Using new genetic techniques such as molecular mapping, they have located a set of genes on one chromosome that appears to control the process in a grass species called Tripsacum.

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Android smartphones have one key advantage over the iPhone when it comes to mapping: They have a built-in Google turn-by-turn navigation service that acts like an in-car GPS, while the iPhone doesn't the result of disagreements between the companies over how such a service would be displayed.

WSJ: Google Beefs Up Maps as Battle With Apple Looms

One interesting feature that Garmin added to the standard Palm application set is a connection between the contact list and GPS mapping.

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