Don Edrington - For the North County Times

Norman Parker wrote asking how to designate a default player for his music and video files. Well, Windows Media Player is the default on all new Windows-based computers and is the one I use for most media applications.

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